Multi Storey Car Park, Milton Keynes Theatre, 500 Marlborough Gate, Central Milton Keynes, Milton Keynes, MK9 3NZ Data via plota.co.uk

PLN/2026/1197 - Approval of details reserved by a condition Approved

Proposal

Approval of details required by conditions 5 (compound, wheel wash, HGV route and phasing works communication), 28 (construction site surface water run-off), 30 (Demolition Method Statement (DMS) and restoration strategy) and 31 (Site Waste Management Plan (SWMP)) of permission ref. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
5 Jun 2026
✓
Approved
13 Aug 2026

Approved on 13 Aug 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 24 Sept 2026

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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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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.
Registered park or garden about 71 m away: Campbell Park, Milton Keynes
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Registered parks and gardens, battlefields, world heritage sites and protected wrecks are designated heritage assets: harm needs clear and convincing justification.
Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Milton Keynes built-up area; National infrastructure project about 1026 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 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
Approval of details reserved by a condition
Postcode
MK9 3NZ
Received
5 Jun 2026
Validated
5 Jun 2026
Ward
Central Milton Keynes
Parish
Central Milton Keynes
Case officer
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Target decision
14 Aug 2026
Decision
Approved
Decision date
13 Aug 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
Rapleys LLP

Public comments

4comments received
4 neutral

Last counted 24 Sept 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