Planning appeal decision
Land to the Rear of, 16 Greenlaw Place , Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, MK3 6QB
Planning appeal 3325417 at Land to the Rear of, 16 Greenlaw Place , Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, MK3 6QB (Milton Keynes Council) was dismissed on 7 March 2024 by Inspector Dring G, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area.
the erection of a single storey detached 1 bedroom dwelling (re-submission of 23/00079/FUL)
- Authority
- Milton Keynes Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Dring G
- Postcode
- MK3 6QB
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
- whether the proposal would provide satisfactory living conditions for future occupiers with regard to outlooks, daylight and the provision of outdoor amenity space
- the effect of the proposal on the living conditions of the occupiers of 16 Greenlaw Place with regard to outdoor amenity space
- surface water drainage
What decided it
The proposal would be harmful to the character and appearance of the area and would fail to provide satisfactory living conditions for future occupiers due to inadequate outlooks, and would harm the living conditions of the existing occupiers of No. 16 through loss of outdoor amenity space.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy D1Policy D2Policy D3Policy HN4Policy D5Policy FR2
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 173
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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