Planning application
MERCURY HOUSE, BRICKHILL STREET, WILLEN LAKE, MILTON KEYNES, MK15 0DJ
Works: New dwelling Extension Major scheme
Read from the description, not a valuation. How we read the register
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Prior Approval for a two storey roof extension to form 36 apartments
As published by the council, reference PLN/2025/1985
Application record
- Reference
- PLN/2025/1985
- Type
- Prior approval: New dwellinghouses on detached buildings in commercial or mixed use
- Status
- Decision Made
- Decision
- Refused
- Received
- 22 Sep 2025
- Validated
- 25 Sep 2025
- Decided
- 18 Nov 2025
- Ward
- Broughton
- Parish
- Campbell Park
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- MK15 0DJ
Site history
Applications at this address on the Milton Keynes register
This site has had 8 applications since 2022: 4 approved, 2 refused.
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PLN/2026/1464 Granted
MERCURY HOUSE, BRICKHILL STREET, WILLEN LAKE, MILTON KEYNES, MK15 0DJ
Non-material amendment seeking changes to the location of and addition to approved panels (relating to permission ref. PLN/2025/2099 for the external alterations to building)
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PLN/2026/1340 Awaiting decision
MERCURY HOUSE, BRICKHILL STREET, WILLEN LAKE, MILTON KEYNES, MK15 0DJ
Prior approval for the proposed change of use from Commercial, Business and Service (Use Class E) to Dwellinghouses (83 units) (Use Class C3)
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PLN/2026/0657 Refused
MERCURY HOUSE, BRICKHILL STREET, WILLEN LAKE, MILTON KEYNES, MK15 0DJ
Non-material amendment seeking to approve sections and revise internal layout and unit mix (related to permission ref. PLN/2024/2384 for the Prior approval for the change of use from offices to 83 dwellings)
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PLN/2026/0219 Granted
MERCURY HOUSE, BRICKHILL STREET, WILLEN LAKE, MILTON KEYNES, MK15 0DJ
Approval of details required by condition 4 (Contamination investigation) of permission ref. PLN/2024/2384
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PLN/2025/2099 Granted
MERCURY HOUSE, BRICKHILL STREET, WILLEN LAKE, MILTON KEYNES, MK15 0DJ
External alterations to building
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PLN/2024/2384 Granted
MERCURY HOUSE, BRICKHILL STREET, WILLEN LAKE, MILTON KEYNES, MK15 0DJ
Prior approval for the change of use from offices to 83 dwellings
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22/02562/FUL Withdrawn
Mercury House Brickhill Street Willen Lake Milton Keynes MK15 0DJ
New main entrance with curtain wall glazing and revolving door, new single ply membrane roof covering with new skylights, new external doors and PV panels to roof. Replacement of feature external facades comprising vertical rain-screen cladding panels and double glazed windows. Removal of existing wall louvres/vehicle doors, and replacement with new red brickwork and windows walls to match existing building. Alteration to soft and hard landscaping, parking arrangements and installation of external seating. New external 2m high hit and miss timber enclosures for plant areas and for bin stores.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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22 Sep 2025
Received by Milton Keynes
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25 Sep 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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18 Nov 2025
Decision issued: Refused
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10 Aug 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
28 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this refusal means
Milton Keynes refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
About prior approval applications
Prior approval applies where permitted development rights already grant the principle of the work, leaving the council only the specific matters the rules name, commonly within 56 days. More in our guide to planning application types.
Nearby applications
Within 0.3 miles
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MERCURY HOUSE, BRICKHILL STREET, WILLEN LAKE, MILTON KEYNES, MK15 0DJ
Non-material amendment seeking changes to the location of and addition to approved panels (relating to permission ref. PLN/2025/2099 for the external alterations to building)
Granted Amendments 23 docs -
MERCURY HOUSE, BRICKHILL STREET, WILLEN LAKE, MILTON KEYNES, MK15 0DJ
Prior approval for the change of use from offices to 83 dwellings
Granted Prior approval 30 docsMajor scheme -
MERCURY HOUSE, BRICKHILL STREET, WILLEN LAKE, MILTON KEYNES, MK15 0DJ
Approval of details required by condition 4 (Contamination investigation) of permission ref. PLN/2024/2384
Granted Conditions 4 docs -
MERCURY HOUSE, BRICKHILL STREET, WILLEN LAKE, MILTON KEYNES, MK15 0DJ
External alterations to building
Granted Full applications 17 docs -
MERCURY HOUSE, BRICKHILL STREET, WILLEN LAKE, MILTON KEYNES, MK15 0DJ
95% historically approved · decision due ~21 Oct
Prior approval for the proposed change of use from Commercial, Business and Service (Use Class E) to Dwellinghouses (83 units) (Use Class C3)
Awaiting decision Prior approval 31 docsMajor scheme -
MERCURY HOUSE, BRICKHILL STREET, WILLEN LAKE, MILTON KEYNES, MK15 0DJ
Non-material amendment seeking to approve sections and revise internal layout and unit mix (related to permission ref. PLN/2024/2384 for the Prior approval for the change of use from offices to 83 dwellings)
Refused Amendments 16 docsMajor scheme
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PLN/2026/1972 Awaiting decision
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PLN/2026/1447 Granted
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Prior Approval of single storey rear extension, with eaves of 2.95 metres and maximum height of 3.20 metres, extending 4.00 metres from the existing rear wall and 4.00 metres from the original rear wall