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Milton Keynes planning statistics

Householder applications decided in the year to June 2026, compared with the rest of England.

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Within 8 weeks, no extension

70.4%

114th of 297

7.7 points faster than England

Granted

91.5%

161st of 297

1.0 points higher than England

Extension of time

25.2%

101st of 297

7.1 points lower than England

Decisions (12 months)

564

Milton Keynes decided 564 householder applications in the year to June 2026, granting 91.5%.

70.4% were decided within 8 weeks with no extension, against 62.7% across England (114th of 297 for speed).

A further 25.2% were decided under an extension of time agreed with the applicant.

That is up from 62.3% a year earlier.

Of 13 householder appeals decided in the same period, 38.5% were allowed.

How quickly decisions are made

Milton Keynes against England, share of householder decisions each quarter

Within 8 weeks, no extension
Extension of time
England, within 8 weeks

Source: MHCLG PS2, OGL v3. Chart: buildwiz.uk

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Quarter	Within 8 weeks, no extension	Extension of time	England, within 8 weeks
2008 Q1	90.0%	0.0%	89.5%
2008 Q2	89.1%	0.0%	89.4%
2008 Q3	87.6%	0.0%	89.7%
2008 Q4	94.4%	0.0%	90.3%
2009 Q1	85.2%	0.0%	90.3%
2009 Q2	82.0%	0.0%	91.7%
2009 Q3	88.5%	0.0%	91.4%
2009 Q4	80.3%	0.0%	91.0%
2010 Q1	77.8%	0.0%	88.8%
2010 Q2	89.4%	0.0%	89.8%
2010 Q3	88.0%	0.0%	88.4%
2010 Q4	90.5%	0.0%	87.7%
2011 Q1	87.9%	0.0%	86.4%
2011 Q2	91.0%	0.0%	85.9%
2011 Q3	84.2%	0.0%	84.9%
2011 Q4	83.8%	0.0%	84.9%
2012 Q1	85.6%	0.0%	83.7%
2012 Q2	81.9%	0.0%	84.2%
2012 Q3	77.5%	0.0%	82.9%
2012 Q4	76.6%	0.0%	85.2%
2013 Q1	74.5%	0.0%	85.7%
2013 Q2	63.9%	0.0%	86.3%
2013 Q3	70.6%	0.0%	85.3%
2013 Q4	49.7%	0.0%	86.3%
2014 Q1	71.4%	0.0%	85.4%
2014 Q2	81.3%	1.1%	84.9%
2014 Q3	82.7%	4.8%	82.5%
2014 Q4	57.6%	8.6%	82.1%
2015 Q1	48.5%	5.3%	80.4%
2015 Q2	76.6%	3.2%	80.6%
2015 Q3	88.4%	3.1%	79.2%
2015 Q4	79.0%	9.9%	80.0%
2016 Q1	82.3%	16.5%	78.3%
2016 Q2	83.2%	15.1%	79.8%
2016 Q3	73.1%	23.3%	77.7%
2016 Q4	68.4%	27.5%	78.0%
2017 Q1	79.9%	17.2%	77.3%
2017 Q2	84.2%	14.6%	78.5%
2017 Q3	75.1%	19.7%	76.1%
2017 Q4	85.9%	13.1%	77.1%
2018 Q1	86.1%	13.0%	73.7%
2018 Q2	83.3%	13.8%	74.0%
2018 Q3	85.4%	10.5%	72.7%
2018 Q4	90.4%	7.3%	72.7%
2019 Q1	90.3%	6.5%	69.9%
2019 Q2	84.2%	13.0%	72.1%
2019 Q3	85.0%	13.0%	69.6%
2019 Q4	94.0%	4.7%	71.5%
2020 Q1	94.4%	4.1%	68.4%
2020 Q2	88.5%	9.8%	63.9%
2020 Q3	94.6%	4.9%	63.8%
2020 Q4	94.6%	4.7%	65.3%
2021 Q1	91.3%	6.3%	59.4%
2021 Q2	76.1%	5.6%	58.4%
2021 Q3	36.8%	15.2%	53.1%
2021 Q4	33.3%	42.3%	53.0%
2022 Q1	31.7%	51.4%	51.6%
2022 Q2	49.2%	38.6%	56.0%
2022 Q3	51.2%	43.5%	53.3%
2022 Q4	60.5%	26.7%	54.1%
2023 Q1	66.7%	29.1%	53.5%
2023 Q2	67.6%	27.4%	58.5%
2023 Q3	67.9%	21.8%	59.0%
2023 Q4	78.4%	16.5%	59.8%
2024 Q1	76.1%	18.7%	58.8%
2024 Q2	87.8%	9.0%	64.4%
2024 Q3	94.2%	4.6%	64.2%
2024 Q4	22.2%	38.9%	65.6%
2025 Q1	33.5%	64.6%	62.1%
2025 Q2	78.9%	18.1%	65.0%
2025 Q3	82.4%	16.4%	62.5%
2025 Q4	73.5%	24.2%	64.7%
2026 Q1	75.7%	17.1%	60.6%
2026 Q2	51.3%	41.0%	62.7%

Share of applications granted

Milton Keynes against England

Milton Keynes
England

Source: MHCLG PS2, OGL v3. Chart: buildwiz.uk

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Quarter	Milton Keynes	England
2008 Q1	83.3%	85.1%
2008 Q2	89.1%	86.1%
2008 Q3	89.1%	86.3%
2008 Q4	87.5%	85.3%
2009 Q1	90.7%	85.9%
2009 Q2	87.8%	86.8%
2009 Q3	93.1%	87.4%
2009 Q4	82.6%	86.9%
2010 Q1	91.0%	87.0%
2010 Q2	83.1%	88.0%
2010 Q3	92.8%	87.7%
2010 Q4	90.0%	87.5%
2011 Q1	87.1%	87.9%
2011 Q2	89.7%	88.5%
2011 Q3	88.6%	88.3%
2011 Q4	84.6%	88.3%
2012 Q1	89.0%	88.2%
2012 Q2	79.8%	89.2%
2012 Q3	85.8%	89.0%
2012 Q4	81.9%	88.9%
2013 Q1	84.1%	89.8%
2013 Q2	80.0%	90.6%
2013 Q3	88.2%	90.3%
2013 Q4	92.4%	89.6%
2014 Q1	86.3%	89.8%
2014 Q2	92.9%	90.5%
2014 Q3	94.0%	90.0%
2014 Q4	87.8%	89.2%
2015 Q1	89.3%	89.3%
2015 Q2	89.3%	90.2%
2015 Q3	85.8%	90.0%
2015 Q4	80.1%	89.2%
2016 Q1	86.6%	90.0%
2016 Q2	81.5%	90.3%
2016 Q3	87.6%	90.2%
2016 Q4	96.3%	89.7%
2017 Q1	93.7%	89.9%
2017 Q2	91.5%	90.5%
2017 Q3	95.2%	90.0%
2017 Q4	94.2%	90.1%
2018 Q1	96.6%	90.5%
2018 Q2	93.7%	91.0%
2018 Q3	92.7%	91.2%
2018 Q4	93.1%	90.5%
2019 Q1	90.7%	90.3%
2019 Q2	90.3%	91.0%
2019 Q3	87.0%	90.6%
2019 Q4	90.1%	89.8%
2020 Q1	90.3%	89.9%
2020 Q2	93.1%	90.2%
2020 Q3	91.6%	90.6%
2020 Q4	91.4%	90.3%
2021 Q1	93.3%	90.9%
2021 Q2	95.1%	91.2%
2021 Q3	95.5%	91.0%
2021 Q4	89.6%	90.1%
2022 Q1	91.9%	90.0%
2022 Q2	90.7%	90.4%
2022 Q3	92.7%	89.8%
2022 Q4	88.1%	89.4%
2023 Q1	92.8%	89.3%
2023 Q2	90.0%	89.2%
2023 Q3	83.4%	88.6%
2023 Q4	84.7%	88.2%
2024 Q1	85.2%	88.2%
2024 Q2	87.4%	89.1%
2024 Q3	85.5%	89.4%
2024 Q4	97.2%	88.6%
2025 Q1	90.0%	89.3%
2025 Q2	92.2%	90.4%
2025 Q3	92.7%	90.1%
2025 Q4	93.9%	90.1%
2026 Q1	89.2%	90.6%
2026 Q2	89.7%	91.0%

How long decisions took

Householder decisions over the last 12 months

Within 8 weeks70.4%
8 to 13 weeks2.8%
13 to 26 weeks1.4%
Over 26 weeks0.2%
Extension of time agreed25.2%

Source: MHCLG PS2, OGL v3. Chart: buildwiz.uk

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Time taken	Decisions
Within 8 weeks	397
8 to 13 weeks	16
13 to 26 weeks	8
Over 26 weeks	1
Extension of time agreed	142

Appeals

Decided: 13
Allowed: 38.5%
Median wait: 10 weeks

Householder appeals to the Planning Inspectorate decided in the same 12 months. England: 34.4% allowed.

Local constraints

Milton Keynes has published 40 conservation areas.
Milton Keynes has published 2 Article 4 areas.

Both can remove permitted development rights. Not every council has published its data yet, so check with the council before relying on permitted development.

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