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Allowed24 November 20253350479

Bryerley Springs Farm Galley Lane, Great Brickhill, Milton Keynes, MK17 9AA

Planning appeal 3350479 at Bryerley Springs Farm Galley Lane, Great Brickhill, Milton Keynes, MK17 9AA (Buckinghamshire Council - Aylesbury Area *) was allowed on 24 November 2025 by Inspector Braithwaite J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the residential use of five apartments at Top Yard has subsisted continuously for four years and is therefore immune from enforcement action.

Existing apartments at the Top Yard – 1 x studio, 3 x 1 bedroom apartment and 1 x 2 bed apartment

Authority
Buckinghamshire Council - Aylesbury Area *
Appeal type
ldc · Lawful Development Certificate
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Braithwaite J
Postcode
MK17 9AA

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the residential use of five apartments at Top Yard has subsisted continuously for four years and is therefore immune from enforcement action

What decided it

The documentary evidence demonstrating continuous residential occupation for four years prior to the application date rendered the use immune from enforcement action.

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