Planning application
3 SANDYWELL DRIVE, DOWNHEAD PARK, MILTON KEYNES, MK15 9AH
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Variation of condition 3 (occupancy) seeking to increase number of full time staff to 2 (relating to permission ref. PLN/2025/0194 Change of use from dwelling house (Use Class C3) to residential children's home (Use Class C2) to accommodate a maximum of two children under the age of 18 years old and the inclusion of a bin store and cycle shelter
As published by the council, reference PLN/2026/0256
Application record
- Reference
- PLN/2026/0256
- Type
- Removal/variation of conditions
- Status
- Decision Made
- Decision
- Approved with Conditions
- Received
- 10 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 11 Feb 2026
- Decided
- 13 May 2026
- Ward
- Campbell Park & Old Woughton (Historic 2026)
- Parish
- Great Linford
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- MK15 9AH
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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10 Feb 2026
Received by Milton Keynes
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11 Feb 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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13 May 2026
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
6 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.
Trade members open them from here.
Open the documentsWhat 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 amendments applications
How this application type works
An amendment application changes a permission that already exists. Non-material amendments cover small adjustments with no wider effect, while minor material amendments, usually made by varying a condition, allow modest design changes without a fresh application. Anything beyond that needs a new permission, so the scope here is deliberately narrow.
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