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Site D4.4 North Avebury Boulevard / Secklow Gate Central Milton Keynes NEAR MK9 3BZ

23/02025/NMANon Material AmendmentsApproved
Discharge / amendments

Approved on 2 November 2023

Council decision: Application permittedDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Non-material amendment seeking to omit brick banding on numerous balconies and spandrel panels between windows above louvres, C4 unit revised to double height and restricted glazing introduced, louvered panels added/removed, colonnade access steps rationalised, corner of block A now solid brickwork, generator room omitted and gated access to stair core added, boundary wall height reduced, roller shutter extended, brick feature panel enlarged/added, access/fire escape stair and ventilation to basement lobby added, brick feature panel removed, continuous linear vent omitted, entrance to stair core adjusted, window split, window relocated, position of double and single window swapped and access to single balcony added, curtain wall enlarged to Block A main entrance and entrance door relocated, reconfigured lobby and fire access with smoke vent added, top light removed from fire escape door, canopies removed from private terraces and added above communal entrances to stair cores, exhaust vent added to refuse area, reception entrance door revised to single door with larger glazed panel and brick feature detail removed, privacy screens between plots raised to 1800mm, stair core aligned with external wall, additional residential unit introduced, PZ zone area reduced, revised basement parking layout, and entrance door amended to single pane (relating to permission ref. 20/02943/FULMMA for Variation of condition 1 (approved drawings) attached to planning permission 18/01591/FUL for changes in the building height, detailed fenestration and commercial unit areas for the construction of 328 apartments (use class C3) of varying sizes, up to 1180sqm of commercial space (use classes A1, A2, A3, A5, B1, D1) with permitted subdivision, landscaped courtyard, a basement level and separate service area)

Received
6 September 2023
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Central Milton Keynes
  1. Received6 Sep
  2. Validated6 Sep
  3. Consult.25 Sep
  4. Target4 Oct
  5. Decided2 Nov

Decided in 57 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is an application to amend a permission at Site D4.4 North Avebury Boulevard / Secklow Gate Central Milton Keynes NEAR MK9 3BZ. Milton Keynes has handled 206 applications of this type. This one was decided in 57 days. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 51 applications across Central Milton Keynes. We hold 54 applications in total for the MK9 postcode area.

81% of amendment applications at Milton Keynes City Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode
MK9 3BZ
Application type
Non Material Amendments
Scale / size
Large
Number of dwellings
328
Parish
Central Milton Keynes

Planning application dates

Date validated
6 September 2023
Consultation expiry
25 September 2023
Consultation end
25 September 2023
Target decision date
4 October 2023

Applicant and agent

Agent
Bidwells
Agent address
Victoria House 199 Avebury Boulevard Central Milton Keynes Milton Keynes MK9 1AU

Planning decision

Statutory period
28 days

Additional information

Documents
22

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Article 4 direction: Article 4 Direction relating to Houses in Multiple Occupation (HIMO) - Immediate direction+1 more
  • Brownfield land register: Former Wyevale Garden Centre, Secklow Gate, Central Milton Keynes, Milton Keynes, MK9 3BZRegister site at or near this address
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (22)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, tree preservation orders, green belt, 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 and heritage coasts.

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.

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