Land Adjacent To Norris Close, Napsbury, St Albans, Hertfordshire, AL2 1WW

Planning appeal 3370122 at Land Adjacent To Norris Close, Napsbury, St Albans, Hertfordshire, AL2 1WW (St Albans City Council) was dismissed on 16 January 2026 by Inspector Lawrence R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the site is suitable for residential development, having regard to its location, the proposed land use and the amount of development with regard to its effect on heritage assets.

the construction of between 2 and 9 dwellings

Authority: St Albans City Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Lawrence R
Postcode: AL2 1WW

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the site is suitable for residential development, having regard to its location, the proposed land use and the amount of development with regard to its effect on heritage assets

What decided it

The less than substantial harm to the Conservation Area and registered park and garden, to which great weight must be given, was not clearly outweighed by the modest housing supply benefits despite the Council's inability to demonstrate a five-year supply.

The considerable weight attributed to housing supply benefits and economic benefits did not clearly outweigh the great weight required to be given to less than substantial harm to designated heritage assets, resulting in dismissal

What the Inspector cited

National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 215

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