Planning application
Land to rear of 3 Barnstaple Court, Furzton, Milton Keynes MK4 1HR
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
The up to 2.5 metre crown reduction from height and from west, south and east sides of crown, feathering into recently reduced north side of crown to avoid imbalance, and a crown lift to approximately 5m (avoiding wounds to trunk or removal of primary scaffold limbs) of Oak protected by Milton Keynes Council Tree Preservation Order no. PS/540/15/193
As published by the council, reference PLN/2025/2187
Application record
- Reference
- PLN/2025/2187
- Type
- Notification of proposed works to trees protected by a Tree Preservation Order
- Status
- Decision Made
- Decision
- Approved with Conditions
- Received
- 16 Oct 2025
- Validated
- 29 Oct 2025
- Decided
- 16 Dec 2025
- Ward
- Shenley Brook End
- Parish
- Shenley Brook End
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- MK4 1HR
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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16 Oct 2025
Received by Milton Keynes
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29 Oct 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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16 Dec 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
7 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Milton Keynes granted permission on 16 December 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.
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