Land adjacent to 3 Main Road, Astwood, NEWPORT PAGNELL, MK16 9JS

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

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.

Framework references: 60, 69, 110, 119, 120, 167, 174, 199

Plan policies cited: Policy D1, Policy D2, Policy D5, Policy DS1, Policy DS5, Policy H1, Policy H2, Policy CT2, Policy FR1, Policy FR2, Policy NE3

Judgments cited: Bernard Wheatcroft Ltd v SSE [JPL 1982 P37]

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Heritage. Listed buildings by grade and distance, conservation areas, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, heritage at risk.
Landscape and environment. Green belt, national parks and national landscapes, SSSIs, ancient woodland, SPA, SAC and Ramsar sites, nutrient catchments.
Flooding. Flood zones 2 and 3, surface water, and both again with climate change.
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