Planning appeal decision
10 Cambridge Street, Wolverton, Milton Keynes, MK12 5AJ
Planning appeal 3297526 at 10 Cambridge Street, Wolverton, Milton Keynes, MK12 5AJ (Milton Keynes Council) was dismissed on 8 August 2022 by Inspector Griffiths S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the development would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the Wolverton Conservation Area.
Installation of thermal insulation boards to external walls (retrospective)
- Authority
- Milton Keynes Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Griffiths S
- Postcode
- MK12 5AJ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the development would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the Wolverton Conservation Area
What decided it
The permanent coverage of the original architectural details and features of the appeal property through external wall insulation would cause less than substantial harm to the Wolverton Conservation Area that is not outweighed by the limited private energy cost benefits to a single dwelling.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy HE1Policy D1Policy D2Policy D3
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 196Paragraph 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.
See how each was appliedThe decision letter
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The main issues, what decided it, the planning balance and the policies and judgments listed as cited are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro and are our summary, not the Inspector’s words; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.
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