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Old School, School Lane, Loughton, Milton Keynes, MK5 8AT

PLN/2025/2457Approval of details reserved by a conditionRefused
Discharge / amendments

Refused on 28 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 4 (replacement tree and hedge planting) of permission ref. 23/01007/HOU

Received
17 November 2025
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Loughton & Shenley
  1. Received17 Nov
  2. Validated24 Nov
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided28 Jan

Decided in 65 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is an application to discharge conditions at OLD SCHOOL, SCHOOL LANE, LOUGHTON, MILTON KEYNES, MK5 8AT. Milton Keynes has handled 517 applications of this type. This one was decided in 72 days, 2 weeks longer than Milton Keynes's typical decision time. The site is in the Loughton conservation area, with 6 listed buildings nearby. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 26 applications across Loughton & Shenley. We hold 399 applications in total for the MK5 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 4 (replacement tree and hedge planting) - Proposed Site Plan and Proposed for Native Tree & Hedge Planting as received on 17.11.2025. The information submitted is not sufficient to comply with the requirements of Condition 4. The planting plan shows three trees, whereas the schedule lists four; this discrepancy must be resolved. The plan also needs to clearly identify which tree species is proposed for each planting location. One of the proposed planting positions is adjacent to a tree protected by a TPO scheduled for removal, but no justification has been put forward to confirm why this location has been chosen and its suitability.

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
MK5 8AT
Application type
Approval of details reserved by a condition
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Loughton & Great Holm

Planning application dates

Date validated
24 November 2025
Application expires
19 January 2026

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

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.

  • Conservation area: Loughton
  • Listed building: Grade II: Rectory FarmhouseOn or next to this site · +1 more
  • 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 (21)

flood storage areas, 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.

Associated applications

  1. 2026
    27 Apr

    Approval of details required by condition 4 (replacement tree and hedge planting) of permission ref…

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  2. 2025
    17 Nov

    Approval of details required by condition 4 (replacement tree and hedge planting) of permission ref…

    This applicationRefusedDischarge of conditionsPLN/2025/2457
  3. 2023
    26 Apr

    The proposed erection of a replacement rear extension, a new dormer window and an ancillary outbuilding

    ApprovedHouseholderPart of23/01007/HOU

Planning history at this site

1 other application at this property, newest first.

  1. 2023
    14 Apr

    Removal of Liquidambar Tree and grind out stump (T1)

    ApprovedTrees23/00906/TCA

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