Milton Keynes East, Land East and West of A509 London Road, Newport Pagnell, MK16 0JA Data via plota.co.uk

PLN/2025/2695 - Approval of reserved matters Approved

Proposal

Approval of reserved matters for the access, appearance, landscaping, layout, and scale pursuant to outline permission ref. (revised scheme to that previously approved under ref. ) for the erection of a foot/cycle bridge across the A509 and associated works… Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
18 Dec 2025
Validated
9 Jan 2026
Approved
21 May 2026

Approved on 21 May 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 22 Aug 2026

Documents 42

Statements & assessments 29

PDF 2026-02-26_MKE - Footbridge 4 - Biodiversity Net Gain Technical Note.pdf APPECOL - Ecology Reports · 11 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF 2026-02-26_MKE - Footbridge 4_Biodiversity Metric - Version 1.xlsm APPECOL - Ecology Reports · 11 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF MILTON KEYNES EAST Generic Quantitative Risk Assessment Part 2 APPSUPP - Other Supporting Documents/Information · 18 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF MILTON KEYNES EAST Generic Quantitative Risk Assessment Part 9 APPSUPP - Other Supporting Documents/Information · 18 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF MK East- Impact plan for great crested newt District Licensing V2 APPECOL - Ecology Reports · 18 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF MILTON KEYNES EAST Generic Quantitative Risk Assessment Part 17 APPSUPP - Other Supporting Documents/Information · 18 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF MK East: HMMP map for great crested newt District Licensing APPECOL - Ecology Reports · 18 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF MILTON KEYNES EAST Generic Quantitative Risk Assessment Part 6 APPSUPP - Other Supporting Documents/Information · 18 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF MILTON KEYNES EAST Generic Quantitative Risk Assessment Part 22 APPSUPP - Other Supporting Documents/Information · 18 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF MILTON KEYNES EAST Generic Quantitative Risk Assessment Part 13 APPSUPP - Other Supporting Documents/Information · 18 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF MILTON KEYNES EAST Generic Quantitative Risk Assessment Part 18 APPSUPP - Other Supporting Documents/Information · 18 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF MILTON KEYNES EAST Generic Quantitative Risk Assessment Part 19 APPSUPP - Other Supporting Documents/Information · 18 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF MILTON KEYNES EAST Generic Quantitative Risk Assessment Part 23 APPSUPP - Other Supporting Documents/Information · 18 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF MILTON KEYNES EAST Generic Quantitative Risk Assessment Part 3 APPSUPP - Other Supporting Documents/Information · 18 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF MILTON KEYNES EAST Generic Quantitative Risk Assessment Part 12 APPSUPP - Other Supporting Documents/Information · 18 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF MILTON KEYNES EAST Generic Quantitative Risk Assessment Part 4 APPSUPP - Other Supporting Documents/Information · 18 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF MILTON KEYNES EAST Generic Quantitative Risk Assessment Part 14 APPSUPP - Other Supporting Documents/Information · 18 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF MILTON KEYNES EAST Generic Quantitative Risk Assessment Part 10 APPSUPP - Other Supporting Documents/Information · 18 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF MILTON KEYNES EAST Generic Quantitative Risk Assessment Part 21 APPSUPP - Other Supporting Documents/Information · 18 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF MILTON KEYNES EAST Generic Quantitative Risk Assessment Part 16 APPSUPP - Other Supporting Documents/Information · 18 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF MILTON KEYNES EAST Generic Quantitative Risk Assessment Part 20 APPSUPP - Other Supporting Documents/Information · 18 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF MILTON KEYNES EAST Generic Quantitative Risk Assessment Part 7 APPSUPP - Other Supporting Documents/Information · 18 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF MILTON KEYNES EAST Generic Quantitative Risk Assessment Part 11 APPSUPP - Other Supporting Documents/Information · 18 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF MILTON KEYNES EAST Generic Quantitative Risk Assessment Part 4 (2) APPSUPP - Other Supporting Documents/Information · 18 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF MILTON KEYNES EAST Generic Quantitative Risk Assessment Part 5 APPSUPP - Other Supporting Documents/Information · 18 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF 70057521_GQRA - MILTON KEYNES EAST Generic Quantitative Risk Assessment Part 1 APPSUPP - Other Supporting Documents/Information · 18 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF MKE-WSP-FB4-ZZ-DR-RP-001-P01 - MKE Footbridge 4 Drainage Strategy APPSUPP - Other Supporting Documents/Information · 18 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF MILTON KEYNES EAST Generic Quantitative Risk Assessment Part 15 APPSUPP - Other Supporting Documents/Information · 18 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF MILTON KEYNES EAST Generic Quantitative Risk Assessment Part 8 APPSUPP - Other Supporting Documents/Information · 18 Dec 2025 View ↗

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Associated applications 16

Site constraints 2

Article 4 direction
Article 4 Direction relating to Houses in Multiple Occupation (HIMO) - Non 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.
Agricultural land, grade 2
Best and most versatile land (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Predicted from the national soil map. The older provisional map, which most planning maps still show, had this area as grade 3. The predicted grade is Defra's current estimate; only a site survey settles it.
Where development of farmland is needed, policy prefers poorer land over the best and most versatile (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Three sources: Natural England's post-1988 field surveys, which are definitive where they exist; the Defra predictive map for England (2025) and the Welsh Government predictive map, modelled from the soil map with 3a and 3b split; and the 1970s provisional map, which planners and other services still show, coarser and with grade 3 undivided. Where the provisional and predicted grades disagree, treat the predicted grade as the current estimate and expect an application to carry its own survey.
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
Approval of reserved matters
Postcode
MK16 0JA
Received
18 Dec 2025
Validated
9 Jan 2026
Ward
Olney (Historic 2026)
Parish
Moulsoe
Case officer
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Target decision
22 May 2026
Decision
Approved with Conditions
Decision date
21 May 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
Lichfields - Mr Lincoln Cheung

How this decision compares

Decided in 132 days from validation, 76 days slower than Milton Keynes's median of 56 for commercial and major works. Approved, as 80% of commercial and major works here are.

51%decided within 8 weeks
80%approved
43decided in the last year

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

Public comments

15comments received
5 objecting10 neutral

33% object · below the UK average of 75%

Last counted 22 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