Lakes Estate, Stoke Road, Bletchley, Milton Keynes Data via plota.co.uk

PLN/2026/0132 - Non-Material Amendment Approved

Proposal

Non-material amendment seeking to amend the description of development to make all floor areas maximum floor areas by adding "up to" prior to the floor area and use list, change community hub to medical centre, change nursery to pharmacy and change the quantum of floor space for the pharmacy to 201sqm and to amend the approved plans of conditions 10, 11, and 14 to remove the acoustic fencing (relating to permission ref. - hybrid application for the redevelopment of the Lakes Estate, comprising: a) Full consent for development of 'Phase A' to provide 308 dwellings, 160sqm flexible retail floorspace, 613sqm community hub floorspace, 220sqm light industrial floorspace, 200sqm for a nursery and an energy centre, and various works; and b) Outline consent (all matters reserved except access, layout and scale) for the demolition of Serpentine Court and the development of 'Phase B' to provide 217 residential dwellings, an extra care facility providing 64 homes, 756sqm of flexible retail floorspace (Use Class A1-A5), car parking, cycle parking and associated landscaping.) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
23 Jan 2026
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Validated
26 Feb 2026
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Approved
23 Mar 2026

Approved on 23 Mar 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 23 Aug 2026

Documents 12

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Associated applications 3

Site constraints 5

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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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.
Also on the record
Local nature reserve about 337 m away: Blue Lagoon; National infrastructure project about 601 m away: The Grand Union Canal Transfer, at pre-application; Inside the Bletchley 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 6 October 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Planning Inspectorate 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
Non-Material Amendment
Postcode
MK2 3QF
Received
23 Jan 2026
Validated
26 Feb 2026
Ward
Bletchley East (Historic 2026)
Parish
Bletchley and Fenny Stratford
Target decision
26 Mar 2026
Decision
Approved with Conditions
Decision date
23 Mar 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
HTA Design LLP - Ms Michaela Oberhuber

Public comments

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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:
Major dwellings

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