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Dismissed15 December 20223284952

Land Adjacent to 3 Main Road, Astwood, Newport Pagnell, MK16 9JS

Planning appeal 3284952 at Land Adjacent to 3 Main Road, Astwood, Newport Pagnell, MK16 9JS (Milton Keynes Council) was dismissed on 15 December 2022 by Inspector Simpson V, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area.

the erection of up to five (5x) detached dwelling houses and the change of use of land to garden land

Authority
Milton Keynes Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Simpson V
Postcode
MK16 9JS

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area
  • the suitability of the site for housing with particular regard to the provisions of local and national policy in respect of the location of development
  • the effect of the development on flood risk
  • the effect of the development on highway safety
  • the effect of the development on biodiversity

What decided it

The proposal conflicts with the development plan taken as a whole in respect of character and appearance, location of development, flood risk and highway safety, and there are no material considerations that outweigh these harms.

The limited benefits from delivery of five new houses, job creation and support for local services were outweighed by the harms to character and appearance, unsuitability of location, flood risk and highway safety, to which great weight was given.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy D1Policy D2Policy D5Policy DS1Policy DS5Policy H1Policy H2Policy CT2Policy FR1Policy FR2Policy NE3
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 60Paragraph 69Paragraph 110Paragraph 119Paragraph 120Paragraph 167Paragraph 174Paragraph 199
Judgments
Bernard Wheatcroft Ltd v SSE [JPL 1982 P37]

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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