Skip to content
PlanIndex Get alerts
Menu

Planning application

15 Cloudberry Walnut Tree Milton Keynes MK7 7DL

Refused Milton Keynes 20/01851/CLUE Certificate of Lawful Use (Existing)

Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.

Proposal

Certificate of lawfulness for existing C3(b) use as a care home for 4 children aged 12-18 years

As published by the council, reference 20/01851/CLUE

Application record

Reference
20/01851/CLUE
Type
Certificate of Lawful Use (Existing)
Status
Decision Made
Decision
Refused
Received
31 Jul 2020
Validated
31 Jul 2020
Decided
24 Sep 2020
Ward
Monkston (Historic 2026)
Parish
Walton (Historic 2026)
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
MK7 7DL

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 31 Jul 2020

    Received by Milton Keynes

  2. 24 Sep 2020

    Decision issued: Refused

  3. 1 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

8 documents on file for this application

A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.

Trade members open them from here.

Open the documents

What refusal means

The process from here

The council refused this application for the reasons set out on the decision notice, which the council portal holds in full. Only the applicant can appeal a refusal; the time limit runs from the decision date and is shorter for householder schemes.

Refusal does not prevent a fresh attempt. Applicants often address the reasons for refusal and resubmit, so a refused scheme is not necessarily the end of proposals for the site.

About lawful development applications

How this application type works

A lawful development certificate is a legal determination, not a planning judgement. It asks the council to confirm either that existing use or works are lawful, often through the passage of time, or that a proposal would not need planning permission at all. The applicant must prove the facts; the merits of the scheme are not considered.

More on lawful development applications in our guide

Nearby applications

Within 500 metres

  • 8 CLOUDBERRY, WALNUT TREE, MILTON KEYNES, MK7 7DL

    PLN/2025/1739 Submitted 21 Aug 2025 36m away

    92% historically approved · decision due ~31 Oct

    Proposed single storey and two storey rear extensions, single storey side and front porch infill extensions, conversion of double garage to bedroom and utility and additional windows to front and side elevations

    Awaiting decision Householder Extension Windows or glazing 5 docs
    Small domestic

  • 4 Cloudberry Walnut Tree Milton Keynes MK7 7DL

    20/00129/CLUP Submitted 20 Jan 2020 57m away

    Certificate of lawfulness for the proposed garage conversion

    Granted Lawful development 11 docs

  • 7 TATLING GROVE, WALNUT TREE, MILTON KEYNES, MK7 7EG

    PLN/2026/1623 Submitted 3 Aug 2026 75m away

    92% historically approved · decision due ~22 Oct

    Removal of existing conservatory and construction of a single storey rear / side extension with roof lights

    Awaiting decision Householder Extension Loft or dormer 5 docs
    Small domestic

  • 1 Cloudberry Walnut Tree Milton Keynes MK7 7DL

    20/01705/FUL Submitted 15 Jul 2020 81m away

    Removal of existing conservatory & proposed single storey rear extension and minor internal/external alterations

    Granted Full applications Extension 6 docs
    Small domestic

  • Paddocks End 23 Cloudberry Walnut Tree Milton Keynes MK7 7DL

    19/02979/FUL Submitted 5 Nov 2019 128m away

    First floor link extension to form walkway between dwelling and garage

    Granted Full applications Extension 11 docs
    Domestic

  • 31 Tamworth Stubb Walnut Tree Milton Keynes MK7 7DQ

    23/00454/HOU Submitted 24 Feb 2023 252m away

    Removal of rear chimney. The erection of a proposed single and two storey side and rear extension with roof light to create master bedroom and kitchen/ lifestyle room

    Refused Householder Extension Loft or dormer 16 docs
    Domestic

In Milton Keynes

  • PLN/2026/1586 Withdrawn

    4 BROMHAM MILL, GIFFARD PARK, MILTON KEYNES, MK14 5QP

    Certificate of lawfulness for the proposed garage conversion and side extension

    29 Jul 2026 Lawful development
  • PLN/2026/1370 Refused

    15 CASTLE ROSE, WOUGHTON PARK, MILTON KEYNES, MK6 3BQ

    Certificate of lawfulness for the proposed construction of a low brick wall with railings (1.5 m overall), brick piers, sliding gate set 5 m from road, and pedestrian gate within domestic curtilage

    29 Jun 2026 Lawful development
  • PLN/2026/1393 Refused

    2 GREATCHESTERS, BANCROFT, MILTON KEYNES, MK13 0PA

    Certificate of lawfulness for the proposed demolition of existing conservatory, erection of a new rear extension, infill the space under the carport and loft conversion with a rear dormer

    2 Jul 2026 Lawful development
  • PLN/2026/1741 Awaiting decision

    5 Spring Mews, Sherington, MK16 9FT

    Certificate of lawfulness for the existing detached rear outbuilding for use as a garden studio

    18 Aug 2026 Lawful development
  • PLN/2026/1170 Granted

    61 WINDSOR STREET, BLETCHLEY, MILTON KEYNES, MK2 2LN

    Certificate of lawfulness for proposed loft conversion with rear and side dormer extension and rooflights to front roof slope

    2 Jun 2026 Lawful development