Land at Pink Punters, 2 Watling Street, Bletchley, Milton Keynes, MK2 2BS

Planning appeal 3263042 at Land at Pink Punters, 2 Watling Street, Bletchley, Milton Keynes, MK2 2BS (Milton Keynes Council) was allowed in part (a split decision) on 24 August 2021 by Inspector Pleasant L, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Appeal A: the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area.

provision of storage containers (retrospective)

Authority: Milton Keynes Council
Appeal type: enforcement · Enforcement Notice
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: other · Change of use
Inspector: Pleasant L
Postcode: MK2 2BS

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Appeal A: the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area
Appeal A: flood risk
Appeal B: whether as a matter of fact the Land was in use for open storage and whether such use constitutes a breach of planning control

What decided it

In Appeal A, the harmful effect on character and appearance outweighed any other considerations; in Appeal B, the storage use was found to be incidental and ancillary to the nightclub use, meaning no material change of use had occurred.

Appeal A: no material considerations outweighed the conflict with the development plan arising from harmful effects on character and appearance; Appeal B: not applicable as the appeal succeeded on a factual and legal ground rather than a planning balance.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy D1Policy D2Policy D3Policy D9Policy FR1

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