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Bank House, 171 Midsummer Boulevard, Central Milton Keynes, Milton Keynes, MK9 1EB

Refused Milton Keynes 23/00550/FUL Full planning permission

Works: Demolition

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

Proposal

Redevelopment of Bank House (including demolition) of up to 20 storeys to provide a mixture of up to 355 residential (Use Class C3) units and flexible uses across ground and upper ground floors for retail and/or restaurant/cafe and/or office/co-working/flexible workspace (all Use Class E), with access, amenity/landscaping, car and cycle parking spaces and associated site works

As published by the council, reference 23/00550/FUL

Application record

Reference
23/00550/FUL
Type
Full planning permission
Status
Decision Made
Decision
Application Refused
Received
2 Mar 2023
Validated
8 Mar 2023
Decided
15 Nov 2023
Ward
Central Milton Keynes (Historic 2026)
Parish
Central Milton Keynes
Decision by
Committee
Postcode
MK9 1EB

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 2 Mar 2023

    Received by Milton Keynes

  2. 8 Mar 2023

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 15 Nov 2023

    Decision issued: Application Refused

  4. 1 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

292 documents on file for this application

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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 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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