Planning application
SHELTON HOUSE, HIGH STREET, WOBURN SANDS, MILTON KEYNES, MK17 8SD
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
The removal of x2 Yew trees
As published by the council, reference PLN/2026/0884
Application record
- Reference
- PLN/2026/0884
- Type
- Notification of proposed works to trees in a conservation area
- Status
- Decision Made
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approved
- Received
- 29 Apr 2026
- Validated
- 30 Apr 2026
- Decided
- 24 Jun 2026
- Ward
- Danesborough
- Parish
- Woburn Sands
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- MK17 8SD
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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29 Apr 2026
Received by Milton Keynes
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30 Apr 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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24 Jun 2026
Decision issued: Approved
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27 Jul 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
5 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Milton Keynes granted permission on 24 June 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 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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