Planning appeal decision
Marlborough Court, Sunrise Parkway, Linford Wood, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, MK14 6DY
Planning appeal 3289784 at Marlborough Court, Sunrise Parkway, Linford Wood, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, MK14 6DY (Milton Keynes Council) was dismissed on 23 February 2023 by Inspector Simpson L, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether prior approval should be granted under Class O of the GPDO, having regard to the requirement for the provision of adequate natural light in all habitable rooms.
Prior approval for the change of use from B1(A) Office to C3 Residential (53 Units) on the ground & first floor
- Authority
- Milton Keynes Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Simpson L
- Postcode
- MK14 6DY
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether prior approval should be granted under Class O of the GPDO, having regard to the requirement for the provision of adequate natural light in all habitable rooms
What decided it
Both schemes would fail to provide adequate natural light in all habitable rooms as required by Class O of the GPDO, with the Inspector's site observations confirming inadequate natural light provision in several rooms of both proposals.
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