58 And 60 Waverley Road St, St Albans, St Albans, AL3 5PE

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

• whether it has been demonstrated that the community use of the site is no longer needed
• the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the site and surrounding area, with particular regard to the amount and layout of development
• the effect on the living conditions of the occupiers of Nos 62 and 64 Waverley Road, with regard to privacy, outlook and sunlight
• whether the occupants of the three bed dwellings to the front of the site would have adequate outdoor amenity space
• the effect on parking and highway safety

What decided it

The cumulative adverse effects—substantial harm to character and appearance, significant harm to highway safety, and material harm to living conditions and amenity space—substantially outweighed the substantial benefit of contributing to housing supply in a shortfall area.

The substantial benefit of housing delivery (1.12 years' supply shortfall) and limited economic benefit were substantially outweighed by the substantial harm to character and appearance, significant harm to highway safety, and material harm to living conditions and inadequate amenity space.