Policy information sourced from St Albans District Local Plan
91 Location of Leisure Facilities
New leisure proposals and extensions to existing facilities will not normally be permitted unless acceptable in terms of location, access, car parking, environmental impact and safety;
Location: the following criteria will apply according to the intensity of use:
- High Intensity Uses (1) will normally be permitted in the towns of St. Albans and Harpenden provided that they do not add to traffic congestion for shopping and commercial users and subject to other policies of this Plan;
- Medium Intensity Uses (1) will normally be permitted as follows:
- Type A: within towns and specified settlements (see Policy 2)
- Type B: in the Green Belt outside Landscape Conservation Areas (see Policy 96 and Figure 14). Within Landscape Conservation Areas, Type B uses will normally be permitted if they conform to Policy 104;
- Low Intensity Uses (1) will normally be permitted throughout the District. In open country, activities will normally be confined to a network of footpaths, bridleways and cydeways, and supplemented by small car parks and picnic sites;
- Car Parking: this shall be provided on site, but exceptions may be made where there is adequate public car parking nearby;
- Landscaping and Land Restoration: proposals shall preserve and enhance their setting and additional landscaping shall be provided where necessary(see Policies 74 and 75). No m ull or waste materials are to be imported onto the site during construction, unless permission exists as part of a scheme for the restoration of former mineral extraction sites;
- Other Policies: proposals shall be consistent with Policies 102-106 in chapter 12 of this Plan and proposals for new dwellings in the Green Belt ancillary to leisure facilities will be assessed against