®Planning appeal decision
599 Jaipur and Orchard Lounge, Grafton Gate, Central Milton Keynes, Milton Keynes, MK9 1AT
Demolition of vacant 2-storey building (Class E) and the erection of a 33-storey building comprising commercial floorspace (Class E) on the ground floor and mezzanine level with residential units on upper floors comprising up to 302 dwellings and associated works. EIA development
- Authority
- Milton Keynes Council
- Appeal type
- other · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Inquiry
- Development
- residential · Unknown
- Inspector
- Nicholson D
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the objective of promoting Central Milton Keynes as a location for business-related knowledge based activity
- the provision of parking spaces, including spaces for those with disabilities and for charging electric vehicles
- the character and appearance of the area with particular regard to the extent of active ground floor frontage
- the contribution that setting makes to the significance of designated and non-designated heritage assets
- the living conditions of future residents with regard to external amenity space
What decided it
The substantial weight given to the increased affordable housing contribution and other public benefits outweighed the identified harms, including the less than substantial heritage harm.
The less than substantial harm to heritage assets and other identified harms (business use, parking, active frontage, amenity space) were outweighed by the public benefits, particularly the substantial affordable housing contribution and brownfield housing delivery.
Framework references: 125, 215, 216
Plan policies cited: Policy D3, Policy G9, Policy DS3, Policy CT10, CMKAP Policy T4, Policy SD1, Policy D1, Policy D5, Policy HN2, Policy NE3, Policy CT3, Policy SC1
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