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Notice upheld8 July 20263360007

39 The Broadway, Wheathampstead, St. Albans, AL4 8LW

Planning appeal 3360007 at 39 The Broadway, Wheathampstead, St. Albans, AL4 8LW (St Albans City Council) was dismissed on 8 July 2026 by Inspector Madge M, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the steps required by the enforcement notice exceed what is necessary to remedy the breach of planning control (ground (f)).

Without planning permission, the erection of an outbuilding together with a change in the use of open amenity land to residential garden space by means of the erection of a boundary wall on the Land

Authority
St Albans City Council
Appeal type
enforcement · Enforcement Notice
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
other · Change of use
Inspector
Madge M
Postcode
AL4 8LW

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the steps required by the enforcement notice exceed what is necessary to remedy the breach of planning control (ground (f))
  • Whether the period specified in the notice to comply with the requirements falls short of what should reasonably be allowed (ground (g))

What decided it

The three-month compliance period strikes a proportionate balance between allowing the appellant sufficient time to cease the unauthorised activity and remove the outbuilding against the wider public interest of protecting the openness of the Green Belt from inappropriate development.

The three-month compliance period balanced the appellant's need for time to cease the unauthorised activity and remove the outbuilding against the public interest in protecting Green Belt openness.

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