Land At The Agora Centre, Church Street, Wolverton

Under Consultation PLN/2026/0491 - Removal/variation of conditions
Date received
19 Mar 2026
Date validated
19 Mar 2026
Postcode
MK12
Type
Removal/variation of conditions

Description

Variation of conditions 1 (approved plans), 10 (hard and soft landscaping), 12 (boundary treatments), 14 (arboricultural method statement), 32 (elevational treatments and materials) and removal of 16 (microgrid) seeking to alter materials and detailing; change the position of rainwater goods; alter fall protection measures on roofs and include lift overruns; reduce size of townhouses at Blocks D and E and alter amenity spaces in Block A; remove rear balconies at Block E; minor changes to roofs, internal layouts, building heights and ground levels; alter windows, doors and fenestration; remove brick ends to balconies and replace with half arches to match front façade on building of Block A; reduce the depth of sills, lintels and reveals; stepping on arched doorways removed and increase in canopy projections; addition of columns to entry arches at Blocks D, E and F; arches replaced with square openings at Block F; hidden gutters replaced with exposed gutters and eaves; change of balconies in courtyard of Block C from curved to squared style; inclusion of dry riser inlets; adjustment of solar PVs and removal of air source heat pumps and battery storage; changes to hard and soft landscaping including reduction in trees and changes to parking positions; allow implementation of landscaping at Block C after occupation (relating to permission ref. 23/00206/FULM Variation of condition 1 (Approved drawings/details) of planning permission 20/03293/FUL Redevelopment of the site of the Agora Centre, Wolverton and adjacent car park to provide 115 new homes (Use Class C3) and ancillary Cohousing Common House, nine ground floor commercial and community units comprising approximately 1,000 sqm (Use Classes E, F2(b) and Sui Generis); the reinstatement of Radcliffe Street between Church Street and Buckingham Street /The Square; together with associated areas of hard and soft landscaping, car and cycle parking, means of access and plant and equipment)

Milton Keynes
Planning Authority Score
5.4/10
Average
#126 of 292 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Milton Keynes ranks #160 out of 292 councils for householder decision speed. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (92%) than the national average (90%).

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Milton Keynes decision performance
Based on MHCLG data, 2025
87%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #168 of 292
92%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #149 of 292
63%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (64%) #160 of 292
35%
Extended time limit
Below avg (40%) #99 of 292
46%
Minor dwellings approved
80 decided (1-9 homes)
75%
Major dwellings approved
24 decided (10+ homes)
65%
Change of use approved
52 decided
1,290
Total decisions
173 refused in 2025