Policy information sourced from St Albans District Local Plan

122 St. Albans City Centre Policy Area 8, City Station/ Former London Road Station

  1. St. Albans Railway Route Road Proposal. The line of this scheme will be safe guarded;
  2. City Station Car Parking% Additional parking will be encouraged on Site 8B (part) if acceptable on traffic grounds. The total amount of station car parking shall not fall below 1170 (ie. the number of spaces existing or with permanent planning permission in October 1989) unless it can be demonstrated that demand has fallen and that on-street parking will not occur;
  3. Business Use (Use Class B1 ; normally offices) is proposed on Sites 8A (part), 8B (part), 8C and 8D subject to certain provisos (see (4) below);
  4. Site Specific Proposals(see Inset Map):
REF.LOCATIONAREA (HA.)PROPOSALACCESSPLANNING GUIDELINES
8AB.R. car park Ridgmont
Road		0.33B1 use (if sufficient
B.R. parking
elsewhere)		Ridgmont RoadExisting trees to be retained
8BB.R. car park south of
Victoria St./
Shirley Road		1.90Station parking
(north part);
B1 use (south)		(i) parking:
Victoria Street (or
Railway Route if
built);		(i) large-scale development
unlikely without Railway
Route;
(ii) B1 use (which must
provide parking) acceptable
only if sufficient B.R. parking
elsewhere;
(iii) landscaping required.
8CFormer London Road
station		1.09B1 useNew access to
London Road on
line of Railway
Route		(i) outline permission for B1
use (8,500 sq.m) will be
granted once planning
agreement is signed.
Alternative scheme for 32
dwellings also permitted;
(ii) extensive landscaping
required.
8D222 London Road (formerly British Shipbuilders)0.98B1 useAs SC(i) B1 use favoured if Railway Route built; (ii) housing favoured if Railway Route abandoned; (iii) extensive landscaping required.
8FLand off Victoria Street/Shirley Road0.42B1 useShirley Road(i) permission granted (3,200 sq.m.); (ii) highways works will be required.

For more information please see the Local Plan