Planning application
WOUGHTON CENTRE, RAINBOW DRIVE, LEADENHALL, MILTON KEYNES, MK6 5EJ
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Prior notification for the proposed installation of a 97.6kWp roof-mounted solar photovoltaic (PV) array on the south-facing roof of the Leisure Centre, together with associated battery energy storage equipment (102kW capacity), inverters, mounting systems, control equipment, cable routes, and ancillary works including external plant installation, temporary construction compound, access arrangements, and associated infrastructure
As published by the council, reference PLN/2026/1314
Application record
- Reference
- PLN/2026/1314
- Type
- Prior approval: Solar equipment on non-domestic premises
- Status
- Decision Made
- Decision
- Prior Approval Not Required
- Received
- 19 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 22 Jun 2026
- Decided
- 13 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Woughton & Fishermead
- Parish
- Woughton
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- MK6 5EJ
Site history
Applications at this address on the Milton Keynes register
This site has had 3 applications since 2026: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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PLN/2026/1419 Granted
WOUGHTON CENTRE, RAINBOW DRIVE, LEADENHALL, MILTON KEYNES, MK6 5EJ
Approval of details required by conditions 16 (Habitat Management & Monitoring Plan) & BNG1 (Biodiversity Net Gain) of permission ref. PLN/2024/2058
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PLN/2026/0347 Split decision
Woughton Centre, Rainbow Drive, Leadenhall, MILTON KEYNES, MK6 5EJ
Approval of details required by conditions 3 (Surface Water Drainage Scheme), 6 (RAMS/NLMS), 12 (Site Waste Management Plan), 16 (Habitat Management & Monitoring Plan) and BNG1 (Biodiversity Net Gain) of permission ref. PLN/2024/2058
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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19 Jun 2026
Received by Milton Keynes
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22 Jun 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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27 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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13 Aug 2026
Decision issued: Prior Approval Not Required
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 13 August 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 prior approval applications
Prior approval applies where permitted development rights already grant the principle of the work, leaving the council only the specific matters the rules name, commonly within 56 days. More in our guide to planning application types.
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