G K Swichgear Ltd 54 Colts Holm Road Old Wolverton Milton Keynes MK12 5QD

1. 14 Apr 2022

   Received by Milton Keynes

2. 15 Dec 2022

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 8 Feb 2023

   Decision issued: Application Refused

4. 1 Sep 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

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.

A full application seeks permission for a complete, detailed proposal in one go: siting, design, access and landscaping are all fixed at this stage. It is the standard route for new buildings, conversions and changes of use. The statutory target is eight weeks for smaller schemes and thirteen weeks for major development, though complex cases often take longer by agreement.

More on full applications applications in our guide

• Environmental Services Fleet Depot, Colts Holm Road, Old Wolverton, Milton Keynes, MK12 5QD

  PLN/2025/2159 Submitted 13 Oct 2025 7m away

  Change of use of the land to facilitate the development of a new household waste recycling centre (HWRC) with waste and re-use containers, weighbridge, associated engineering and drainage works and vehicular access; and retention of current building for storage, workshop and office use

  Granted Full applications 62 docs

• ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES FLEET DEPOT, COLTS HOLM ROAD, OLD WOLVERTON, MILTON KEYNES, MK12 5QD

  PLN/2026/0462 Submitted 6 Mar 2026 7m away

  Approval of details required by conditions 3 (Habitat Management and Monitoring Plan), 4 (Ecological Management Plan (EMP), 5 (street lighting or external lighting), 6 (site construction surface water run-off), 7 (Faunal Enhancement Strategy), 8 (site construction management), 10 (tree and hedgerow protection), 13 (boundary treatments), 14 (Dust Management Plan), 16 (pedestrian access) and BNG1 of permission ref. PLN/2025/2159

  Granted Conditions Trees 23 docs

• 25 Dickens Road Old Wolverton Milton Keynes MK12 5QF

  19/03211/FUL Submitted 29 Nov 2019 226m away

  Change-of-use of from ambulance storage depot (sui generis use) to industrial use (B2 use) - reversal of planning permission 15/02352/FUL

  Granted Full applications 7 docs

• Dairy Crest Ltd 25 Dickens Road Old Wolverton Milton Keynes MK12 5QF

  20/00572/FUL Submitted 3 Mar 2020 230m away

  Change of use from ambulance storage depot to used car sales and storage

  Withdrawn Full applications 8 docs

• 29 Old Wolverton Road, Old Wolverton, Milton Keynes, MK12 5PZ

  PLN/2025/1845 Submitted 5 Sep 2025 249m away

  The erection of a surface-mounted ancillary loading canopy anchored to existing hardstanding

  Granted Full applications 6 docs

• 29 Old Wolverton Road Old Wolverton Milton Keynes MK12 5PZ

  20/00731/FUL Submitted 17 Mar 2020 298m away

  Proposed new bypass lane, replacing existing grass verge to provide segregation between the loading and circulation activities within the MARS site.

  Granted Full applications 9 docs

• PLN/2025/2661 Refused

  117 QUEENSWAY, BLETCHLEY, MILTON KEYNES, MK2 2DH

  Change of use to include Sui Generis laundromat, installation of laundry equipment and external alterations

  15 Dec 2025 Full applications
• PLN/2026/1401 Granted

  BRITISH TELECOM, SILVER STREET, NEWPORT PAGNELL, MK16 0EJ

  Installation of ventilation louvres within existing ground floor windows to the north elevation

  2 Jul 2026 Full applications
• PLN/2026/1150 Withdrawn

  Calverton Cottage, Calverton, Milton Keynes, MK19 6ED

  New building with hardstanding in adjacent field to include two stables, workshop and tractor storage including new gated ramped pathway, new hardstanding for vehicles with access, proposed landscaping/biodiversity enhancements, increase in land levels, alterations to the gate and walls of the existing vehicle access

  1 Jun 2026 Full applications
• PLN/2026/0575 Refused

  George House, Crosslands, Stantonbury, Milton Keynes, MK14 6DB

  Use of land to extend existing site for temporary housing of homeless persons including replacement office building (Use Class E(g)(i)) and erection of ancillary shed

  17 Mar 2026 Full applications
• PLN/2026/0959 Granted

  11-16 Juniper Gardens, Walnut Tree, Milton Keynes MK7 7LZ

  Replacement windows to all elevations and floors

  11 May 2026 Full applications