13 Briar Road, ST. ALBANS, Hertfordshire, AL4 9TH

the erection of a new detached dwelling with new detached double garage and new vehicular cross over with new boundary fencing

Authority: St Albans City Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Barnes D

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the streetscene

What decided it

The absence of a five-year housing land supply, which engaged the Framework's presumption in favour of sustainable development and tilted the balance in favour of the housing benefits despite the limited conflict with design policies.

The limited degree of conflict with development plan policies on character and appearance was significantly and demonstrably outweighed by the benefits of delivering a single dwelling in a sustainable urban location accessible to local facilities, assessed against the policies in the Framework taken as a whole

Plan policies cited: Policy 69, Policy 70, Policy D4 of the Sandridge Neighbourhood Plan

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