7 Fortescue Drive, Shenley Church End, Milton Keynes, MK5 6BP Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Certificate of lawfulness for the proposed use of dwelling as a residential care home for 4 young people (Class C2) with associated staffing arrangements Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Under consideration
No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 16 Nov 2026, from Milton Keynes's recent changes of use.
Documents 5
Statements & assessments 1
Plans & drawings 3
Site constraints 4
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 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.
Building
From the energy performance certificate lodged in October 2025, the latest held for this property, matched to this application by its address. The building may have changed since. View the certificate
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Important details
- Council
- Milton Keynes
- Application type
- Lawful development certificate (proposed)
- Postcode
- MK5 6BP
- Received
- 25 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 21 Sept 2026
- Ward
- Watling
- Parish
- Shenley Church End
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 16 Nov 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated Decision
- Agent
- Show
Decision outlook
Day 18 of the 56-day target. Milton Keynes usually decides changes of use by day 56.
Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Milton Keynes in the last twelve months, from validation. Milton Keynes decision record →
Public comments
No public comments yet.
Last counted 3 Oct 2026
Historical activity at this location
7 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Previous applications at this address
Nearby activity
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%).
Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.
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