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The Anchor, The Square, Aspley Guise, Milton Keynes, MK17 8DF

CB/26/02535/FULLFull ApplicationRefused
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Refused on 19 October 2026

Council decision: Full Application - RefusedDelegated (officer decision)2 reasons for refusal

Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

Erection of front structure (Retrospective)

Received
17 August 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
  1. Received17 Aug
  2. Validated24 Aug
  3. Consult.15 Oct
  4. Target19 Oct
  5. Decided19 Oct

Decided in 56 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application at The Anchor, The Square, Aspley Guise, Milton Keynes, MK17 8DF. Central Bedfordshire has handled 5,653 applications of this type. This one was decided in 63 days, 7 days longer than Central Bedfordshire's typical decision time. The site is in the Aspley Guise conservation area, with 8 listed buildings nearby. There has been 1 other application at this address. We hold 1,678 applications in total for the MK17 postcode area.

82% of full applications at Central Bedfordshire Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).

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Why it was refused

  1. The front structure by virtue of its form, scale and appearance would represent an incongruous form of development which would be detrimental to the character and appearance of the non-designated heritage asset (The Anchor), the setting of the Grade II Listed Building (Chain House) and would not conserve or enhance the character and appearance of Aspley Guise Conservation Area. Therefore, the front structure conflicts with Policies HE3 & HQ1 of the CBLP (July 2021), Paragraph 5.32.1 of the Central Bedfordshire Design Guide (August 2023) and Policies DP3, HE4, HE5, HE7 and HE9 of the NPPF (August 2026).
  2. Insufficient information has been provided to enable an accurate assessment of the application in terms of noise levels generated from the use of the front structure and the adverse impact on the residential amenity of adjacent occupiers by reason of noise, nuisance and disturbance. The development therefore conflicts with Policies CC8 and HQ1 of the Central Bedfordshire Local Plan (July 2021), Paragraph 12.19.1 and Section 12.20 of the Central Bedfordshire Design Guide (August 2023) and Policy P3 of the NPPF (August 2026).

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
MK17 8DF
Application type
Full Application
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Aspley Guise

Planning application dates

Date validated
24 August 2026
Consultation expiry
15 October 2026
Consultation start
24 August 2026
Consultation end
15 October 2026
Target decision date
19 October 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent address
7 Canon Harnett Court Wolverton Mill Milton Keynes MK12 5NF

Planning decision

Case officer
Asif Hussain
Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Documents
38

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

  • Conservation area: Aspley Guise Conservation Area
  • Listed building: Grade II: 2, the SquareOn or next to this site
  • Green belt: Central Bedfordshire
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Possibly incomplete for this council: tree preservation orders.

Also checked, none recorded (20)

flood storage areas, Article 4 directions, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Planning history at this site

1 other application at this property, newest first.

  1. 2026
    26 Aug

    Erection of rear extension (Retrospective)

    RefusedAll Other Minor DevelopmentsCB/26/02544/FULL

Source: Central Bedfordshire

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