®Planning appeal decision
2 Vienna Grove, Blue Bridge, MILTON KEYNES, MK13 0LG
the change of use of amenity land to the rear of the application site to private garden use enclosed by 6ft (1.8m) featherboard fencing
- Authority
- Milton Keynes Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Murray D
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposal would result in a material loss of amenity open space/wildlife corridor
- the effect of this on the character and appearance of the area
- the effect on biodiversity
What decided it
The absence of evidence demonstrating that the change of use would result in a net gain for biodiversity and would not harm the land's contribution to the wildlife habitat, contrary to development plan policies NE1, NE2, NE3 and Policy L3A criterion 3.
The conflict with the development plan regarding biodiversity and wildlife habitat harm was not outweighed by the consistency with other local garden extensions or the appellant's desire for a consistent approach, as those precedents predated the current development plan and national guidance on nature conservation.
Framework references: 15
Plan policies cited: Policy L3A, Policy L2, Policy NE1, Policy NE2, Policy NE3
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.