Former BT Data Centre, Tavistock Street, Bletchley, Milton Keynes, MK2 2PG Data via plota.co.uk

PLN/2026/1476 - Full planning permission Under Consultation

Proposal

The change of use of the site to be used for open storage falling within Use Class B8 and installation of perimeter fencing Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
13 Jul 2026
✓
Validated
7 Aug 2026
Decision
Expected by 6 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 9 Oct 2026; it is now day 63.

Documents 19

Consultation & comments 1

PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show APPPREPR - Public Representations · 28 Aug 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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
National infrastructure project about 77 m away: East West Rail - Bedford to Cambridge and Western improvements, at pre-application; Inside the Bletchley 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
Full planning permission
Postcode
MK2 2PG
Received
13 Jul 2026
Validated
7 Aug 2026
Ward
Bletchley Park & Fenny Stratford
Parish
Bletchley and Fenny Stratford
Target decision
6 Nov 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
Freya Prigent

Decision outlook

Day 63, past the statutory target. 79% of changes of use in Milton Keynes are decided within thirteen weeks, which runs to 6 Nov 2026; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 4 Oct 2026.

Day 637 days past 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

14comments received
12 objecting2 neutral

86% object · above the UK average of 74%

Last counted 4 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

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