®Planning appeal decision
Land North Of Builders Yard , Moor Mill Lane , St Albans , Hertfordshire , AL2 1AZ
the use of the site as B8 (open storage) use for a period of three (3) years
- Authority
- St Albans City Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- employment-industrial · Minor general industry/storage/warehousing
- Inspector
- Bowden N
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies, including the effect on the openness of the Green Belt
- The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area including views of the site from the adjacent Public Right of Way
- The effect of the proposal on users of the Public Right of Way
- Whether any harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, would be clearly outweighed by other considerations, so as to amount to the very special circumstances required to justify the proposal
What decided it
The proposal constitutes inappropriate development in the Green Belt that would cause enduring harm to openness and character, and the other considerations do not clearly outweigh this harm to amount to very special circumstances.
Framework references: 11, 152, 153, 154, 155
Plan policies cited: Policy 1 of the St Albans City and District Plan 1994, Policy S1 of the St Stephen Neighbourhood Plan, Policy S14 of the St Stephen Neighbourhood Plan
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.