Before making an application for planning permission, you may wish to seek pre-application advice. This service helps to inform the likelihood of your proposal being granted permission, and what changes can be made to increase your chances. It will also list what supporting information is required in order for us to process your application.
There are many planning professionals offering their services in Milton Keynes. For more complex proposals, you are strongly advised to engage a professional, who can also advise you on further specialisms which may be necessary to inform your application (such as an ecologist or a tree specialist).
The Council adopted its latest Planning Application Validation Requirements (PAVR) on 13th March 2025. The PAVR is set out by application type, summarising the relevant national criteria and specifying the locally required information. The PAVR sets out the thresholds for when each item will or is likely to be requested, and the glossary explains the standards and content expected for plans and information requested.
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Planning Application Validation Requirements - Annex E (Housing Accommodation Schedule) |
If you would like specific advice regarding which documents from the PAVR are necessary for your planning application, then you should seek pre-application advice.
You can use our planning application checklists to understand more about fees and ownership certificates.
| You should make your online application at the Planning Portal. |
The Planning Portal offers the ability to complete your form, uploading supporting plans and information and pay the application fee all in one place. This is the Council’s preferred route.
If you chose to make your application by other methods, the Council may charge additional administration fees.
Use the Planning Portal fee calculator to work out how much your application will cost. Application fees are set nationally and subject to inflationary increases each April.
View our pre-application fees here.
View our administration fees here, charged when an application is submitted by email or post instead of using the Planning Portal.
Find out about the stages in the validation, publication and assessment of your application here.
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