Milton Keynes planning applications
SiteLens tracks and classifies every planning application submitted to Milton Keynes City Council, updated daily. Milton Keynes City Council received 439 planning applications in the last 90 days, 14 of them major schemes.
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Recent applications in Milton Keynes
See all →Majors and higher-value work first, tree works, condition discharges and adverts last.
ST JOSEPHS CONVENT, 33 WEST STREET, OLNEY, MILTON KEYNES, MK46 5HH
Nine-unit mixed scheme: eight convent apartments plus one new dwelling, Milton Keynes. Converts and extends a historic building to create flats, erects a new house, and adds ancillary works at full application stage. Structural repair, conversion fit-out, new-build frame and landscaping drive the…
DemolitionStructural repairBrickwork
WOBURN SANDS GARDEN CENTRE, NEWPORT ROAD, WAVENDON, MILTON KEYNES, MK17 8UF
96-bedroom care home scheme, parking and layout adjustments. Varies the approved drawings to relocate overflow parking and defibrillator location on a consented institutional project. The parent scheme remains on track; material and M&E supply decisions reflect the revised site layout.
HUNGATE END FARM, HIGHAM CROSS ROAD, HANSLOPE, MILTON KEYNES, MK19 7HL
Replacement 5-bedroom self-build house, Hanslope. Demolishes the existing dwelling and erects a new one with associated works at full application stage. Self-build projects require staged material procurement and specialist groundworks, with full M&E and structural frame packages.
DemolitionGroundworksStructural frame
127 HIGH STREET, NEWPORT PAGNELL
Single flat with undercroft parking, Newport Pagnell. One-bedroom residential unit with associated car parking at full application stage. Structural frame, groundworks and undercroft finishes drive the early works, with fit-out and M&E packages to follow.
GroundworksStructural frameBrickwork
Land West of TWAIN WAY, TATTENHOE PARK, MILTON KEYNES, MK4 4SW
Local play area with pedestrian footbridge and footpath, Tattenhoe Park. Delivers a new play facility, bridge connection to Woolfe Grove, and walking route to Twain Way with fencing and landscaping at full application stage. Groundworks, structural steelwork for the bridge, hard landscaping and…
GroundworksStructural frameSteel
27 & 29 High Street, Newport Pagnell, MK16 8AR
Two-flat conversion with retail and façade refurbishment, Newport Pagnell. Transforms upper floors into one 1-bed and one 2-bed flat while retaining ground-floor retail and renewing the building envelope. Fit-out, partitioning, M&E rewiring, new kitchens and bathrooms, plus façade and glazing…
Fit-outM&EDrainage
27 & 29 High Street, Newport Pagnell, MK16 8AR
Listed façade refurbishment and residential conversion, Newport Pagnell. Two-unit scheme converting upper floors to one 1-bed and one 2-bed flat while retaining ground-floor retail, under listed building consent. Façade repair, historic windows, compartmentation and fit-out drive specialist trades…
Façade repairM&EFit-out
11 BIRCHFIELD GROVE, BLETCHLEY, MILTON KEYNES, MK2 2RQ
5-bedroom HMO conversion with rear extension, Milton Keynes. One dwellinghouse reconfigured for seven occupants under Sui Generis use at full application stage. Fit-out, fire compartmentation, rewiring and multiple bathrooms/kitchens drive material volumes for specialist installers.
Fit-outM&EBrickwork
ASHTON HOUSE, SILBURY BOULEVARD, CENTRAL MILTON KEYNES, MILTON KEYNES, MK9 2AH
Commercial unit converting to a secure bank vault, Milton Keynes. Changes a Class E(c) office to specialist financial storage with a replacement entrance door at full application stage. Security systems, reinforced cladding, vaults and access control fit-out drive the main packages.
Fit-outM&EGlazing
1 SOUTH STREET, CASTLETHORPE, MILTON KEYNES, MK19 7EL
Public house conversion to two residential dwellings, Castlethorpe. Changes a pub into a 6-bedroom main house and 2-bedroom annex with internal remodelling, at full application stage. Partitioning, door blocking, fit-out and rewiring dominate the works, with bathroom and kitchen reconfiguration…
Fit-outM&EJoinery
Land east of POTTER LANE, TATTENHOE PARK, MILTON KEYNES, MK4 4SU
Local play area with site remodelling and path connections, Milton Keynes. Delivers a flat, accessible LPA 2 play surface with retained footpath and new connections from Potter Lane and Phase 5 at full application stage. Groundworks, landscaping and surfacing packages drive material supply…
GroundworksHard landscapingDrainage
74 Church Green Road, Bletchley, MK3 6BY
Prior approval converting nursery to one dwelling, Bletchley. Permitted-development change of use from childcare facility to a single residence, subject to prior approval. Fit-out, partitioning, rewiring and new kitchen/bathroom installations drive the work package.
Fit-outM&EDrainage
LAND SOUTH OF TWAIN WAY, TATTENHOE PARK, MILTON KEYNES, MK4 4PU
Local play area with open space infrastructure, Milton Keynes. Delivers a children's play facility with landscaping, tree planting, new footpaths and boundary fencing at full application stage. Hard landscaping, tree supply, play equipment installation and fencing packages are the live work, with…
Hard landscapingDrainageGroundworks
201 MIDSUMMER BOULEVARD, CENTRAL MILTON KEYNES, MILTON KEYNES, MK9 1EA
HVAC condenser installation and window replacement, Milton Keynes Boulevard. Adds five condensers to an existing bin store and replaces four windows with louvres at full application stage. M&E and glazing packages suit mechanical services contractors; louvre specification drives ventilation system…
M&EGlazing
118 FARTHING GROVE, NETHERFIELD, MILTON KEYNES, MK6 4HW
Single dwelling converting to a small HMO, Milton Keynes. One C3 house becomes a C4 shared house with internal alterations and cycle storage at full application stage. Partitioning, rewiring, additional bathrooms and kitchenware fit-out packages drive the work.
Fit-outM&EDrainage
Planning appeals in Milton Keynes City Council
An allowed appeal is one the council lost. Some kinds of appeal succeed far more often than others, so Milton Keynes City Council is compared with the national rate for its own mix.
Milton Keynes City Council, raw rate
30.3%
of judged appeals were allowed
Expected for this mix of appeals
30.2%
national rates applied to this caseload
0.1 percentage points above expected. Milton Keynes City Council's decisions are overturned more often than the national record predicts.
492 appeals counted, 466 judged either way (141 allowed, 325 dismissed), 26 judged neither way. These are appeals decided 2016-07 to 2026-06.
By kind of appeal
| Appeal type | This council | National | Cases | Judged | Allowed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Planning Appeal | 32.7% | 28.8% | 266 | 263 | 86 |
| Householder (HAS) | 23.2% | 35.6% | 128 | 125 | 29 |
| Enforcement Notice | 25% | 13.5% | 42 | 28 | 7 |
| Lawful Development Certificate | 31.8% | 36.9% | 23 | 22 | 7 |
| Listed Building Consent & Conservation Area Consent Appeal | 15.4% | 25% | 16 | 13 | 2 |
| Advertisement Appeal | 90% | 36% | 10 | 10 | 9 |
5 more appeal types with fewer than 5 judged
| Appeal type | This council | National | Cases | Judged | Allowed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Appeal against Enforcement Listed Building Notice/Enforcement Conservation Area Notice | Too few judged | 8.1% | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Commercial Appeal Service (CAS) | Too few judged | 33.3% | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Called In Planning Application | Too few judged | 72.4% | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Environmental | None judged | Not published | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Rights of Way Opposed Orders | None judged | Not published | 1 | 0 | 0 |
How we calculate this
Judged means allowed or dismissed. Withdrawn, invalid, split and unrecorded appeals are counted but never treated as appeals the council won. Expected applies the national rate for each appeal type to this council's own caseload. National rates by type are in The State of UK Planning.
Source: the Planning Inspectorate's Casework Database on GOV.UK, not the council's own planning register. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Money behind development in Milton Keynes City Council
Developer contributions at Milton Keynes City Council
Developers pay into planning obligations at Milton Keynes City Council, each sum tied to a purpose in the agreement.
Available is the register's own figure: money banked against a purpose in a signed agreement and not yet paid out. Councils differ on whether it excludes earmarked sums.
| Purpose | Collected | Available |
|---|---|---|
| Education | £76,104,105 | £32,281,604 |
| Open space and play | £24,782,706 | £9,291,687 |
| Health and social care | £11,784,348 | £8,137,280 |
| Public realm and heritage | £7,539,063 | £3,371,122 |
| Highways and transport | £21,947,100 | £1,706,805 |
| Sport and leisure | £8,056,139 | £1,643,011 |
| Employment and skills | £1,712,044 | £1,491,218 |
| Community facilities | £18,738,513 | £1,432,286 |
| Libraries and culture | £2,806,055 | £892,739 |
| Carbon and energy | £6,783,677 | £465,782 |
| Financial adjustment | £432,476 | £432,476 |
| Waste and recycling | £2,259,604 | £290,961 |
| Flood and drainage | £74,155 | £48,651 |
| Community safety | £543,390 | £36,494 |
| Affordable housing | £1,616,301 | £32,000 |
| Biodiversity and ecology | £5,235,134 | £30,535 |
| Monitoring and administration | £1,364,696 | £11,941 |
| Other local categories | £68,002 | None |
Source: Milton Keynes City Council's Section 106 register, read on 29 September 2026. Figures are the whole of each register as published on that date, not a recent period. Our collected totals match each register’s own published total exactly. Purposes are grouped from the council's own wording.
Affordable housing grant in Milton Keynes City Council
What central government confirmed: schemes in the area with Homes England grant agreed.
- Social rent169 homes
- Affordable rent169 homes
- Shared ownership110 homes
Source: Homes England Affordable Homes Programme 2021 to 2026, GOV.UK transparency data, as at 31 March 2025. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Grant requested is the figure when grant was confirmed, not money drawn down. Schemes are placed by local authority name.
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