®Planning appeal decision
Unit Nine, 9 Bridgeturn Avenue, Old Wolverton, Milton Keynes, MK12 5QL
Planning appeal 3355968 at Unit Nine, 9 Bridgeturn Avenue, Old Wolverton, Milton Keynes, MK12 5QL (Milton Keynes Council) was allowed on 9 July 2026 by Inspector Preston C, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the development on the local economy and the supply of employment land.
Without planning permission, the unauthorised material change of use from storage (Class B8) to a music venue/nightclub (Sui Generis) including the material change of use of designated vehicle parking/unloading land which is an ancillary use to the lawful use class of the site ('the Unauthorised Change of Use'). Without planning permission, the unauthorised operational development to facilitate the Unauthorised Change of Use, the erection of external wooden structures which comprise of an entrance shelter, fence, gates, and seated area ('the Unauthorised Operation al Development')
- Authority
- Milton Keynes Council
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- leisure-sport · Change of use
- Inspector
- Preston C
- Postcode
- MK12 5QL
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the development on the local economy and the supply of employment land
- The effect on highway safety, parking provision and travel patterns
What decided it
The absence of any evidence of actual harm from the use operating since 2016, combined with demonstrated economic benefits and the lack of sequentially preferable alternative sites, outweighed the technical non-compliance with employment land policy.
The economic benefits of the leisure use and the absence of demonstrated harm to parking, highway safety or neighbouring uses outweighed the loss of employment land, particularly given the adequate supply of alternative employment sites in the area and the lack of sequentially preferable locations for the nightclub use
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy ER2Policy DR3Policy CT10
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 92Paragraph 85Paragraph 86Paragraph 109Paragraph 57
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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