40 Pigott Drive, Shenley Church End, Milton Keynes, MK5 6BY Data via plota.co.uk

PLN/2025/2523 - Householder planning permission Approved

Proposal

Proposed single storey rear extension Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
26 Nov 2025
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Approved
20 Jan 2026

Approved on 20 Jan 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 8 Oct 2026

Site constraints 3

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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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 Milton Keynes 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 · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 8 October 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.

Sales history 2

Last sold for £299,995 in July 2002. Detached house, freehold.

25 July 2002£299,995
20 December 1996£155,000New build

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
MK5 6BY
Received
26 Nov 2025
Validated
26 Nov 2025
Ward
Loughton & Shenley (Historic 2026)
Parish
Shenley Church End
Case officer
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Target decision
21 Jan 2026
Decision
Approved with Conditions
Decision date
20 Jan 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
Design & Planning Consultancy - Mr Dave Cummins

How this decision compares

Decided in 55 days from validation, about the council's usual 56 days. Approved, as 85% of extensions here are.

65%decided within 8 weeks
85%approved
512decided 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

No public comments yet.

Last counted 8 Oct 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

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