Planning application
Next Home & Beauty Unit / Former Debenhams (Basement Level) 38 Midsummer Place Central Milton Keynes Milton Keynes MK9 3GA
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Change of use of basement from retail (Use Class E) to a bowling alley and leisure/recreation use with associated bar and dining facilities.
As published by the council, reference 22/03140/COU
Application record
- Reference
- 22/03140/COU
- Type
- Change of use
- Status
- Decision Made
- Decision
- Application permitted
- Received
- 20 Dec 2022
- Validated
- 20 Dec 2022
- Decided
- 20 Mar 2023
- Ward
- Central Milton Keynes (Historic 2026)
- Parish
- Central Milton Keynes
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- MK9 3GA
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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20 Dec 2022
Received by Milton Keynes
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20 Mar 2023
Decision issued: Application permitted
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1 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
15 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 documentsWhat a grant of permission means
The process from here
Permission has been granted, usually subject to conditions listed on the decision notice, some of which must be discharged before work starts. The decision notice on the council portal sets out exactly what was approved.
Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses. Neighbours cannot appeal a grant; challenging one means judicial review of how the decision was made, within tight time limits.
About full applications applications
How this application type works
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.
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