Development and Planning
Development and Planning applications that have an impact on the village are normally complex, heavy in detail and emotive. This page will show development consultations and large scale planning applications, with links to help you find out all that you need to know.
Domestic planning applications can be viewed by visiting West Northamptonshire Council's Planning & Building Control Register.
View and comment on planning applications in the parish by visiting:
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Planning – Application Summary
West Northamptonshire Council Applications - status Pending
2026/3503/FULL Land adjacent 29 Bridge Road Cosgrove MK19 7JH Erection of two detached dwellings with associated gardens, parking and garages
2025/2767/MAF Land near Yardley Gobion, West Northamptonshire, NN12 7TT Proposed solar farm, associated infrastructure including underground cable route, internal access tracks and landscaping
WNS/2022/2351/LBC 5 Stratford Road, Cosgrove, Northamptonshire, MK19 7JA - The rebuilding in part and finishing off a rear boundary wall that had been demolished over years of neglect. Replacement of some windows to the rear of the property that have been replaced with double glazed units. Replacement of rainwater goods where cast iron goods were no longer available so plastic have been used. Re formation of vents and flues. Exterior lighting to the main door and flood lighting to illuminate the front entry path. Porch canopy on side elevation of the building above the main entrance door.
Milton Keynes City Council Applications
Visit - www.milton-keynes.gov.uk/planning-and-building/planning-applications-apply-pay-and-comment
PLN/2026/1789 Cosgrove Park, Main Street, Cosgrove, Milton Keynes, MK19 7JP - The proposed siting of three static holiday caravans.
See below for Cosgrove Parish Council's objection:
Luke Alexander, Esq,
Milton Keynes Planning Department
Via the Planning Portal
12 October 2026
Dear Mr Alexander,
PLN/2026/1789 - siting of 3 static caravans at Cosgrove Park, Main Street, Cosgrove MK19 7JP
Further to my letter of 21 September, and despite the fact you still have not consulted us directly, Cosgrove Parish Council wishes to record its objection to the proposed siting of three further static holiday caravans at Cosgrove Park. The proposal should be refused, or at minimum deferred, because the application does not provide an adequate cumulative assessment of traffic impacts on Cosgrove, seeks year-round holiday occupation without a seasonal restriction, and advances further expansion without a comprehensive master plan.
Traffic impact on Cosgrove
The Planning, Design and Access Statement asserts there will be no material increase in traffic, largely because two caravans were recently approved on adjoining land under application PLN/2025/1298. That is not an adequate assessment of the current proposal’s effects. The present application adds three further three-bedroom caravans, six dedicated parking spaces and associated servicing, cleaning, maintenance, waste-collection, visitor and changeover journeys.
The relevant effect is cumulative: Milton Keynes Council should consider this proposal together with the established park, and any reasonably foreseeable further expansion. The application contains no traffic count, trip-generation evidence, assessment of seasonal peak movements, review of the route through Cosgrove, or analysis of the effects on pedestrians and highway safety.
This conflicts with the NPPF objective of achieving sustainable development, which requires decision-making to properly balance economic, social and environmental effects. The claimed tourism benefits do not remove the need to demonstrate that additional traffic can be accommodated safely and without unacceptable impact on the village. It is also relevant to Plan:MK Policy ER8, which supports tourism proposals only where they are of an appropriate scale and respect the environmental quality and character of the countryside. An assessment that considers each incremental caravan proposal in isolation cannot demonstrate that the overall scale of expansion
remains appropriate.
Year-round use and holiday occupancy
The proposal seeks a year-round holiday season. The suggested occupancy condition prevents use as a sole or main residence and requires an occupier register, but it contains no closed season and, therefore, proposes to permit occupation throughout the year. This would extend vehicle movements, activity and demand on local services beyond the main tourism season. It also
increases the practical risk of long-stay or quasi-residential occupation, despite the formal holiday use restriction.
The established seasonal opening period of 1 April to 31 October should be maintained as a fundamental planning principle. Extending occupation beyond those dates would prolong vehicle movements and associated disturbance throughout the year, compounding what is already an intolerable situation, owing to the amount of traffic, on the residents of Cosgrove. If permission were granted, a clearly enforceable condition restricting occupation to the period from 1 April to 31 October should be imposed in addition to the holiday-use and main-residence restrictions.
Maintaining this principle is essential both to safeguard against permanent or semi-permanent residential use and to protect Cosgrove residents from all-year traffic pressure.
The NPPF supports rural tourism only where development is sustainable and its adverse impacts are properly addressed. Plan:MK Policy ER8 similarly requires rural tourism development to be appropriately scaled and to respect countryside character. Milton Keynes Council should not assume that a further 3 static caravans satisfies these requirements without clear evidence of the
likely pattern, duration and impact of occupation.
No master plan and piecemeal expansion
This proposal directly extends the number of static caravans on Cosgrove Park. Two static caravans were approved on adjoining land in May 2026. Yet no master plan has been submitted to show the intended overall capacity or future direction of development at Cosgrove Park.
The application red-line area is approximately 1.18 hectares, while the stated developed area is only 381.16 square metres. In these circumstances, it is reasonable to require a clear plan showing whether additional pitches, access works or related facilities are anticipated, and how cumulative impacts would be managed.
A master plan is needed to enable proper assessment of:
- the total number and location of existing, approved and potential future caravans;
- cumulative traffic, parking, servicing and emergency access arrangements;
- landscape, biodiversity, drainage and flood-evacuation implications;
- the capacity of the site and local infrastructure; and
- the effect of the park’s continuing growth on Cosgrove village and its rural setting.
This is particularly important under Plan:MK Policy ER8, which requires rural tourism proposals to be of an appropriate scale and to respect countryside character. It is also relevant to NPPF policies on sustainable development and well-designed places, including the requirement for development to respond to its context and integrate with its surroundings. A series of separate applications does
not allow Milton Keynes Council or local Cosgrove residents to evaluate the true cumulative scale and consequences of the development of Cosgrove Park.
Requested decision
For these reasons, Cosgrove Parish Council respectfully asks Milton Keynes Council to refuse the application. Alternatively, it should be deferred until the applicant provides a proportionate cumulative transport assessment and a comprehensive master plan for Cosgrove Park. Any permission should include firm controls on the duration and nature of caravan occupation, including retention of the seasonal opening period from 1 April to 31 October. This principle must be maintained in view of the intolerable effect of traffic on the residents of Cosgrove.
JM Evans
Cosgrove Parish Clerk