®Planning appeal decision
Finch Barn, Stoke Goldington Road, Ravenstone, MK46 5AU
Planning appeal 3283810 at Finch Barn, Stoke Goldington Road, Ravenstone, MK46 5AU (Milton Keynes Council) was dismissed on 4 November 2022 by Inspector Fleming L, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposed development would preserve the grade II listed Yew Tree Farmhouse or its setting and any features of special architectural or historic interest that it possesses and whether it would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the Ravenstone Conservation Area.
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- Authority
- Milton Keynes Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Fleming L
- Postcode
- MK46 5AU
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposed development would preserve the grade II listed Yew Tree Farmhouse or its setting and any features of special architectural or historic interest that it possesses and whether it would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the Ravenstone Conservation Area
What decided it
The proposed extensions would introduce an incongruous feature that would harm the significance of the grade II listed farmstead and the conservation area, and the private benefits of improved living conditions were insufficient to outweigh the great weight required to be given to the conservation of the heritage assets.
The less than substantial harm to the significance of the grade II listed Yew Tree Farmhouse and the Ravenstone Conservation Area was weighed against the private benefits of improved living conditions for the occupiers, and the harm outweighed the benefits.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy HE1 of the Milton Keynes Council Plan: MK 2016-2031 (2019)
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 199Paragraph 202
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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