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897 SILBURY BOULEVARD, CENTRAL MILTON KEYNES, MILTON KEYNES, MK9 3XJ

Refused Milton Keynes PLN/2026/0599 Prior approval: New dwellinghouses on detached buildings in commercial or mixed use

Works: New dwelling Extension

Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.

Proposal

Prior notification for the proposed two-storey upward extension to provide 22 new residential apartments

As published by the council, reference PLN/2026/0599

Application record

Reference
PLN/2026/0599
Type
Prior approval: New dwellinghouses on detached buildings in commercial or mixed use
Status
Decision Made
Decision
Refused
Received
13 Mar 2026
Validated
13 Mar 2026
Decided
14 May 2026
Ward
Central Milton Keynes (Historic 2026)
Parish
Central Milton Keynes
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
MK9 3XJ

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 13 Mar 2026

    Received by Milton Keynes

  2. 14 May 2026

    Decision issued: Refused

  3. 10 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

17 documents on file for this application

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What refusal means

The process from here

The council refused this application for the reasons set out on the decision notice, which the council portal holds in full. Only the applicant can appeal a refusal; the time limit runs from the decision date and is shorter for householder schemes.

Refusal does not prevent a fresh attempt. Applicants often address the reasons for refusal and resubmit, so a refused scheme is not necessarily the end of proposals for the site.

About prior approval applications

How this application type works

Prior approval applications arise where permitted development rights already grant the principle of the work, such as larger home extensions, changes of use to housing or agricultural buildings. The council may only consider the specific matters set out in the rules, for example transport, flooding or appearance, and in many classes the work may proceed if the council does not respond within the deadline, commonly 56 days.

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