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Michaels Akyre, Sterling Close, Pennyland, Milton Keynes, MK15 8AN

PLN/2025/2162Non-Material AmendmentRefused
Discharge / amendments

Refused on 8 December 2025

Delegated (officer decision)1 reason for refusal

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Non-material amendment seeking changes to the dimensions and reduction in footprint of house type A2 and associated revisions to hard and soft landscaping; approval of elevations and changes to these including addition of stone banding, addition of glazed canopy above entrance, fenestration alterations including additional timber panels to front elevation and removal of glazed balustrade and replacement with interspersal of glazed curtain walling to rear elevation; changes to roof including the parapet wall only being constructed on three sides (front and gables) with concealed gutter behind aluminium fascia on rear elevation, alteration of PV panel layout, addition of service vents; internal reconfiguration including a reduction in number of bedrooms from 8 to 7, repositioning of main entrance, lift to platform lift in a new location, communal kitchen and living facilities relocated to ground floor only and addition of plant room; changes to design of external staircase on south-west side of building; formation of gabion walls approximately 2m high on north-east side of building for bin stores and air source heat pumps with timber cladding for some bin stores and a metal cage around air source heat pumps (relating to permission ref. 22/01422/FULM for the Variation/removal of conditions 4 (Materials), 5 (Car Park), 6 (Bicycle Parking), 7 (Redways Details), 7 (Finished Levels), 8 (Tree Protection), 9 (Ecology), 10 (Landscaping Details), 11 (Fences/gates), 12 (BES/BIAM), 13 (External Lighting Scheme), 14 (Foul Drainage), 15 (Surface Drainage), & 16 (Sustainability Statement) to allow for the information to be provided at this stage to cover only the Phase 1 works (site preparation and constriction of Building 1) relating to permission ref. 19/02533/FUL (Demolition of existing building and erection of six ancillary assisted living buildings supporting the increased demand for care and expansion vision at the main Camphill Community Campus in Willen))

Received
14 October 2025
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Campbell Park & Old Woughton
  1. Received14 Oct
  2. Validated10 Nov
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided8 Dec

Decided in 28 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is an application to amend a permission at Michaels Akyre, Sterling Close, Pennyland, Milton Keynes, MK15 8AN. Milton Keynes has handled 206 applications of this type. This one was decided in 55 days. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 13 applications across Campbell Park & Old Woughton. We hold 47 applications in total for the MK15 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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Why it was refused

  1. As elevations for this building were never submitted in the original application or approved on the original decision notice, consultees and 3rd parties never had a chance to view the elevational design of the building. The proposal would also introduce a significant number of design changes impacting the footprint, elevations and roof of the building and surrounding hard and soft landscaping which which together would result in a building that would have a different appearance and would impinge on the landscaped areas and paths around the pond approved which would significantly change the character and appearance of this amenity area. The footprint changes would also impact proposed habitat and faunal enhancements for biodiversity secured by condition. The changes to the layout and landscaped areas are also matters that that are controlled by condition on the original permission, and therefore it is not appropriate to deal with those matters under this application type. This in combination with changes already approved under a previous NMA (such as to House Type A1), the changes are material, and need to be considered under planning policy and greater public scrutiny.

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
MK15 8AN
Application type
Non-Material Amendment
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Great Linford

Planning application dates

Date validated
10 November 2025
Application expires
8 December 2025

Planning decision

Statutory period
28 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14379471
Documents
13

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
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (23)

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, 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.

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