Planning appeal decision
Flat 7, Heath Court Lower End Road, Glebe Farm, Milton Keynes, MK17 8XS
Planning appeal 3323547 at Flat 7, Heath Court Lower End Road, Glebe Farm, Milton Keynes, MK17 8XS (Milton Keynes Council) was dismissed on 15 February 2024 by Inspector Smith H, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the development on the city's housing stock.
use of flat 7 as an office for the base of operations for supported living services to serve the residents of flats 1-6 and flat 8
- Authority
- Milton Keynes Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- community-institutional · Change of use
- Inspector
- Smith H
- Postcode
- MK17 8XS
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the development on the city's housing stock
What decided it
The loss of a residential unit to provide office space for support services was not justified by evidence that such support could not be provided remotely or through alternative arrangements, and this loss of housing stock could not be outweighed by the claimed social and economic benefits.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy HN9
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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