Planning appeal decision
1 Middleton, Great Linford, Milton Keynes, MK14 5DG
Planning appeal 3306612 at 1 Middleton, Great Linford, Milton Keynes, MK14 5DG (Milton Keynes Council) was dismissed on 11 April 2023 by Inspector Murray D, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of any additional parking requirement on highway safety and the amenity of local residents.
the Change of Use from Use Class C3 (Residential) to Class C4 (HMO) (Retrospective)
- Authority
- Milton Keynes Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Murray D
- Postcode
- MK14 5DG
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of any additional parking requirement on highway safety and the amenity of local residents
- Whether the occupiers of the proposed HMO units and the neighbouring residential property would be likely to suffer from noise and disturbance
- Whether the proposal makes proper and adequate provision for refuse storage and cycle parking
What decided it
The unmet parking requirement and lack of evidence that noise and disturbance could be adequately controlled in an intensively-used HMO within a terraced property resulted in significant adverse impacts that conflicted with the development plan and outweighed the housing supply benefits.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy HN7 of the MK PlanPolicy N3 of the Great Linford Parish Neighbourhood Development Plan NorthMK parking standards Supplementary Planning Document
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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