Planning application
The Route Corridor of The East West Rail Project, Milton Keynes
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Approval of details required by Condition 12 (Ecology) for development stage 2D of permission ref. TWA/18/APP/04 relating to The Network Rail (East West Rail Bicester to Bedford Improvements) Order 2020
As published by the council, reference PLN/2026/0924
Application record
- Reference
- PLN/2026/0924
- Type
- Approval of details reserved by a condition
- Status
- Decision Made
- Decision
- Approved
- Received
- 6 May 2026
- Validated
- 6 May 2026
- Decided
- 25 Jun 2026
- Ward
- Bletchley Park & Fenny Stratford;Bletchley South;Bletchley West;Danesborough;Walton
- Parish
- Bletchley and Fenny Stratford;Bow Brickhill;Walton;Wavendon;West Bletchley;Woburn Sands
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
Site history
Applications at this address on the Milton Keynes register
This site has had 2 applications since 2026: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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PLN/2026/0851 Decided
The Route Corridor of The East West Rail Project, Milton Keynes
Consultation for East West Rail to enable the operation of trains between Oxford and Cambridge, including associated works to the railway network and amendments to proposal including Bletchley West train maintenance depot and passing loops, eastern entrance for Bletchley station, new station at Woburn Sands with links to local communities and changes to level crossings
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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6 May 2026
Received by Milton Keynes
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25 Jun 2026
Decision issued: Approved
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27 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
6 documents on file for this application
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Milton Keynes granted permission on 25 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.
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