®Planning appeal decision
The Retreat Buckingham Road, Little Horwood, Milton Keynes, MK17 0PX
Planning appeal 3307268 at The Retreat Buckingham Road, Little Horwood, Milton Keynes, MK17 0PX (Buckinghamshire Council - Aylesbury Area *) was dismissed on 8 June 2023 by Inspector Hickey A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the appeal site would represent a suitable location for the proposed development having regard to the development plan policies.
Change of use to storage B8 extend existing open storage for caravan/campervans and self-storage containers (B8 use) to replace existing storage yard consented 18/00606/APP
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- employment-industrial · Change of use
- Inspector
- Hickey A
- Postcode
- MK17 0PX
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the appeal site would represent a suitable location for the proposed development having regard to the development plan policies
- whether the proposed development would have an adverse ecological effect on a watercourse
- the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area
What decided it
The absence of a mechanism to secure the relocation of storage facilities from the existing consented site meant the proposal could result in additional employment provision in an unsustainable location, conflicting with the development plan with no material considerations to outweigh this harm.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy S1 VALPPolicy S3 VALPPolicy D6 VALPPolicy NE2 VALPPolicy NE4 VALPPolicy BE2 VALPPolicy 1 Great Horwood Parish Neighbourhood Plan
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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