33b, Silbury Arcade, Centre:MK, Milton Keynes, MK9 3ES Data via plota.co.uk

PLN/2026/1284 - Full planning permission Approved
Utility infrastructureCommercial premises

Proposal

The removal of of existing rooftop HVAC and heat recovery equipment and installation of two external condenser units utilising the existing supply and exhaust ductwork Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
16 Jun 2026
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Approved
14 Aug 2026

Approved on 14 Aug 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 24 Sept 2026

Documents 9

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF Final Officer Report APPDELRP - Delegated Report · 14 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Decision Notice APPDNOT - Decision Notice · 14 Aug 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 6

PDF 2604-9002 Rev B - Existing and Proposed Plant Location PLAN-ALL - Plans that contain 2 or more plan types · 16 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF 2604-9003 Rev C - Location and Site Plan PLAN-ALL - Plans that contain 2 or more plan types · 16 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF 2604-9005 Rev A Existing Roof Top Plant Dimensions APPBLOCK - Block Plans · 16 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF 2604 - 0024Rev C - Proposed And Existing Plant Sections APPSECT - Application Sections · 16 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF 2604-9004 Rev B - Block Plan APPBLOCK - Block Plans · 16 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF 2604 - 0025 - Proposed and Existing Plant Elevations PLAN-ALL - Plans that contain 2 or more plan types · 16 Jun 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF Application Form APPFRWEB - Application Form - Web Form · 16 Jun 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Associated applications 2

Site constraints 6

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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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
Scheduled monument about 240 m away: Secklow Hundred mound: a moot at the junction of North Row and North Ninth Street.; 1 listed building within 150 m of the postcode pin; Inside the Milton Keynes built-up area; National infrastructure project about 1675 m away: The Grand Union Canal Transfer, at pre-application; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 4, 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

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

Council
Milton Keynes
Application type
Full planning permission
Postcode
MK9 3ES
Received
16 Jun 2026
Validated
16 Jun 2026
Ward
Central Milton Keynes
Parish
Central Milton Keynes
Case officer
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Target decision
18 Aug 2026
Decision
Approved with Conditions
Decision date
14 Aug 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
Forma Design

How this decision compares

Decided in 59 days from validation, about the council's usual 60 days. Approved, as 92% of utility and infrastructure works here are.

45%decided within 8 weeks
92%approved
44decided in the last year

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

Public comments

2comments received
2 neutral

Last counted 24 Sept 2026

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Historical activity at this location

25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

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Nearby activity

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Advertisement consent for the display of 2 no. internally illuminated signs
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2022 Approved
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Internal fit out and installation of new shop front for use of property as a restaurant
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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
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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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings