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Planning permission granted9 March 20263373393

Land West of High Street, Opposite Gun Lane,, Sherington, Milton Keynes, Bedfordshire, MK16 9PE

Planning appeal 3373393 at Land West of High Street, Opposite Gun Lane,, Sherington, Milton Keynes, Bedfordshire, MK16 9PE (Milton Keynes Council) was allowed on 9 March 2026 by Inspector Hand S, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Issues remain about criteria 2 (genuine need), 5 (landscape character), 6 (space for facilities), 7 (compliance with policies NE1-6) and 8 (affect a site of conservation interest) of Policy HN11.

1.The unauthorised change of use of the land for the stationing of mobile homes and caravans for human habitation (see Appendix 2 as outlined in orange); and 2. The unauthorised operational development in the form of the laying of tarmac and hard surfaces within part of the land (see Appendix 2 as outlined in orange and blue)

Authority
Milton Keynes Council
Appeal type
enforcement · Enforcement Notice
Procedure
Hearing
Development
caravan-gypsy · Major traveller and caravan pitches
Inspector
Hand S
Postcode
MK16 9PE

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Issues remain about criteria 2 (genuine need), 5 (landscape character), 6 (space for facilities), 7 (compliance with policies NE1-6) and 8 (affect a site of conservation interest) of Policy HN11

What decided it

The Council's inability to demonstrate a five-year supply of gypsy and traveller sites engaged the tilted balance, and the limited harms identified did not significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefit of providing a fixed base for the five gypsy families.

The limited harms to protected species, biodiversity, agricultural land and from possible contamination/drainage issues (resolvable by condition) did not significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefit of providing a fixed base for five gypsy families, so the tilted balance favoured granting permission.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
HN11NE1-6NE2NE3NE5NE6NE7
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11

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