Planning application
Bowback House, 299 Silbury Boulevard, Central Milton Keynes, Milton Keynes, MK9 1NG
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.
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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
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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
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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27 Jan 2020
Received by Milton Keynes
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18 Dec 2020
Decision issued: Application permitted
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2 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Related applications
Cases linked to this one on the register
2 later applications on the register refer to this one:
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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
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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
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
82 documents on file for this application
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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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