®Planning appeal decision
39 The Broadway, Wheathampstead, ST. ALBANS, AL4 8LW
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
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.
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.