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Dismissed6 May 20253356448

Old Telephone Exchange, Bradwell Road, Loughton, Milton Keynes, Bucks, MK5 8DN

Planning appeal 3356448 at Old Telephone Exchange, Bradwell Road, Loughton, Milton Keynes, Bucks, MK5 8DN (Milton Keynes Council) was dismissed on 6 May 2025 by Inspector Townend K, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area, with particular regard to trees.

conversion and extension of redundant telephone exchange to create a one-bedroom dwellinghouse

Authority
Milton Keynes Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Townend K
Postcode
MK5 8DN

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area, with particular regard to trees
  • the effect of the development on highway safety, with particular regard to parking
  • the effect of the development on biodiversity, in particular bats and the provision of biodiversity net gain

What decided it

The substantial loss of trees and greenery from the street scene, combined with unresolved highway safety concerns regarding parking and insufficient ecological information regarding protected species, collectively outweighed the limited benefits of providing one dwelling on a brownfield site.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy D1Policy D2Policy CT2Policy CT10Policy NE2
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 125

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