Land adjacent Wavendon Garden Centre, Wavendon, MK18 8UF Data via plota.co.uk

PLN/2026/1462 - Consent under Tree Preservation Orders Under Consultation

Proposal

The felling of 14 trees - 7no. Ash, 2no. Horse Chestnut, 1no. Goat Willow, 1no. Whitebeam, 1no. Plane, 1no. Hawthorn, 1no. Dead tree (unidentified) (all trees marked on site with a single spot of orange paint) protected by Milton Keynes Council Tree Preservation Order no. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
9 Jul 2026
Validated
27 Jul 2026
Decision
Expected by 21 Sept 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 14 Sept 2026, from Milton Keynes's recent tree and landscaping works.

Site constraints 4

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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Inside the Woburn Sands built-up area; the 1970s provisional farmland map 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 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
Consent under Tree Preservation Orders
Postcode
MK18 8UF
Received
9 Jul 2026
Validated
27 Jul 2026
Ward
Danesborough
Parish
Wavendon
Case officer
Show
Target decision
21 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
RGS - Mr Robert Yates

Decision outlook

Day 49, past Milton Keynes's usual 42 days for tree and landscaping works. 97% are decided within thirteen weeks, so most likely by 26 Oct 2026.

Day 497 days to the 56-day target
82%decided within 8 weeks
89%approved
103decided in the last year

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

Public comments

3comments received
2 objecting1 neutral

67% object · below the UK average of 75%

Last counted 12 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

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