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

Granted Central Bedfordshire CB/23/00035/LB Listed Building

Works: Loft or dormer Windows or glazing

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

Proposal

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.

As published by the council, reference CB/23/00035/LB

Application record

Reference
CB/23/00035/LB
Type
Listed Building
Status
Decided
Decision
Granted As published: Listed Building - Granted
Received
5 Jan 2023
Validated
11 Jan 2023
Decided
22 Mar 2023
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: 8 approved, 0 refused.

  • CB/24/02748/DOC Granted

    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 Granted

    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 Granted

    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/23/00036/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/20/04762/FULL Granted

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

    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 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. 5 Jan 2023

    Received by Central Bedfordshire

  2. 11 Jan 2023

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 22 Mar 2023

    Decision issued: Listed Building - Granted

  4. 23 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

73 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Central Bedfordshire granted permission on 22 March 2023, 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.

About heritage and listed building applications

Listed building consent is needed for works that affect the special interest of a listed building, and carrying out such works without it is a criminal offence. More in our guide to planning application types.

Nearby applications

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

    CB/20/04762/FULL Submitted 24 Dec 2020 50 yards away

    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 Full applications 45 docs

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

    CB/20/04763/LB Submitted 24 Dec 2020 50 yards 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/23/00036/FULL Submitted 5 Jan 2023 50 yards 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 50 yards 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)

    Granted Conditions 3 docs

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

    CB/24/02601/LB Submitted 5 Sep 2024 50 yards 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 50 yards 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.)

    Granted Conditions

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    Received 11 Jun, published by the council 18 Aug 2026 Heritage and listed buildings
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