Woburn Sands Methodist Church, High Street, Woburn Sands, Milton Keynes, MK17 8RL Data via plota.co.uk

PLN/2026/2039 - Full planning permission Under Consultation

Proposal

Installation of entrance ramp for improved access Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
30 Sept 2026
✓
Validated
16 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 11 Dec 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 11 Dec 2026 and 26 Dec 2026, from Milton Keynes's recent full applications.

Site constraints 5

Woburn Sands conservation area
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.
Council document ↗
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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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.
Also on the record
2 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin; National infrastructure project about 716 m away: East West Rail - Bedford to Cambridge and Western improvements, at pre-application; Inside the Woburn Sands built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 22 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
Full planning permission
Postcode
MK17 8RL
Received
30 Sept 2026
Validated
16 Oct 2026
Ward
Danesborough
Parish
Woburn Sands
Case officer
Show
Target decision
11 Dec 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Stimpson Walton Bond Architects - Mr Adrian Ringrose

Decision outlook

Day 12 of the 56-day target. Milton Keynes usually decides full applications by day 58.

Day 1246 days to the predicted decision (day 58)
50%decided within 8 weeks
73%approved
283decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 23 Oct 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