Policy information sourced from St Albans District Local Plan

87 Locally Listed Buildings

Conservation area consent for the demolition of a locally listed building (or where Project 9 has not been completed, a building that the Council considers worthy of local listing), will not be granted unless either points (1) and (3) or points (2) and (3) below apply:

  1. the Council is satisfied that the applicants have demonstrated that the viability of alternative uses for the buildings has been fully explored (including the possibility of sale to an alternative user) and that the building cannot at reasonable expense be retained;
  2. substantial planning benefits to the community will decisively outweigh the loss resulting from demolition;
  3. there are acceptable and detailed plans for any redevelopment which show what is to be substituted and how it will fit into the area.

Planning permission will not be granted for alterations and extensions unless features of architectural or historic interest are preserved and Policy 85 is complied with.

For more information please see the Local Plan