Policy information sourced from St Albans District Local Plan

114 St. Albans City Centre, Building Height, Roofscape And Skyline

Applications to exceed existing eaves, parapet or ridge heights will generally be permitted only if the scale of the proposed building is appropriate to the street scene. Water tanks, plant rooms, ventilation equipment etc. shall be within the building envelope and will not be acceptable if they impair the roofscape or exceed the height limitations.

Within the RuildineileighLControlArta shown on the Inset Map, proposals shall be compatible with the local roofscape and not break the skyline or mask the skyline features shown on Figure 16.

Within the Zones of Visibility as shown on the Proposals Map (Sheets 3 and 4, St. Albans City Centre Inset Map and Fleetville Inset Map) and Figure 16, proposals shall not obscure or detract from views of the historic roofscape of the Building Height Control Area.

For more information please see the Local Plan