Social Value Ideas for St Albans City and District Council

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…”

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 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…”

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…”

New convenience store licence

An application was made for a new premises licence for 97 St Peter Street, intended to operate as a convenience store with off-sales alcohol from 6am to 2am every day. The applicant argued the store w…

“The purpose of this report is to inform the subcommittee of an application for a premises licence to be granted in respect of 97 St Peter Street, St A…”

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 …”

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…”

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…”

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…”

Gypsy and Traveller pitch need

The council said its updated evidence indicates a need for 95 Gypsy and Traveller pitches and that its proposed modifications would give capacity for around 162 pitches. It intends to insert the need …

“In a nutshell exactly that sir, and again the council is proposing a main modification to insert wording with what the council considers to be the nee…”

Traveller allocations note required

The council accepted it needs to provide a further topic paper/note explaining how gypsy and traveller needs will be met through site allocations, including the work already done over summer and how d…

“I think what would be helpful for us when the council comes to do that is some, just an explanatory sort of topic paper of what is going to be done in…”