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The Driving Test Centre Wilton Avenue Bletchley Milton Keynes MK3 6DH

Granted Milton Keynes 23/00192/TCA Notification of proposed works to trees in a conservation area

Works: Trees

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

Proposal

The severing of ivy, reduction and reshaping of crown by 1.5 metres, and removal of dead and diseased wood of 1x Hawthorn (Tree 2), the felling to ground level of 1x Hawthorn (Tree 3), the severing of ivy of 1x Austrian Pine (Tree 6), the reduction and reshaping of crown by 2.5 metres, and removal of dead and diseased wood of 1x Common Ash (Tree 9), the cutting back from lamp column by 1.5 metres of 1x Norway Maple (Tree 11), the reduction and reshaping of crown by 2.5 metres of 1x Swamp Cypress (Tree 14), the crown lift to 4 metres of 1x Purple Beech (Tree 15), and the cutting back from property by 1.5 metres, and crown lift to 4 metres of 1x Purple-leaved Plum (Tree 16).

As published by the council, reference 23/00192/TCA

Application record

Reference
23/00192/TCA
Type
Notification of proposed works to trees in a conservation area
Status
Decision Made
Decision
Granted As published: No Objections to TCA
Received
26 Jan 2023
Validated
26 Jan 2023
Decided
9 Mar 2023
Ward
Bletchley Park (Historic 2026)
Parish
West Bletchley
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
MK3 6DH

Site history

Applications at this address on the Milton Keynes register

This site has had 5 applications since 2020: 4 approved, 1 refused.

  • PLN/2026/0292 Granted

    THE DRIVING TEST CENTRE, WILTON AVENUE, BLETCHLEY, MILTON KEYNES, MK3 6DH

    Approval of details required by condition 3 (replacement tree planting) of permission ref. PLN/2025/1934

    Decided 1 Apr 2026 Conditions
  • PLN/2025/2693 Refused

    THE DRIVING TEST CENTRE, WILTON AVENUE, BLETCHLEY, MILTON KEYNES, MK3 6DH

    Approval of details required by condition 3 (replanting) of permission ref. PLN/2025/1934

    Decided 6 Feb 2026 Conditions
  • PLN/2025/1934 Granted

    THE DRIVING TEST CENTRE, WILTON AVENUE, BLETCHLEY, MILTON KEYNES, MK3 6DH

    The removal of Pine (T1) protected by Milton Keynes Council Tree Preservation Order no. PS/540/15/451

    Decided 6 Nov 2025 Trees
  • 20/00937/TCA Granted

    The Driving Test Centre Wilton Avenue Bletchley Milton Keynes MK3 6DH

    4m crown lift to 1 no Laburnum tree (T1) located close to the building in order to remove all overhang into the guttering and roof by a minimum of 1m

    Decided 18 May 2020 Trees

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 26 Jan 2023

    Received by Milton Keynes

  2. 9 Mar 2023

    Decision issued: No Objections to TCA

  3. 1 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

Gristwood and Toms Ltd Agent, registered in Windlesham

Active · incorporated 1991 · Windlesham

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Documents

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6 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Milton Keynes granted permission on 9 March 2023, 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 tree works applications

Applications for works to trees cover protected trees: consent under a tree preservation order, or six weeks notice for trees in a conservation area. More in our guide to planning application types.

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