Rear of 68-78 Station Road, Woburn Sands Data via plota.co.uk

PLN/2026/1949 - Notification of proposed works to trees in a conservation area Under Consultation

Proposal

The removal of one low limb overhanging the garden of no. 76 Station Road of Ash (T1), removal of deadwood of Ash (T2) and the felling of Ash (T3) due to structural fault at the first fork at 3.5 meters and a further fault on the stem over the car park Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
18 Sept 2026
✓
Validated
28 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 9 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 9 Nov 2026, from Milton Keynes's recent tree and landscaping works.

Site constraints 5

Woburn Sands 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 ↗
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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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.
Also on the record
National infrastructure project about 334 m away: East West Rail - Bedford to Cambridge and Western improvements, at pre-application; Tree preservation order about 17 m away; Inside the Woburn Sands built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

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, the Planning Inspectorate 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
MK17 8SB
Received
18 Sept 2026
Validated
28 Sept 2026
Ward
Danesborough
Parish
Woburn Sands
Case officer
Show
Target decision
9 Nov 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Apex Tree Specialists LLP

Decision outlook

Day 30 of the 56-day target. Milton Keynes usually decides tree and landscaping works by day 42.

Day 3026 days to the 56-day target
87%decided within 8 weeks
92%approved
192decided 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 27 Oct 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