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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
Granted As published: 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

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What this grant of permission means

Milton Keynes granted permission on 22 January 2026, 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 lawful development applications

A lawful development certificate is a legal determination that existing or proposed works do not need planning permission; the merits of the scheme are not considered. More in our guide to planning application types.

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