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Milton Keynes

We don't yet have enough recent decisions in Milton Keynes to show a reliable approval rate. The figures below cover all application types on record.

Across all application types on record (1997-05-20–2026-05-12): 86.6% of 7,951 decisions approved.

8,938Total applications
6,883Approved
1,068Refused
466Withdrawn
308Pending
86.6%Approval rate (all types)
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Decision Level
3,360Delegated Decision
2,877Delegated
577Committee
26COMM
1106
By Development Category
CategoryTotalApprovedRefusedApproval rate
Full Planning Application 4,667 4,013 654
86.0%
Advertisement Consent 499 460 39
92.2%
Discharge of Conditions 427 381 46
89.2%
Householder 397 353 44
88.9%
Listed Building Consent 355 309 46
87.0%
Householder (Prior Approval) 301 258 43
85.7%
Tree Works (Conservation Area) 274 264 10
96.4%
Tree Works (TPO) 173 150 23
86.7%
Certificate of Lawfulness (Proposed) 163 117 46
71.8%
Telecommunications 126 106 20
84.1%
Reg 3 Application 117 111 6
94.9%
Non-Material Amendment (S96a) 99 83 16
83.8%
Outline Planning 57 32 25
56.1%
Certificate of Lawfulness (Existing) 43 34 9
79.1%
Reserved Matters 34 32 2
94.1%
Adjoining Authority Consultation 25 19 6
76.0%
Prior approval: Agricultural Buildings to Dwellings House 23 10 13
43.5%
Variation/Removal of Conditions (S73) 22 22 0
100.0%
Minerals Application 16 11 5
68.8%
Prior notification: Demolition 12 11 1
91.7%
Milton Keynes Partnership Comm. Reserved 12 12 0
100.0%
Relevant Demolition in a conservation area 11 8 3
72.7%
Prior Notification/Approval 9 7 2
77.8%
Change of Use 8 7 1
87.5%
Environmental Impact Assessment (Screening/Scoping) 7 7 0
100.0%
Prior Approval (Other) 6 6 0
100.0%
Prior approval: Solar equipment on non-domestic premises 6 6 0
100.0%
Consultations from Adjoining Authorities 6 6 0
100.0%
Milton Keynes Partnership Committee 6 6 0
100.0%
Milton Keynes Partnership Comm. Outline 6 6 0
100.0%
Prior notification: Agricultural/forestry (building) 5 5 0
100.0%
Consultation on Nationally Significant Infrastructure Project 5 5 0
100.0%
Telecom Application by Council 4 4 0
100.0%
MKPC Discharge of Conditions 4 4 0
100.0%
Prior approval: Agricultural buildings to dwellinghouses 3 0 3
0.0%
Notice 3 2 1
66.7%
Milton Keynes Partnership Comm. NMA 3 3 0
100.0%
Permission in Principle 3 1 2
33.3%
Circular 18/84 or 14/90 Notification 2 2 0
100.0%
Reg 4 Application 2 2 0
100.0%
Overhead Electricity Lines 2 2 0
100.0%
Outline PP - Envrnmtl Impact Statement 1 1 0
100.0%
Full Application - Envirnmntl Impct 1 0 1
0.0%
Major Infrastructure Application 1 0 1
0.0%
Conservation Area Consent Council App 1 1 0
100.0%
Work to Trees in a CA Council Land 1 1 0
100.0%
Prior notification: Agricultural/forestry (excavation/waste material) 1 1 0
100.0%
Prior approval: Commercial, business and service uses to mixed use and up to two flats 1 1 0
100.0%
Prior approval: Development under an Act 1 1 0
100.0%
Quarterly Trend
QuarterDecidedApprovedApproval rate
2026-Q1 13 9
69.2%
2026-Q2 132 113
85.6%
By Ward
WardTotalApprovedRefusedApproval rate
E05009414 497 445 52
89.5%
E05009418 459 403 56
87.8%
E05009411 374 338 36
90.4%
E05009415 355 328 27
92.4%
E05009421 330 284 46
86.1%
E05009423 326 254 72
77.9%
E05002413 320 276 44
86.2%
E05009407 309 262 47
84.8%
E05009413 293 253 40
86.3%
E05009417 247 217 30
87.9%
Hanslope (Historic) 244 202 42
82.8%
E05009422 232 211 21
90.9%
Planning guides

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