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

Planning appeal 3280983 at Land at The Pink Punters, 2 Watling Street, Bletchley, Milton Keynes, MK2 2BS (Milton Keynes Council) was allowed on 13 January 2023 by Inspector Hawkins S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the unauthorised works have increased the risk of flooding.

(i) Without planning permission, unauthorised development (sic) reprofiling/terracing of the riverbank along the eastern edge of the land from the storage containers towards the Watling Street bridge in the approximate position shown coloured blue on the plan attached to the notice; and

Authority: Milton Keynes Council
Appeal type: enforcement · Enforcement Notice
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: other · Other Major Developments
Inspector: Hawkins S
Postcode: MK2 2BS

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the unauthorised works have increased the risk of flooding

What decided it

The submitted Flood Risk Assessment demonstrated that the works have not increased the risk of fluvial flooding and that a sustainable urban drainage scheme can mitigate surface water impacts, thereby making the development acceptable on its planning merits.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy FR1Policy FR2
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 14

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