Land to the rear of Stratford House, Mill Lane, Stony Stratford Data via plota.co.uk

PLN/2026/0483 - Consent under Tree Preservation Orders Approved

Proposal

The reduction of 1x over-extended limb by up to 2.5m of Lime (T1), crown raise by 2.5m from ground of 2x Yew (T2-T3), crown reduction by 2.5m to remove deadwood and weight of Plane (T4), and reduction of height by approx 2m (back to previous pollard points) of row of Lime (T5-T12) protected by Milton Keynes Council Tree Preservation Order no. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
10 Mar 2026
Validated
23 Mar 2026
Approved
15 May 2026

Approved on 15 May 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 23 Aug 2026

Site constraints 5

Stony Stratford conservation area
Also Stony Stratford. Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
2 Article 4 directions
Article 4 Direction relating to Houses in Multiple Occupation (HIMO) - Non immediate 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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Inside the Milton Keynes built-up area; the 1970s provisional farmland map 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 11 September 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 under Tree Preservation Orders
Postcode
MK11 1BQ
Received
10 Mar 2026
Validated
23 Mar 2026
Ward
Stony Stratford (Historic 2026)
Parish
Stony Stratford
Case officer
Show
Target decision
18 May 2026
Decision
Approved with Conditions
Decision date
15 May 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Stanton Tree Care - Mr Joshua Stanton

How this decision compares

Decided in 53 days from validation, 11 days slower than Milton Keynes's median of 42 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 89% of tree and landscaping works here are.

82%decided within 8 weeks
89%approved
103decided in the last year

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

Public comments

1comment received
1 neutral

Last counted 23 Aug 2026

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