44 Old Groveway, Simpson, MILTON KEYNES, MK6 3AA

a two storey rear extension and alterations; variation of condition 2 (no. of children), condition 3 (no. of children permitted outdoors) and condition 4 (outdoor play time) attached to planning permission 02/00288/FUL to increase number of children to 55, increase the number of children permitted to play outdoors to 15 and increase outdoor playtime; variation of condition 7 to increase hours of operation to 07:00 to 18:30 Monday to Friday

Authority: Milton Keynes Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: community-institutional · Other minor developments
Inspector: Owen A

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

The effect of the development on highway safety
The effect of the development on the living conditions of neighbouring residents in terms of noise and disturbance

What decided it

The appeal was allowed despite the highway safety concerns because the Inspector's reasoning indicates the decision turned on balancing the identified harm against other material considerations, though the letter does not explicitly state a single decisive factor overriding the highway safety objection.

Plan policies cited: Plan:MK (2019) policy CT10, Plan:MK (2019) policy CC5, Plan:MK policy D5, Plan:MK policy CC2

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