Policy information sourced from St Albans District Local Plan

60 Garden Nurseries in the Green Belt

1. Extensions to existing garden nurseries will be assessed against the following criteria:

  • buildings, glasshouses, other structures and sales areas shall:
    • be restricted to one storey in height and modest in scale;
    • be well related to existing buildings;
    • not detract from the generally open nature of the Green Belt.

Well landscaped parking must be provided.

  • garden nurseries may sell only goods grown on the site and direct aids to growing plants such as peat, flowerpots and garden tools.

2. New garden nurseries may be permitted if:

  • the proposal is acceptable in traffic and environmental terms. In particular, Policies 102-106 in the Countryside chapter shall be compiled with;
  • the criteria for extensions to existing garden nurseries (see (1) above) shall be complied with.

For more information please see the Local Plan