®Planning appeal decision
Barns at Rookery Farm, East End, North Crawley, MK16 9HW
application to change the use of an existing agricultural barn to accommodate two separate units to allow Use Class E (g)(iii) in Unit 1 and Use Class E (g)(iii) / B8 in Unit 2 with associated parking, landscaping and the widening of access
- Authority
- Milton Keynes Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- employment-industrial · Change of use
- Inspector
- Astley-Serougi B
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the appeal site is a suitable location for the appeal scheme with particular regard to the effect of the proposed development on highway safety
- the effect of the appeal scheme on the character and appearance of the surrounding area
What decided it
The appeal site is located on a narrow lane with informal and inadequate passing places unsuitable to safely accommodate HGV vehicles likely to be generated by the proposed industrial and storage uses, resulting in unacceptable harm to highway safety that cannot be justified by the modest employment and business benefits.
Framework references: 116, 110, 89
Plan policies cited: Policy DS5, Policy ER8, Policy CT2, Policy CT3, Policy T1, Policy CT10, Policy CT6, Policy D1, Policy D2, Policy NE5
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.