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Woburn Abbey, Woburn Park, Woburn, Milton Keynes, MK17 9WA

Granted Central Bedfordshire CB/20/04762/FULL Full Application

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Revised interim proposals for the visitor arrival area and entrance building at Woburn Abbey Park and Gardens, including the removal of the kiosk, gift shop, shelter, mason shop and open barn and rebuild of the historic stables building for use as a visitor entrance with toilet facilities. An interim development in relation to consented applications CB/18/00731/FULL and CB/18/00732/LB.

As published by the council, reference CB/20/04762/FULL

Application record

Reference
CB/20/04762/FULL
Type
Full Application
Status
Decided
Decision
Full Application - Granted
Received
24 Dec 2020
Validated
12 Feb 2021
Decided
9 Sep 2021
Parish
Woburn
Decision by
Officer Delegated
Postcode
MK17 9WA

Site history

Applications at this address on the Central Bedfordshire register

This site has had 8 applications since 2020: 5 approved, 0 refused.

  • CB/24/02748/DOC Decided

    Woburn Abbey, Woburn Park, Woburn, Milton Keynes, MK17 9WA

    Discharge of Condition 9 against planning permission CB/20/04762/FULL (Revised interim proposals for the visitor arrival area and entrance building at Woburn Abbey Park and Gardens, including the removal of the kiosk, gift shop, shelter, mason shop and open barn and rebuild of the historic stables building for use as a visitor entrance with toilet facilities. An interim development in relation to consented applications CB/18/00731/FULL and CB/18/00732/LB)

    Decided 26 Nov 2024 Conditions
  • CB/24/02601/LB Granted

    Woburn Abbey, Woburn Park, Woburn, Milton Keynes, MK17 9WA

    Listed Building: Restoration of the Canaletto Room including closing up venetian window to allow return of Canaletto paintings.

    Decided 12 Nov 2024 Heritage and listed buildings
  • CB/23/00308/DOC Decided

    Woburn Abbey, Woburn Park, Woburn, Milton Keynes, MK17 9WA

    Discharge of Condition 8 against planning permission CB/20/04762/FULL (Revised interim proposals for the visitor arrival area and entrance building at Woburn Abbey Park and Gardens, including the removal of the kiosk, gift shop, shelter, mason shop and open barn and rebuild of the historic stables building for use as a visitor entrance with toilet facilities. An interim development in relation to consented applications CB/18/00731/FULL and CB/18/00732/LB.)

    Decided 31 Mar 2023 Conditions
  • CB/23/00331/DOC Decided

    Woburn Abbey, Woburn Park, Woburn, Milton Keynes, MK17 9WA

    Discharge of Condition 8 against planning permission CB/20/04763/LB (Listed Building: Revised interim proposals for the visitor arrival area and entrance building at Woburn Abbey Park and Gardens, including the removal of the kiosk, gift shop, shelter, mason shop and open barn and rebuild of the historic stables building for use as a visitor entrance with toilet facilities. An interim development in relation to consented applications CB/18/00731/FULL and CB/18/00732/LB.)

    Decided 31 Mar 2023 Conditions
  • CB/23/00035/LB Granted

    Woburn Abbey, Woburn Park, Woburn, Milton Keynes, MK17 9WA

    Listed Building: Restoration and remodelling of the second floor bedrooms, dressing rooms and bathrooms of the Abbey including restoration of planforms to Holland rooms in the South Range and Flitcroft rooms in West and North Ranges, restoration of internal wall and floor finishes, reinstatement of lost chimney pieces, and floor waterproofing to protect significant interiors on the principal floor below. Implementation of new fire precaution strategy to the second floor and roof void. Structural repairs to chimney stack C13, parapets to North and West Ranges and rooflights and adjacent floor and roof structures, and roof structure to Covent Garden room. Structural strengthening of Private Staircase. Reinstate window on North Range.

    Decided 22 Mar 2023 Heritage and listed buildings
  • CB/23/00036/FULL Granted

    Woburn Abbey, Woburn Park, Woburn, Milton Keynes, MK17 9WA

    Structural repairs to chimney stack C13, parapets to North and West Ranges, reinstate window on North Range and roof lights.

    Decided 22 Mar 2023 Full applications
  • CB/20/04763/LB Granted

    Woburn Abbey, Woburn Park, Woburn, Milton Keynes, MK17 9WA

    Listed Building: Revised interim proposals for the visitor arrival area and entrance building at Woburn Abbey Park and Gardens, including the removal of the kiosk, gift shop, shelter, mason shop and open barn and rebuild of the historic stables building for use as a visitor entrance with toilet facilities. An interim development in relation to consented applications CB/18/00731/FULL and CB/18/00732/LB.

    Decided 9 Sep 2021 Heritage and listed buildings

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 24 Dec 2020

    Received by Central Bedfordshire

  2. 12 Feb 2021

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 9 Sep 2021

    Decision issued: Full Application - Granted

  4. 3 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Cases linked to this one on the register

2 later applications on the register refer to this one:

  • CB/24/02748/DOC Decided

    Woburn Abbey, Woburn Park, Woburn, Milton Keynes, MK17 9WA

    Discharge of Condition 9 against planning permission CB/20/04762/FULL (Revised interim proposals for the visitor arrival area and entrance building at Woburn Abbey Park and Gardens, including the removal of the kiosk, gift shop, shelter, mason shop and open barn and rebuild of the historic stables building for use as a visitor entrance with toilet facilities. An interim development in relation to consented applications CB/18/00731/FULL and CB/18/00732/LB)

    Decided 26 Nov 2024 Conditions
  • CB/23/00308/DOC Decided

    Woburn Abbey, Woburn Park, Woburn, Milton Keynes, MK17 9WA

    Discharge of Condition 8 against planning permission CB/20/04762/FULL (Revised interim proposals for the visitor arrival area and entrance building at Woburn Abbey Park and Gardens, including the removal of the kiosk, gift shop, shelter, mason shop and open barn and rebuild of the historic stables building for use as a visitor entrance with toilet facilities. An interim development in relation to consented applications CB/18/00731/FULL and CB/18/00732/LB.)

    Decided 31 Mar 2023 Conditions

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

45 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Central Bedfordshire granted permission on 9 September 2021, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

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A full application seeks permission for a complete, detailed proposal in one go, with siting, design, access and landscaping all fixed at this stage. More in our guide to planning application types.

Nearby applications

Within 500 metres

  • Woburn Abbey, Woburn Park, Woburn, Milton Keynes, MK17 9WA

    CB/20/04763/LB Submitted 24 Dec 2020 0m away

    Listed Building: Revised interim proposals for the visitor arrival area and entrance building at Woburn Abbey Park and Gardens, including the removal of the kiosk, gift shop, shelter, mason shop and open barn and rebuild of the historic stables building for use as a visitor entrance with toilet facilities. An interim development in relation to consented applications CB/18/00731/FULL and CB/18/00732/LB.

    Granted Heritage and listed buildings 31 docs

  • Woburn Abbey, Woburn Park, Woburn, Milton Keynes, MK17 9WA

    CB/23/00035/LB Submitted 5 Jan 2023 0m away

    Listed Building: Restoration and remodelling of the second floor bedrooms, dressing rooms and bathrooms of the Abbey including restoration of planforms to Holland rooms in the South Range and Flitcroft rooms in West and North Ranges, restoration of internal wall and floor finishes, reinstatement of lost chimney pieces, and floor waterproofing to protect significant interiors on the principal floor below. Implementation of new fire precaution strategy to the second floor and roof void. Structural repairs to chimney stack C13, parapets to North and West Ranges and rooflights and adjacent floor and roof structures, and roof structure to Covent Garden room. Structural strengthening of Private Staircase. Reinstate window on North Range.

    Granted Heritage and listed buildings Loft or dormer Windows or glazing 73 docs

  • Woburn Abbey, Woburn Park, Woburn, Milton Keynes, MK17 9WA

    CB/23/00036/FULL Submitted 5 Jan 2023 0m away

    Structural repairs to chimney stack C13, parapets to North and West Ranges, reinstate window on North Range and roof lights.

    Granted Full applications Loft or dormer Windows or glazing 76 docs

  • Woburn Abbey, Woburn Park, Woburn, Milton Keynes, MK17 9WA

    CB/24/02748/DOC Submitted 19 Sep 2024 0m away

    Discharge of Condition 9 against planning permission CB/20/04762/FULL (Revised interim proposals for the visitor arrival area and entrance building at Woburn Abbey Park and Gardens, including the removal of the kiosk, gift shop, shelter, mason shop and open barn and rebuild of the historic stables building for use as a visitor entrance with toilet facilities. An interim development in relation to consented applications CB/18/00731/FULL and CB/18/00732/LB)

    Decided Conditions 3 docs

  • Woburn Abbey, Woburn Park, Woburn, Milton Keynes, MK17 9WA

    CB/24/02601/LB Submitted 5 Sep 2024 0m away

    Listed Building: Restoration of the Canaletto Room including closing up venetian window to allow return of Canaletto paintings.

    Granted Heritage and listed buildings Windows or glazing 21 docs

  • Woburn Abbey, Woburn Park, Woburn, Milton Keynes, MK17 9WA

    CB/23/00308/DOC Submitted 30 Jan 2023 0m away

    Discharge of Condition 8 against planning permission CB/20/04762/FULL (Revised interim proposals for the visitor arrival area and entrance building at Woburn Abbey Park and Gardens, including the removal of the kiosk, gift shop, shelter, mason shop and open barn and rebuild of the historic stables building for use as a visitor entrance with toilet facilities. An interim development in relation to consented applications CB/18/00731/FULL and CB/18/00732/LB.)

    Decided Conditions

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