You can view planning applications on our Public Access register.
We recommend that you view plan details online before you comment on an application.
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You can view planning applications on our Public Access register.
We recommend that you view plan details online before you comment on an application.
Yes, your comment, name and address will be made public, but we will take steps to ensure personal phone numbers, personal emails and signatures are not viewable. If you find any applicants or objector telephone numbers, email addresses or signatures which have not been removed then please let us know and we will remove them as soon as possible.
If you submit your comment online you can track the application, and will receive email notifications during the planning process. Please remember that your comments, name and address will be made public.
If you were notified of the application or have submitted written comments we will let you know if the applicant appeals. We will let the Planning Inspectorate have copies of your letters.
This is specified online, click the ‘important dates’ menu button, where it tells you the deadline for all parts of the process and even when the decision is due to be made.
You can look online or telephone (quoting the application reference number or address) to find out what the Council has decided.
Only the applicant has a right of appeal so it is important that you voice any concerns before a decision is taken by the Council.
However, if you consider that the Council's decision was flawed, for example, because inadequate consideration was given to a relevant factor, you may make a complaint. If you are not satisfied with the response having exhausted the Council's internal procedures you may take your complaints to the Local Government Ombudsman.
If you were notified of the application or have submitted written comments we will let you know if the applicant appeals. We will let the Planning Inspectorate have copies of your letters.
Once work is underway you should let us know if you believe that it has not been carried out in accordance with the approved plans. We will check the situation and tell you what we are able to do.
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Further help and information:
The Public Access website is owned and operated by Milton Keynes Council. Set out below are the terms and conditions which, together with any legal notices displayed elsewhere on PublicAccess, represent all the terms and conditions on which we will provide you with access to the datasets compiled and maintained by Milton Keynes Council (the "Authority Datasets") associated with the use of the National Land and Property Gazetteer and the National Street Gazetteer. Your continued use of PublicAccess indicates your acceptance to be bound by these terms and conditions. If you do not agree to be bound by these terms and conditions, please cease using Public Access.
The terms and conditions for this licence agreement are as follows:
Milton Keynes Council seeks to comply with all statutory requirements including the Data Protection Act (2018) in all its transactions.
Milton Keynes Council seeks to ensure that the information it publishes on its website is up to date and accurate. However, the information on the website does not constitute legal or professional advice and the Council cannot accept any liability for any loss arising in any way whatsoever out of the use of its site. The Council cannot be held responsible for the data policies, procedures or contents of any pages references by an external link from its site.
Please note: All comments/objections and representations will be available to view online. We take steps to ensure personal phone numbers, personal emails and signatures are not viewable. If you find any applicants or objector telephone numbers, email addresses or signatures which have not been removed then please let us know and we will endeavour to remove that information as soon as possible.
Plans, drawings and material submitted to the Council are protected by the Copyright Acts (Section 47, 1988 Act). You may only use material which is downloaded and/or printed for consultation purposes, to compare current applications with previous schemes and to check whether developments have been completed in accordance with approved plans. Further copies must not be made without the prior permission of the copyright owner.
The Council will not be liable if it unknowingly displays any material submitted in breach of copyright and will remove any such material once brought to the Council’s attention.
We would welcome your views on this service, how easy you find it to use, or how it might be developed in the future. If you have any comments to make, please e-mail us on our contact details.
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