®Planning appeal decision
Land Adjacent To Norris Close, Napsbury, St Albans, Hertfordshire, AL2 1WW
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
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
Framework references: 215
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.