Planning appeal decision
1 Higham Cross Road, Hanslope, Milton Keynes, MK19 7FQ
Planning appeal 3348091 at 1 Higham Cross Road, Hanslope, Milton Keynes, MK19 7FQ (Milton Keynes Council) was dismissed on 14 January 2025 by Inspector Marshall E, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The impact of the proposal upon the appearance of the surrounding area.
erection of a wall with iron grill fence detail (Retrospective)
- Authority
- Milton Keynes Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Marshall E
- Postcode
- MK19 7FQ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The impact of the proposal upon the appearance of the surrounding area
What decided it
The brick pillars and iron railings, as a combination, create a visually intrusive and inappropriate form of development that is entirely alien and unsympathetic to the rural character of the surrounding area, contrary to Policies DS5, D1, D2, D3, NE5 and NE3 of the Milton Keynes Council Plan.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy DS5Policy D1Policy D2Policy D3Policy NE5Policy NE3
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 84
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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