Planning appeal decision
The Bull, 9 Market Place, Olney, Buckingham, MK46 4EA
Planning appeal 3342699 at The Bull, 9 Market Place, Olney, Buckingham, MK46 4EA (Milton Keynes Council) was dismissed on 8 January 2026 by Inspector Hand S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the matters alleged constitute a contravention of the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990.
Retention of unauthorised installation of clear glass screen at outer edge of arch with outward opening double glass doors and repositioning of wooden carriage arch gates to outward opening position at front elevation of Grade II listed building
- Authority
- Milton Keynes Council
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Appeal against Enforcement Listed Building Notice/Enforcement Conservation Area Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Hand S
- Postcode
- MK46 4EA
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the matters alleged constitute a contravention of the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990
- Whether listed building consent should be granted for the new position of the gates and glass screen
- Whether the requirements of the enforcement notice are the best way to remove the harm caused
What decided it
The repositioning of the glass screen and gates causes less than substantial but far from minor harm to the heritage significance of the listed building that is not outweighed by any public benefit, and the enforcement notice requirements represent the best means of remedying this harm.
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