Social Value Ideas for St Albans City and District Council

Committee to decide licence

The sub-committee adjourned to make a decision on the application and said the written outcome would be issued to all parties within five working days. The decision would be made solely by the elected…

“The licencing subcommittee, so me and the other two councillors, together with some officers who will be there to observe us rather than to steer us i…”

Licensing decision pending

The hearing concluded with the committee retiring to make its determination, with the decision notice to be issued within five working days. This is the key next step for the application and any linke…

“I think now the only thing is to close this meeting and for the subcommittee to meet to make its determination. Is that correct? I think that's right,…”

Decision due within five days

The committee said it would retire in private to decide the application and issue its reasons to all parties within five working days, unless the legal advisor advised otherwise. Parties may be contac…

“After this hearing, we will retire as a subcommittee and discuss and make our decision with legal representation, as you heard earlier, and the hearin…”

Decision notified within 5 days

The chair stated the sub-committee would meet separately after the hearing and notify the applicant of its decision, or any additional conditions, within five working days. This is the key next step f…

“OK, we will bring this meeting to a close and the licencing subcommittee members will We will meet separately together with the legal advisor once thi…”

New bar-restaurant licence

Perch Foundry Limited is seeking a new premises licence for The Perch at 5 Station Road, Harpenden, for use as a restaurant and bar. The application includes late-night hours, music and dancing permis…

“The purpose of this report is to inform the subcommittee of an application for a premises licence to be granted in respect to the Perch, Five Station …”

Football club relocation policy refined

The committee discussed COM5, which is intended to support a new St Albans City Football Club stadium and guide future decision-making, including when a proposal may involve green belt land. The counc…

“Well, and in a dramatic change to proceedings, or about as dramatic as we get in planning, I would suggest that we start with policy com 5, because we…”

Provide more evidence

The inspectors asked the council to provide additional material to bridge the evidential gaps on duty to cooperate, including meeting notes, responses, and any further documents showing what was discu…

“So I think it's just I'm just a bit more evidence is what we're after and we will do our best to provide that but I just draw your attention to the li…”

Rework allocations evidence

The council accepted it may need to revisit site boundaries, deliverability and possibly Green Belt justification after the hearing. It said that if required it can carry out further work quickly, inc…

“You may find when you go away and discuss this that there is further work for the Council to do. I can say that if there is a need to look at the issu…”

Main modifications to draft

The Inspector and Council repeatedly referred to taking away actions to review and redraft policies, then return with main modifications for soundness and clarity. This includes design, density, herit…

“We'll try and be as open as we can be with our thinking, particularly around where we identify there's a potential need for main modifications. I know…”

Stepped housing requirement debated

The main policy issue was whether the local plan should use a stepped housing requirement in the early years, and if so at what level. The council argued a step is justified by large strategic sites a…

“Yeah, thank you sir. I think that's very, very fair. I was saying that there's the sort of probably the position as we discussed last time, and then a…”

Busking code to be withdrawn

The committee agreed to remove the busking code of conduct because officers said it has no legal standing, may confuse enforcement, and is no longer justified by complaint levels. The council will rel…

“So basically, the purpose of this report is to recommend the removal of the code of conduct for busking and outline alternative powers that we use to …”

Primate licensing fees and delegation

The committee approved fees for the new animal welfare primate licensing regime, set on a cost-recovery basis at the same level as the dangerous wild animal licence fee, and agreed to delegate future …

“The licencing team are proposing to charge fees in line with the dangerous wild animal fee scheme. We do not currently know how long a process will ta…”