Barns at Rookery Farm, East End, North Crawley, MK16 9HW

Planning appeal 6002793 at Barns at Rookery Farm, East End, North Crawley, MK16 9HW (Milton Keynes Council) was dismissed on 17 March 2026 by Inspector Astley-Serougi B, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: 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.

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
Postcode: MK16 9HW

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.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy DS5Policy ER8Policy CT2Policy CT3Policy T1Policy CT10Policy CT6Policy D1Policy D2Policy NE5
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 116Paragraph 110Paragraph 89

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