Watling Academy, Barrosa Way, Whitehouse, Milton Keynes, MK8 1EP Data via plota.co.uk

PLN/2026/1628 - Full planning permission Under Consultation

Proposal

Proposed erection of a two-storey teaching block extension, comprising eight classrooms, staff facilities and associated landscaping and works Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
3 Aug 2026
Decision
Expected by 17 Dec 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 9 Oct 2026; it is now day 67.

Documents 29

Statements & assessments 16

PDF Biodiversity metric calculation tool (Excel) APPECOL - Ecology Reports · 3 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF HL/DW/11292 - Planning Statement (July 2026) APPSTATE - Planning Statement · 3 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF EDU002-004-011/002/001 - Faunal Enhancement Report APPECOL - Ecology Reports · 3 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Transport Assessment APPTRANS - Transport Assessments and Plans · 3 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Sustainability Statement APPSUST - Sustainability Statement · 3 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Watling Academy Sixth Form Facilities - Planning Obligations Statement APPSUPP - Other Supporting Documents/Information · 3 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Site Waste Management Plan Statement APPSUPP - Other Supporting Documents/Information · 3 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF EDU002-004/407488/1 Fig 2 - Faunal Enhancements APPECOL - Ecology Reports · 3 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Watling Academy Teaching Block Extension - Great Crested Newt Statement APPECOL - Ecology Reports · 3 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF EDU002-004-011/001/001 - Watling Academy Teaching Block Extension - Biodiversity Net Gain Report APPECOL - Ecology Reports · 3 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF CO25/010/01 - Surface Water Drainage and SuDS Strategy Report APPDRAN - Drainage Plans · 3 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Watling Academy Teaching Block Extension - Community Engagement Statement APPSUPP - Other Supporting Documents/Information · 3 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Preliminary Ecological Appraisal (revised) (March 2025) APPECOL - Ecology Reports · 3 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Watling Academy Teaching Block Extension - Digital Connectivity Statement APPSUPP - Other Supporting Documents/Information · 3 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Watling Academy Teaching Block Extension - Design, Access & Heritage Statement APPD&A - Design and Access Statement · 3 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Watling Academy Teaching Block Extension - Planning Statement APPSTATE - Planning Statement · 3 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.
Agricultural land, grade 3b, surveyed
Not best and most versatile land (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Source: Natural England's post-1988 ALC field survey (Reading). Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) agrees.
Where development of farmland is needed, policy prefers poorer land over the best and most versatile (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Three sources: Natural England's post-1988 field surveys, which are definitive where they exist; the Defra predictive map for England (2025) and the Welsh Government predictive map, modelled from the soil map with 3a and 3b split; and the 1970s provisional map, which planners and other services still show, coarser and with grade 3 undivided. Where the provisional and predicted grades disagree, treat the predicted grade as the current estimate and expect an application to carry its own survey.
Survey report ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Milton Keynes 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. 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.

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Important details

Application type
Full planning permission
Postcode
MK8 1EP
Received
3 Aug 2026
Validated
3 Aug 2026
Ward
Stony Stratford
Parish
Whitehouse
Target decision
17 Dec 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
Stansgate Planning - Mr David Wood

Decision outlook

Day 67, past the statutory target. 88% of extensions in Milton Keynes are decided within thirteen weeks, which runs to 2 Nov 2026; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 6 Oct 2026.

Day 6711 days past the 56-day target
64%decided within 8 weeks
85%approved
492decided 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

3comments received
3 objecting

100% object · above the UK average of 74%

Last counted 6 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:
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