The Woodlands School Galley Hill Campus, Galley Hill, Stony Stratford, Milton Keynes, MK11 1PA Data via plota.co.uk

PLN/2026/2093 - Full planning permission Under Consultation

Proposal

Erection of a new SEND educational block and community centre together with associated, parking, hard and soft landscaping Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
7 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 4 Jan 2027

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 5 Dec 2026 and 30 Dec 2026, from Milton Keynes's recent commercial and major works.

Documents 35

Statements & assessments 16

PDF 11565-BCL-XX-XX-RP-C-0401-Transport Statement_P01 - Transport Statement APPTRANS - Transport Assessments and Plans · 7 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF 11565-BCL-XX-XX-RP-C-0400-Transport Plan_P01 - Travel Plan APPTRANS - Transport Assessments and Plans · 7 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF Tree Survey review, Arboricultural Impact Assessment and Arboricultural Method Statement APPTREP - Arboriculture/Tree Reports · 7 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF Ecology reports APPECOL - Ecology Reports · 7 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF SP652TMV-XX-ZZ-DR-A-00002 PC1 - Existing Site Plan Topographical Survey APPBLOCK - Block Plans · 7 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF P251493-MEP-XX-XX-RP-EN-0002 - Energy Statement APPSUST - Sustainability Statement · 7 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF E26834-TLP-601 - Tree Survey APPTREE - Tree Survey Plans · 7 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF 5368 - Planning Statement APPSTATE - Planning Statement · 7 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF The_Statutory_Metric Woodlands SEN .xlsx APPECOL - Ecology Reports · 7 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF Design and Access Statement APPD&A - Design and Access Statement · 7 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF P251493-MEP-XX-XX-RP-EN-0004 P2 - Sustainability Statement Report APPSUST - Sustainability Statement · 7 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF Ecological Appraisal (EA) APPCONFI - Confidential Information · 7 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF 11565-BCL-XX-XX-RP-C-0001 P01 - Drainage Strategy, Assessment of Flood Risk & Sustainable Drainage System Statement APPFLOOD - Flood Risk · 7 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF E26834 - Tree Schedule APPTREP - Arboriculture/Tree Reports · 7 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF Ecological Appraisal_Redacted APPECOL - Ecology Reports · 7 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF Baseline_Condition_Assessments - Woodlands SEN.xlsx APPSUPP - Other Supporting Documents/Information · 7 Oct 2026 View ↗

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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
Radon affected area, class 2; Inside the Milton Keynes built-up area; National infrastructure project about 1642 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 2, 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 16 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, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) 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
MK11 1PA
Received
7 Oct 2026
Validated
7 Oct 2026
Ward
Stony Stratford
Parish
Stony Stratford
Target decision
4 Jan 2027
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
Harry McCorkell

Decision outlook

Day 21 of the 56-day target. Milton Keynes usually decides commercial and major works by day 70.

Day 2149 days to the predicted decision (day 70)
37%decided within 8 weeks
77%approved
37decided 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

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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