Planning appeal decision
Land Adjacent Wavendon Fields, Newport Road, Wavendon, Milton Keynes, MK17 8AF
Planning appeal 3368543 at Land Adjacent Wavendon Fields, Newport Road, Wavendon, Milton Keynes, MK17 8AF (Milton Keynes Council) was dismissed on 5 November 2025 by Inspector Wilson D, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposed development would be appropriately located having regard to the Council's development plan policies.
construction of 5 detached dwellings, demolition of garage blocks serving existing dwellings, removal of tennis court, the erection of replacement garage blocks and a bin store, extension of access road and associated hard standing and soft landscaping
- Authority
- Milton Keynes Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Wilson D
- Postcode
- MK17 8AF
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposed development would be appropriately located having regard to the Council's development plan policies
- the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area
- whether adequate living conditions would be provided for future occupiers with regard to sunlight and daylight
- biodiversity
What decided it
The cumulative weight of harm from inappropriate location in open countryside, character and appearance impact, inadequate living conditions due to tree proximity, and failure to achieve biodiversity net gain outweighed the benefits of the scheme.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy DS1Policy DS2Policy DS5Policy D1Policy D2Policy D5Policy NE2Policy NE3Policy NE5
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 125
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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