Chapel Cottage, 2 High Street, Great Linford, Milton Keynes, MK14 5AX Data via plota.co.uk

PLN/2026/1501 - Notification of proposed works to trees in a conservation area Approved

Proposal

The removal of 4x Leylandii trees and 1x Pine tree to ground level and the pruning of lateral branches only by 0.25m to 1x Yew tree Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
15 Jul 2026
Validated
24 Jul 2026
Approved
4 Sept 2026

Approved on 4 Sept 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 4 Sept 2026

Site constraints 5

Great Linford conservation area
Also Great Linford. 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.
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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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.
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 Milton Keynes 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
Notification of proposed works to trees in a conservation area
Postcode
MK14 5AX
Received
15 Jul 2026
Validated
24 Jul 2026
Ward
Great Linford
Parish
Great Linford
Case officer
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Target decision
4 Sept 2026
Decision
Approved
Decision date
4 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
Holmes Tree Services Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 42 days from validation, about the council's usual 42 days. Approved, as 89% of tree and landscaping works here are.

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

1comment received
1 neutral

Last counted 4 Sept 2026

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Milton Keynes
Planning Authority Score
7.1/10
Good
#59 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other 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