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The Driving Test Centre, Wilton Avenue, Bletchley, Milton Keynes, MK3 6DH

PLN/2025/2693Approval of details reserved by a conditionRefused
Discharge / amendments

Refused on 6 February 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 3 (replanting) of permission ref. PLN/2025/1934

Received
17 December 2025
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Bletchley Park
  1. Received17 Dec
  2. Validated17 Dec
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided6 Feb

Decided in 51 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is an application to discharge conditions at THE DRIVING TEST CENTRE, WILTON AVENUE, BLETCHLEY, MILTON KEYNES, MK3 6DH. Milton Keynes has handled 517 applications of this type. This one was decided in 51 days, 5 days quicker than Milton Keynes's typical decision time. The site is in the Bletchley conservation area, with 1 listed building nearby. There have been 2 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 32 applications across Bletchley Park. We hold 98 applications in total for the MK3 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 3 (replanting) Received 17 Dec 2025: Site Plan The information submitted is not sufficient to comply with the requirements of Condition 3. A single, appropriate species should be provided, along with details specific to that tree and planting location. Additionally, the proposed location is directly adjacent to a large wall and pavement, which the new tree would likely come into conflict with in future. This would almost immediately put the new tree into conflict with adjacent features, and is not in accordance with BS 8545: 2014.

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
MK3 6DH
Application type
Approval of details reserved by a condition
Scale / size
Small
Parish
West Bletchley

Planning application dates

Date validated
17 December 2025
Application expires
11 February 2026

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14570783
Documents
4

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: Bletchley
  • 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 (22)

flood storage 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.

Source: Milton Keynes

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