British Telecom, Silver Street, Newport Pagnell, MK16 0EJ Data via plota.co.uk

PLN/2026/1401 - Full planning permission Approved

Proposal

Installation of ventilation louvres within existing ground floor windows to the north elevation Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
2 Jul 2026
Approved
27 Aug 2026

Approved on 27 Aug 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 28 Aug 2026

Site constraints 4

Flood zone 2, rivers and sea
Medium chance: between a 1 in 100 and 1 in 1,000 annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 to 1 in 1,000 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.
Flood map ↗
Newport Pagnell 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 ↗
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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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
Inside the Newport Pagnell built-up area.
Not affected
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
Full planning permission
Postcode
MK16 0EJ
Received
2 Jul 2026
Validated
2 Jul 2026
Ward
Newport Pagnell
Parish
Newport Pagnell
Case officer
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Target decision
27 Aug 2026
Decision
Approved with Conditions
Decision date
27 Aug 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
McGrath Associates Limited

How this decision compares

Decided in 56 days from validation, about the council's usual 56 days. Approved, as 84% of extensions here are.

65%decided within 8 weeks
84%approved
375decided in the last year

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

Public comments

1comment received
1 neutral

Last counted 28 Aug 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