Planning appeal decision
Park Hill Farm, Bletchley Road, Little Horwood, Milton Keynes, MK17 0NT
Planning appeal 3269545 at Park Hill Farm, Bletchley Road, Little Horwood, Milton Keynes, MK17 0NT (Buckinghamshire Council - Minerals and Waste Planning *) was allowed on 31 August 2021 by Inspector Chandler M, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the suitability of the appeal site for the development proposed, having regard to the waste management requirements of local policy.
Recontouring of Agricultural Land using Inert Clays and Soils
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- minerals-waste · Other Major Developments
- Inspector
- Chandler M
- Postcode
- MK17 0NT
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the suitability of the appeal site for the development proposed, having regard to the waste management requirements of local policy
- the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
What decided it
The economic necessity of the regrading work to enable farm diversification and sustain the farming operation, supported by the Framework's requirement to support agricultural diversification, outweighed the moderate conflict with the waste management strategy of the development plan.
The conflict with the waste management strategy of the Minerals and Waste Local Plan (given moderate weight) was outweighed by the significant economic benefits of enabling agricultural diversification and sustaining the farming operation (given significant weight), with the temporary and ultimately neutral landscape effects not weighing against the proposal.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy 11 of the Buckinghamshire Minerals and Waste Local Plan (2019)Policy 12 of the Buckinghamshire Minerals and Waste Local Plan (2019)Policy 13 of the Buckinghamshire Minerals and Waste Local Plan (2019)Policy 14 of the Buckinghamshire Minerals and Waste Local Plan (2019)Policy S1 of the Draft Vale of Aylesbury Local Plan (2013 – 2033)Policy RA.8 of the Aylesbury Vale District Local Plan (2004)Policy 20 of the Buckinghamshire Minerals and Waste Local Plan (2019)Policy 25 of the Buckinghamshire Minerals and Waste Local Plan (2019)Policy NE5 of the Draft Vale of Aylesbury Local Plan (2013 – 2033)
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 81Paragraph 84
How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.
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