Planning appeal decision
Wavendon Business Park, Ortensia Drive, Milton Keynes, Bucks, MK17 8LX
Planning appeal 3370930 at Wavendon Business Park, Ortensia Drive, Milton Keynes, Bucks, MK17 8LX (Milton Keynes Council) was allowed on 4 November 2025 by Inspector Shrimplin R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposed development on biodiversity.
described in the application form as “the expansion of existing parking facilities to provide 105 additional car parking spaces, with associated landscaping works ”
- Authority
- Milton Keynes Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- employment-industrial · Minor retail and services
- Inspector
- Shrimplin R
- Postcode
- MK17 8LX
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposed development on biodiversity
What decided it
The benefits of providing additional parking to support economic activity and prevent undesirable impacts on surrounding residential areas outweigh the limited biodiversity effects, which can be adequately mitigated through conditions.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- NE1NE2NE3
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 15
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.
See how each was appliedThe decision letter
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