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Milton Keynes Library, 555 Silbury Boulevard, Central Milton Keynes, Milton Keynes, MK9 3HL

PLN/2026/0283Listed building consent (alterations or extension)Approved
Listed building consent

Approved on 25 March 2026

Council decision: Approved with ConditionsDelegated (officer decision)4 conditions

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

Proposal

Listed building consent for internal layout changes and refurbishment and external changes

Received
13 February 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Central Milton Keynes
  1. Received13 Feb
  2. Validated13 Feb
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided25 Mar

Decided in 40 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a heritage application at Milton Keynes Library, 555 Silbury Boulevard, Central Milton Keynes, Milton Keynes, MK9 3HL. Milton Keynes has handled 104 applications of this type. This one was decided in 40 days, 2 weeks quicker than Milton Keynes's typical decision time. The site is in 1 listed building nearby. There have been 2 other applications 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.

93% of heritage 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 3HL
Application type
Listed building consent (alterations or extension)
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Central Milton Keynes

Planning application dates

Date validated
13 February 2026
Application expires
10 April 2026

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14700870
Documents
33

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

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

  • Listed building: Grade II: Central LibraryOn or next to this site
  • 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, conservation 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
    9 Apr

    Approval of details required by condition 3 (Material Samples) of permission ref. PLN/2026/0283

    ApprovedDischarge of conditionsPLN/2026/0736
  2. 2026
    13 Feb

    Advertisement consent for the display of 5 non-illuminated fascia signs

    ApprovedAdvertisement consentFiled alongsidePLN/2026/0282
  3. 2026
    13 Feb

    Listed building consent for internal layout changes and refurbishment and external changes

    This applicationApprovedListed building consentPLN/2026/0283

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