Manhattan House, 401 Witan Gate East, Central Milton Keynes, Milton Keynes Data via plota.co.uk

PLN/2025/1511 - Consent to display an advertisement Approved

Proposal

Advertisement consent for the display of fascia panel with internally illuminated text Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
21 Jul 2025
✓
Approved
11 Sept 2025
✓
Appeal allowed
23 Sept 2026

Approved on 11 Sept 2025 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 15 Oct 2026

Site constraints 3

3 Article 4 directions
Article 4 Direction relating to Houses in Multiple Occupation (HIMO) - Non immediate direction · Central Milton Keynes Article 4 Direction · Article 4 Direction relating to Houses in Multiple Occupation (HIMO) - Immediate direction. Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.
An Article 4 direction withdraws particular permitted development rights, so work that would normally need no application needs one here. Not every council has published its directions.
Also on the record
Inside the Milton Keynes built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 3, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 17 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

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Important details

Application type
Consent to display an advertisement
Received
21 Jul 2025
Validated
21 Jul 2025
Ward
Central Milton Keynes (Historic 2026)
Parish
Central Milton Keynes
Case officer
Show
Target decision
15 Sept 2025
Decision
Approved with Conditions
Decision date
11 Sept 2025
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Appeal
Allowed · 23 Sept 2026 · Written Representations · Inspectorate case 6009022 ↗
Applicant
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Agent
Technical Signs

How this decision compares

Decided in 52 days from validation, about the council's usual 55 days. Approved, as 96% of signs and adverts here are.

68%decided within 8 weeks
96%approved
71decided in the last year

Plota live figures for signs and adverts decided by Milton Keynes in the last twelve months, from validation. Milton Keynes decision record →

Public comments

2comments received
1 objecting1 neutral

Last counted 15 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Milton Keynes
Planning Authority Score
7.1/10
Good
#59 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other decisions

Milton Keynes is faster than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #52 out of 296. Only 28% of applications have the time limit extended, well below the 41% national average - the council usually decides on time. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (92%) than the national average (90%).

Faster than most councils
for householder decisions
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Milton Keynes decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
88%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #156 of 296
92%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #159 of 296
78%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #52 of 296
28%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #45 of 296
55%
Minor dwellings approved
66 decided (1-9 homes)
83%
Major dwellings approved
23 decided (10+ homes)
71%
Change of use approved
49 decided
1,088
Total decisions
134 refused in the year to March 2026