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4 Holmfield Close, Tinkers Bridge, Milton Keynes, MK6 3AB

PLN/2025/2278Approval of details reserved by a conditionRefused
Discharge / amendments

Refused on 23 January 2026

Delegated (officer decision)1 reason for refusal

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

Proposal

Approval of details required by condition 6 (Biodiversity Enhancement and Management Plan) of permission ref. 22/01877/FUL

Received
28 October 2025
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Woughton & Fishermead
  1. Received28 Oct
  2. Validated28 Oct
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided23 Jan

Decided in 87 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is an application to discharge conditions at 4 HOLMFIELD CLOSE, TINKERS BRIDGE, MILTON KEYNES, MK6 3AB. Milton Keynes has handled 517 applications of this type. This one was decided in 87 days, 4 weeks longer than Milton Keynes's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 24 applications across Woughton & Fishermead. We hold 73 applications in total for the MK6 postcode area.

77% of conditions 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. Condition 6 (Biodiversity Enhancement and Management Plan) – Biodiversity Enhancement Strategy as received on 28.10.2025. Insufficient information has been provided and the details submitted are not acceptable to discharge Condition 6. Whilst some specifications and locations have been provided, the BESMP should contain specifications of bat and bird boxes permanently integrated into the dwelling or outbuildings, including their locations and elevations and details of the on-going management of these features. The BESMP should also include details on other suitable faunal enhancements for species such as hedgehogs, small mammals, reptiles and invertebrates.

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
MK6 3AB
Application type
Approval of details reserved by a condition
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Woughton

Planning application dates

Date validated
28 October 2025
Application expires
23 December 2025

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14445674
Documents
3

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

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

  • 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.

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
    5 Mar

    Proposed erection of two dwellings

    WithdrawnFull planning permissionPLN/2026/0455

Source: Milton Keynes

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