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Dismissed10 June 20266005367

Beaumont Hall Lane, Redbourn Road, Redbourn, AL3 6RN

Planning appeal 6005367 at Beaumont Hall Lane, Redbourn Road, Redbourn, AL3 6RN (St Albans City Council) was dismissed on 10 June 2026 by Inspector E Catcheside, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt.

change of use of agricultural building to office (Use Class E(g)) and associated storage and distribution yard (Use Class B(8))

Authority
St Albans City Council
Appeal type
Planning
Procedure
Written
Development
employment-industrial
Inspector
E Catcheside
Postcode
AL3 6RN

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt
  • whether any harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, would be clearly outweighed by other considerations, so as to amount to the very special circumstances required to justify the proposal

What decided it

The storage and distribution yard would cause an enduring loss of openness in both spatial and visual terms, and the site's location would necessitate car travel with no genuine choice of transport modes, failing to meet the sustainability requirements of paragraph 155 of the Framework, such that very special circumstances do not exist to justify the inappropriate development.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy 1 of the City and District of St Albans District Local Plan Review Adopted 30 November 1994Policy RED2 of the Redbourn Neighbourhood Plan 2020-38emerging Policy LG5 of the draft Local Plan 2041emerging policy SP5 of the draft Local Plan 2041
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11Paragraph 89Paragraph 110Paragraph 115Paragraph 143Paragraph 154Paragraph 155

How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.

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