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Dismissed17 January 20243321221

Linford Lakes, Wolverton Road, Milton Keynes, MK14 6GH

Planning appeal 3321221 at Linford Lakes, Wolverton Road, Milton Keynes, MK14 6GH (Milton Keynes Council) was dismissed on 17 January 2024 by Inspector Davies G, following an inquiry. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the spatial strategy for new development.

(1) Full application for the change of use of 68.65ha of agricultural land to a linear park and a new access road to the Linford Lakes Study Centre with associated works including the stopping up of the public road in Stanton Low and demolition of the Marle Inn; and (2) Outline application (matter of access to be considered, with matters of layout, scale, appearance and landscaping reserved) for up to 277 extra care apartments (Use Class C2); a care home providing up to 70 bedrooms (Use Class C2); up to 41 retirement bungalows (Use Class C3) and up to 196 homes (Use Class C3) with communal amenity space and other associated works

Authority
Milton Keynes Council
Appeal type
major · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Inquiry
Development
residential · Other Major Developments
Inspector
Davies G
Postcode
MK14 5AH

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • the spatial strategy for new development
  • the effect on the character and appearance of the landscape
  • the effect on ecology and biodiversity of the site and adjoining land
  • the mix and need for housing, in particular residential institutional accommodation
  • accessibility to services and facilities
  • the need for visitor parking
  • whether self-build housing should be provided

What decided it

the substantial conflict with the development plan's spatial strategy combined with major landscape and ecological harm decisively outweighed the scheme's benefits

the substantial conflict with the development plan as a whole and significant harm to landscape, ecology and self-build provision decisively outweighed the moderate benefits of housing delivery, affordable housing, economic activity and linear park access improvements

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy D1Policy D2Policy D5Policy HLL1Policy DS0Policy DS1Policy DS2Policy DS5Policy NE5Policy HLL10Policy NE1Policy NE2Policy NE3Policy NE4Policy NE6Policy HLL9Policy HN1Policy HN3Policy HN2Policy ER14Policy CT10Policy SD1Policy L1Policy NH5Policy DS6
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11Paragraph 14Paragraph 55Paragraph 82-84Paragraph 180

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