Planning application
5 Woodward House Cambridge Street Bletchley Milton Keynes MK2 2TH
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Prior approval for change of use from ground floor retail (Use Class A1) to one residential dwelling (Use Class C3) with alterations to existing elevations
As published by the council, reference 20/00729/PANA1C
Application record
- Reference
- 20/00729/PANA1C
- Type
- Prior approval: Commercial, business and service uses to dwellinghouses
- Status
- Decision Made
- Decision
- Approved
- Received
- 10 Mar 2020
- Validated
- 25 Mar 2020
- Decided
- 18 May 2020
- Ward
- Bletchley Park (Historic 2026)
- Parish
- Bletchley and Fenny Stratford
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- MK2 2TH
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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10 Mar 2020
Received by Milton Keynes
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25 Mar 2020
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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18 May 2020
Decision issued: Approved
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2 Sep 2026
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Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Agent on file, registered in Milton Keynes
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Milton Keynes granted permission on 18 May 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.
About prior approval applications
Prior approval applies where permitted development rights already grant the principle of the work, leaving the council only the specific matters the rules name, commonly within 56 days. More in our guide to planning application types.
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