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OLD SCHOOL, SCHOOL LANE, LOUGHTON, MILTON KEYNES, MK5 8AT

Split decision Milton Keynes PLN/2025/2257 Notification of proposed works to trees in a conservation area

Works: Trees

Part of this application was approved and part refused. The decision notice on the council portal sets out which is which.

Proposal

Crown lift to 5m and reduce crown to 10m height and 4m spread of Conifer (T1), crown lift to 2.5m and reduce crown to 4.5m height and 2m spread of Apple (T2), crown lift to 5m of Conifer (T3), crown lift to 4m of 2x Birch (T4-5), and remove existing Conifer (T6)

As published by the council, reference PLN/2025/2257

Application record

Reference
PLN/2025/2257
Type
Notification of proposed works to trees in a conservation area
Status
Decision Made
Decision
Part approved, part refused As published: Split
Received
27 Oct 2025
Validated
18 Nov 2025
Decided
24 Dec 2025
Ward
Loughton & Shenley
Parish
Loughton & Great Holm
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
MK5 8AT

Site history

Applications at this address on the Milton Keynes register

This site has had 5 applications since 2023: 3 approved, 1 refused.

  • PLN/2026/0864 Granted

    OLD SCHOOL, SCHOOL LANE, LOUGHTON, MILTON KEYNES, MK5 8AT

    Approval of details required by condition 4 (replacement tree and hedge planting) of permission ref. 23/01007/HOU

    Decided 22 Jun 2026 Conditions
  • PLN/2025/2457 Refused

    OLD SCHOOL, SCHOOL LANE, LOUGHTON, MILTON KEYNES, MK5 8AT

    Approval of details required by condition 4 (replacement tree and hedge planting) of permission ref. 23/01007/HOU

    Decided 28 Jan 2026 Conditions
  • 23/01007/HOU Granted

    Old School School Lane Loughton Milton Keynes MK5 8AT

    The proposed erection of a replacement rear extension, a new dormer window and an ancillary outbuilding

    Decided 21 Jun 2023 Householder
  • 23/00033/TCA Granted

    Old School School Lane Loughton Milton Keynes MK5 8AT

    The removal of 5m tall Quince Tree (T1) and 7m tall twin-stemmed Cherry Seedling (T2) as poor specimens, and removal of 7m tall Mixed Laurel, 7m tall Holly and 7m tall Maple and the pollarding of 10m tall Eucalyptus to 3m in height as blocking sightline from driveway in group (G1).

    Decided 6 Mar 2023 Trees

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 27 Oct 2025

    Received by Milton Keynes

  2. 18 Nov 2025

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 24 Dec 2025

    Decision issued: Split

  4. 10 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

6 documents on file for this application

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After the decision

Milton Keynes has decided this application; the outcome above is the register's own wording and the decision notice on the council portal carries the detail. 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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