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4 Suffolk Close, Bletchley, Milton Keynes, MK3 7EP

Granted Milton Keynes PLN/2025/2542 Lawful development certificate (proposed)

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Certificate of lawfulness for proposed use of existing dwellinghouse (use class C3a) as a children's care home for up to two children aged 7-17 years, with a manager and three carers, two of whom would stay overnight, working on a rota basis (use class C2)

As published by the council, reference PLN/2025/2542

Application record

Reference
PLN/2025/2542
Type
Lawful development certificate (proposed)
Status
Decision Made
Decision
Approved
Received
27 Nov 2025
Validated
27 Nov 2025
Decided
22 Jan 2026
Ward
Bletchley West
Parish
West Bletchley
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
MK3 7EP

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 27 Nov 2025

    Received by Milton Keynes

  2. 22 Jan 2026

    Decision issued: Approved

  3. 10 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

12 documents on file for this application

A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.

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What a grant of permission means

The process from here

Permission has been granted, usually subject to conditions listed on the decision notice, some of which must be discharged before work starts. The decision notice on the council portal sets out exactly what was approved.

Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses. Neighbours cannot appeal a grant; challenging one means judicial review of how the decision was made, within tight time limits.

About lawful development applications

How this application type works

A lawful development certificate is a legal determination, not a planning judgement. It asks the council to confirm either that existing use or works are lawful, often through the passage of time, or that a proposal would not need planning permission at all. The applicant must prove the facts; the merits of the scheme are not considered.

More on lawful development applications in our guide

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