Planning application
WESTCOTT HOUSE, COMMON STREET, RAVENSTONE, OLNEY, MK46 5AR
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
The crown reduction by approx 1.8m all round of Yew (A) and by approx 1.25m all round of Yew (B) protected by Milton Keynes Council Tree Preservation Order no. PS/540/15/447
As published by the council, reference PLN/2025/1886
Application record
- Reference
- PLN/2025/1886
- Type
- Notification of proposed works to trees protected by a Tree Preservation Order
- Status
- Decision Made
- Decision
- Approved with Conditions
- Received
- 8 Sep 2025
- Validated
- 1 Oct 2025
- Decided
- 21 Nov 2025
- Ward
- Olney
- Parish
- Ravenstone
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- MK46 5AR
Site history
Applications at this address on the Milton Keynes register
This site has had 3 applications since 2023: 3 approved, 0 refused.
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23/00419/FUL Granted
Westcott House Common Street Ravenstone Olney MK46 5AR
Change of use of ancillary outbuilding to independent dwelling and associated landscaping works (revised proposal following the refusal of application ref. 22/00333/FUL)
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23/00273/LBC Granted
Westcott House Common Street Ravenstone Olney MK46 5AR
Listed building consent for change of use of ancillary outbuilding to independent dwelling
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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8 Sep 2025
Received by Milton Keynes
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1 Oct 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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21 Nov 2025
Decision issued: Approved with Conditions
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10 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
10 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Milton Keynes granted permission on 21 November 2025, 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.
Nearby applications
Within 500 metres
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Addersey Cottage Common Street Ravenstone Olney MK46 5AR
Notification of intention to reduce to a partial pollard Mature Weeping Willow (T1) - approximate reduction in height of 6 metres and spread by 3 metres; and a targeted crown reduction including removal of deadwood to Walnut tree (T2). The work is being completed as part of routine maintenance and to reduce the risk of branch failure.
Granted Trees 4 docs -
The Barn, Common Street, Ravenstone, MK46 5AR
Removal of White Cedar (T1), x5 Lawsons Cypress (G1), x5 Norway Spruce and x1 self-set Ash (G2), removal of x2 Cedar and x1 Thuja and the reduction by 4m of Bay (G3)
Granted Trees 4 docs -
ADDERSEY COTTAGE, COMMON STREET, RAVENSTONE, OLNEY, MK46 5AR
The removal of dead Willow tree (W1)
Granted Trees 4 docs -
11 COMMON STREET, RAVENSTONE, OLNEY, MK46 5AR
Listed Building Consent for replacement of the timber single-glazed windows and doors with timber double-glazed windows and doors, replacement entrance door and second door with window, replacement of window with patio doors, minor external refurbishments, EV charging point, replacement of existing stairs with single staircase, removal of internal walls and create additional bathroom
Withdrawn Heritage and listed buildings Windows or glazing 9 docs -
33 COMMON STREET, RAVENSTONE, OLNEY, MK46 5AR
Re-pollard back to previous pollard points of a Willow (T1) by approx. 4-5 metres, the removal of all deadwood over 25cm in diameter of a Silver Birch (T2) and trim all over by approx. 1 metre back to shape of a Yew (T3)
Granted Trees 4 docs -
11 COMMON STREET, RAVENSTONE, OLNEY, MK46 5AR
Replacement of the timber single-glazed windows and doors with timber double-glazed windows and doors, replacement entrance door and second door with window, replacement of window with patio doors, minor external refurbishments and EV charging point
Withdrawn Householder Windows or glazing 9 docsDomestic
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