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L/a to The Cats Whiskers, 1 Oaklands Lane, Smallford, St. Albans, Herts

Application No. 5/2019/1015

Demolition of storage unit and garage and construction of two detached bungalows on Land adjacent to The Cats Whiskers, 1 Oaklands Lane, Smallford, St. Albans, Hertfordshire.

This application is the latest in series of applications for residential development on this site, all of which have either been withdrawn or have been refused by the Council.
(Applications nos. 5/2006/1911; 5/2018/0099; 5/2018/1369 and 5/2018/2673)

CPRE Hertfordshire oppose this current proposal, which, like the previous applications, will impact on the openness of the Green Belt contrary to the Green Belt Policies in the current and emerging St Albans Local Plans, and the National Planning Policy Framework. Under both the NPPF and the Green Belt policies in the current St Albans Local Plan, the applicant is required to demonstrate very special circumstances sufficient to outweigh the harm to the openness of the Green Belt. No very special circumstances are presented.