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Bowback House, 299 Silbury Boulevard, Central Milton Keynes, Milton Keynes, MK9 1NG

Granted Milton Keynes 20/00185/FUL Full planning permission

Works: Demolition

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

Proposal

Demolition of Bowback House (existing B1(a) Office building) and erection of 14 storey residential scheme, to include 306 residential units (C3), 2 commercial units (flexible use classes A1/2/3 and D2), associated amenity space, hard and soft landscaping, and car parking

As published by the council, reference 20/00185/FUL

Application record

Reference
20/00185/FUL
Type
Full planning permission
Status
Decision Made
Decision
Granted As published: Application permitted
Received
27 Jan 2020
Validated
27 Jan 2020
Decided
18 Dec 2020
Ward
Central Milton Keynes (Historic 2026)
Parish
Central Milton Keynes
Decision by
Committee
Postcode
MK9 1NG

Site history

Applications at this address on the Milton Keynes register

This site has had 3 applications since 2020: 3 approved, 0 refused.

  • 23/00597/DISCON Granted

    Bowback House 299 Silbury Boulevard Central Milton Keynes Milton Keynes MK9 1NG

    Approval of details required by condition 4 (Details of facade to Witan Gate/ North Fourth Street) of permission ref. 20/00185/FUL

    Decided 3 May 2023 Conditions
  • 23/00113/DISCON Granted

    Bowback House 299 Silbury Boulevard Central Milton Keynes Milton Keynes MK9 1NG

    Approval of details required by conditions 14 (Detailed landscaping scheme) and 17 (Biodiversity enhancement scheme) of permission ref. 20/00185/FUL

    Decided 14 Mar 2023 Conditions

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 27 Jan 2020

    Received by Milton Keynes

  2. 18 Dec 2020

    Decision issued: Application permitted

  3. 2 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Cases linked to this one on the register

2 later applications on the register refer to this one:

  • 23/00597/DISCON Granted

    Bowback House 299 Silbury Boulevard Central Milton Keynes Milton Keynes MK9 1NG

    Approval of details required by condition 4 (Details of facade to Witan Gate/ North Fourth Street) of permission ref. 20/00185/FUL

    Decided 3 May 2023 Conditions
  • 23/00113/DISCON Granted

    Bowback House 299 Silbury Boulevard Central Milton Keynes Milton Keynes MK9 1NG

    Approval of details required by conditions 14 (Detailed landscaping scheme) and 17 (Biodiversity enhancement scheme) of permission ref. 20/00185/FUL

    Decided 14 Mar 2023 Conditions

Documents

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

82 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Milton Keynes granted permission on 18 December 2020, 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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