®Planning appeal decision
Marlborough House, 18 Upper Marlborough Road, St Albans, Hertfordshire, AL1 3UT
demolition of the existing building and redevelopment to provide two five storey residential buildings (Use Class C3) together with associated car parking, landscaping and other associated works
- Authority
- St Albans City Council
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Hearing
- Development
- residential · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- Miles H
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area, including the St Albans Conservation Area and the Locally Listed buildings at 3-43 Liverpool Road and 4-14 Upper Marlborough Road.
- Whether the proposal makes adequate provision for any additional needs for infrastructure arising from the development with particular regard to highways.
- The effect on the living conditions of neighbouring occupiers with particular regard to overlooking or overbearing effect to the properties at Liverpool Road.
What decided it
The great weight attached to the serious less-than-substantial harm to the St Albans Conservation Area was not outweighed by the very substantial public benefits, including the acute housing land supply shortfall.
the very substantial public benefits, including the provision of housing amid a severe shortfall, did not outweigh the great weight given to the serious heritage harm to the Conservation Area, so the presumption in favour of sustainable development did not apply and the appeal was dismissed.
Framework references: 212, 213, 215, 125, 11
Plan policies cited: Policy 69, Policy 70, Policy 85, Policy 4, Policy 7A, Policy 2
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.