The Dovecote, Church Street, Olney, MK46 4AD Data via plota.co.uk

PLN/2026/1796 - Householder planning permission Under Consultation

Proposal

Demolition of existing link building in corner for replacement with new link, door and window structural opening adjustments and replacement of all windows and doors, raising the height of the stone boundary wall fronting Church Street, installation of Air Source Heat Pump behind raised stone wall, provision of on-plot/off-road parking spaces to rear (East) with re-aligned boundary fencing to rear garden with change of use of a small part of the meadows to private garden Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
26 Aug 2026
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Validated
29 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 24 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 24 Nov 2026, from Milton Keynes's recent changes of use.

Site constraints 6

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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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.
17 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Gatepiers to South of Churchyard of Church of Saints Peter and Paul, Grade II, about 35 m from the postcode pin · 1 Grade I, 1 Grade II*, 15 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
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Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Conservation area about 25 m away: Olney; Scheduled monument about 225 m away: Olney Bridge; Inside the Olney built-up area; 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

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.

Sales history 1

Last sold for £575,000 in January 2026. Detached house, freehold.

9 January 2026£575,000

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

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Important details

Application type
Householder planning permission
Postcode
MK46 4AD
Received
26 Aug 2026
Validated
29 Sept 2026
Ward
Olney & Rural
Parish
Olney
Case officer
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Target decision
24 Nov 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
Steve Cole Architectural Design

Decision outlook

Day 10 of the 56-day target. Milton Keynes usually decides changes of use by day 56.

Day 1046 days to the 56-day target
59%decided within 8 weeks
71%approved
86decided in the last year

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 1 Oct 2026

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

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

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.