Milton Keynes City Council planning applications
Data as of 5 November 2026
Milton Keynes City Council decided more than 2,000 planning applications in the twelve months to 5 November 2026. It refused 14% of those it approved or refused, higher than the middle UK council (9%), and took a median of 65 days to decide one.
Look up one application
Search by reference or address on Milton Keynes City Council’s own planning portal. Or ask Claude, with the PlanningLedger connector, to find it and read its officer report and decision notice (mcp.planningledger.com).
Recent major decisions
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27 August 2026 · Approved
Milton Keynes East, Land East and West of A509 London Road, Newport Pagnell, MK16 0JA · PLN/2026/0517
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20 July 2026 · Approved
TICKFORD FIELDS FARM, NORTH CRAWLEY ROAD, NEWPORT PAGNELL, MK16 9HG · PLN/2025/1670
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14 July 2026 · Approved
Prior approval for the change of use from office (Class E) to x51 residential units (Class C3)
ST GEORGES HOUSE, 88-103 CALDECOTTE LAKE DRIVE, CALDECOTTE, MILTON KEYNES, MK7 8JT · PLN/2026/1040
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10 July 2026 · Approved
Dagnall House, Buckingham Road, Newton Longville, MK3 5LA · PLN/2026/1005
Figures for Milton Keynes City Council
| Applications decided | more than 2,000 |
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| Share refusedof those approved or refused | 14%middle UK council 9% |
| Median time to a decisionfrom the valid date | 65 daysmiddle UK council 55 days |
| Householder applications refusedextensions, lofts, outbuildings | 9%of more than 510 decided |
| Appeals decidedin the last three years | more than 130 |
| Appeals allowedof those decided on their merits | 25%about one in four |
| Officer reports and decision notices searchable | back to 2017 |
| Local Plan policies held | more than 110plan adopted 2019 |
What inspectors decide appeals on
In their own words, from recent appeal decisions on Milton Keynes City Council’s planning applications.
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“The main issues are: • whether the proposed development would be appropriately located having regard to the Council’s development plan Policies, • the effect of the proposed development on pedestrian safety, • the effect of the proposed development on the…”
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“The main issue to be determined in this appeal is the effect of the proposed development on biodiversity.”
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“The main issue is the effect of the development on the city’s housing stock.”
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“The main issues are: • whether the proposed dwelling would comply with development plan housing policy; • the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area; and • the effect of the proposal on flood…”
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“The main issue is the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area.”
How we count, and what each figure leaves out: methodology. The council’s own register is the record, and each application links to it.