®Planning appeal decision
Land North Of Builders Yard , Moor Mill Lane , St Albans , Hertfordshire , AL2 1AZ
Planning appeal 3344625 at Land North Of Builders Yard , Moor Mill Lane , St Albans , Hertfordshire , AL2 1AZ (St Albans City Council) was dismissed on 4 December 2024 by Inspector Bowden N, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: 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 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
- Postcode
- AL2 3UB
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.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy 1 of the St Albans City and District Plan 1994Policy S1 of the St Stephen Neighbourhood PlanPolicy S14 of the St Stephen Neighbourhood Plan
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 152Paragraph 153Paragraph 154Paragraph 155
How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.
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