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Lakes Estate, Stoke Road, Bletchley, Milton Keynes

Granted Milton Keynes 20/00942/OUT Outline application

Works: Demolition Major scheme

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

Proposal

Hybrid application for the redevelopment of the Lakes Estate, comprising: a) Full consent for development of 'Phase A' to provide 308 dwellings, 160sqm flexible retail floorspace, 613sqm community hub floorspace, 220sqm light industrial floorspace, 200sqm for a nursery and an energy centre, and various works; and b) Outline consent (all matters reserved except access, layout and scale) for the demolition of Serpentine Court and the development of 'Phase B' to provide 217 residential dwellings, an extra care facility providing 64 homes, 756sqm of flexible retail floorspace (Use Class A1-A5), car parking, cycle parking and associated landscaping.

As published by the council, reference 20/00942/OUT

Application record

Reference
20/00942/OUT
Type
Outline application
Status
Decision Made
Decision
Granted As published: Application permitted
Received
16 Apr 2020
Validated
27 May 2020
Decided
25 Mar 2022
Ward
Bletchley East (Historic 2026)
Parish
Bletchley and Fenny Stratford
Decision by
Committee

Site history

Applications at this address on the Milton Keynes register

This site has had 3 applications since 2020: 2 approved, 0 refused.

  • PLN/2026/0987 Awaiting decision

    Lakes Estate, Stoke Road, Bletchley, Milton Keynes

    Variation of condition 1 (Approved plans), condition 8 (Landscaping), condition 9 (Boundary treatments), condition 11 (Landscape management), condition 14 (Trees), condition 15 (SuDS), condition 16 (drainage), condition 19 (Lighting), condition 25 (Highways) seeking changes to car parking, landscape, highways layouts and associated drainage/ecology amendments arising from the need to provide car parking in a different location (relating to permission ref. 20/00942/OUT for the hybrid application for the redevelopment of the Lakes Estate, comprising: a) Full consent for development of 'Phase A' to provide 308 dwellings, 160sqm flexible retail floorspace, 613sqm community hub floorspace, 220sqm light industrial floorspace, 200sqm for a nursery and an energy centre, and various works; and b) Outline consent (all matters reserved except access, layout and scale) for the demolition of Serpentine Court and the development of 'Phase B' to provide 217 residential dwellings, an extra care facility providing 64 homes, 756sqm of flexible retail floorspace (Use Class A1-A5), car parking, cycle parking and associated landscaping)

    Submitted 12 May 2026 Amendments
  • PLN/2026/0132 Granted

    Lakes Estate, Stoke Road, Bletchley, Milton Keynes

    Non-material amendment seeking to amend the description of development to make all floor areas maximum floor areas by adding "up to" prior to the floor area and use list, change community hub to medical centre, change nursery to pharmacy and change the quantum of floor space for the pharmacy to 201sqm and to amend the approved plans of conditions 10, 11, and 14 to remove the acoustic fencing (relating to permission ref. 20/00942/OUT - hybrid application for the redevelopment of the Lakes Estate, comprising: a) Full consent for development of 'Phase A' to provide 308 dwellings, 160sqm flexible retail floorspace, 613sqm community hub floorspace, 220sqm light industrial floorspace, 200sqm for a nursery and an energy centre, and various works; and b) Outline consent (all matters reserved except access, layout and scale) for the demolition of Serpentine Court and the development of 'Phase B' to provide 217 residential dwellings, an extra care facility providing 64 homes, 756sqm of flexible retail floorspace (Use Class A1-A5), car parking, cycle parking and associated landscaping.)

    Decided 23 Mar 2026 Amendments

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 16 Apr 2020

    Received by Milton Keynes

  2. 27 May 2020

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 25 Mar 2022

    Decision issued: Application permitted

  4. 1 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Cases linked to this one on the register

2 later applications on the register refer to this one:

  • PLN/2026/0987 Awaiting decision

    Lakes Estate, Stoke Road, Bletchley, Milton Keynes

    Variation of condition 1 (Approved plans), condition 8 (Landscaping), condition 9 (Boundary treatments), condition 11 (Landscape management), condition 14 (Trees), condition 15 (SuDS), condition 16 (drainage), condition 19 (Lighting), condition 25 (Highways) seeking changes to car parking, landscape, highways layouts and associated drainage/ecology amendments arising from the need to provide car parking in a different location (relating to permission ref. 20/00942/OUT for the hybrid application for the redevelopment of the Lakes Estate, comprising: a) Full consent for development of 'Phase A' to provide 308 dwellings, 160sqm flexible retail floorspace, 613sqm community hub floorspace, 220sqm light industrial floorspace, 200sqm for a nursery and an energy centre, and various works; and b) Outline consent (all matters reserved except access, layout and scale) for the demolition of Serpentine Court and the development of 'Phase B' to provide 217 residential dwellings, an extra care facility providing 64 homes, 756sqm of flexible retail floorspace (Use Class A1-A5), car parking, cycle parking and associated landscaping)

    Submitted 12 May 2026 Amendments
  • PLN/2026/0132 Granted

    Lakes Estate, Stoke Road, Bletchley, Milton Keynes

    Non-material amendment seeking to amend the description of development to make all floor areas maximum floor areas by adding "up to" prior to the floor area and use list, change community hub to medical centre, change nursery to pharmacy and change the quantum of floor space for the pharmacy to 201sqm and to amend the approved plans of conditions 10, 11, and 14 to remove the acoustic fencing (relating to permission ref. 20/00942/OUT - hybrid application for the redevelopment of the Lakes Estate, comprising: a) Full consent for development of 'Phase A' to provide 308 dwellings, 160sqm flexible retail floorspace, 613sqm community hub floorspace, 220sqm light industrial floorspace, 200sqm for a nursery and an energy centre, and various works; and b) Outline consent (all matters reserved except access, layout and scale) for the demolition of Serpentine Court and the development of 'Phase B' to provide 217 residential dwellings, an extra care facility providing 64 homes, 756sqm of flexible retail floorspace (Use Class A1-A5), car parking, cycle parking and associated landscaping.)

    Decided 23 Mar 2026 Amendments

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HTA Design LLP Agent, a design practice registered in London

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Documents

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

359 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Milton Keynes granted permission on 25 March 2022, 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 outline applications

An outline application tests the principle of developing a site, holding back details such as appearance and landscaping as reserved matters for later approval. More in our guide to planning application types.

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