MK City Plan 2050
Published: 22 July 2024
From 17 July 2024 MK City Council are inviting local people and organisations to give us feedback about our draft Regulation 18 MK City Plan 2050 as part of a 12-week consultation. Our new plan, the MK City Plan 2050, is an important planning document that sets out how Milton Keynes will change and grow in the years ahead.
Our aim is to get the right type of development in the right places to meet the growing needs of local people and businesses, while protecting our green spaces and rural areas. We want to make sure:
· Infrastructure is put first (such as health facilities, schools and shops).
· Developers provide what communities need to benefit local people.
· Milton Keynes grows sustainably, tackling and reducing the impact of climate change.
The Regulation 18 consultation on the draft plan is open from 17 July 2024 until 5pm on 9 October 2024. We have prepared a series of Topic Papers to give more information about the key themes of the Plan. As well as commenting on the draft Plan, you can also tell us what you think about any of the supporting documents. These include the Sustainability Appraisal and comprehensive suite of evidence documents which have informed the Plan, and the policies maps we have produced.
The consultation documents are on our website: www.milton-keynes.gov.uk/city-plan. (Please note this link will only work once the consultation is live tomorrow)
Alternatively, copies of the response form, draft MK City Plan 2050, policies maps and Topic Papers are all available in the Central Library at 555 Silbury Boulevard, as well as other public libraries across Milton Keynes (www.milton-keynes.gov.uk/libraries/library-info/library-hours). Alternatively, you can contact us if you wish to make an appointment to view the documents in the Civic office.
You can submit your comments online by following the link above which is the easiest way for you to give us your views. Alternatively, you can email or
post your comments to us, using the contact details
Ncp.engagement@milton-keynes.gov.uk
Civic, 1 Saxon Gate East, Milton Keynes MK9 3EJ
Once the consultation is complete, we will consider the feedback and adjust the plan accordingly. Everyone will have a further opportunity to comment before it is submitted to the Secretary of State next year.
We are also holding a series of drop-in public exhibitions where colleagues from MK City Council will be available to explain the draft plan and answer your questions. The table below sets out when and where the exhibitions are taking place. There is no need to book or pre-register for these.
| Date | Time | Location |
| Friday 9 August | 2pm – 8pm | Hanslope Village Hall, MK19 7NZ |
| Tuesday 13 August | 2pm – 8pm | Olney Centre, Olney, MK46 4EF |
| Friday 16 August | 2pm – 8pm | Summerlin Centre, Woburn Sands, MK17 8SG |
| Tuesday 3 September | 12pm – 6pm | Newton Leys Pavilion, MK3 5SP |
| Friday 6 September | 9.30am – 3.30pm | Green Park Community Centre, Newport Pagnell, MK16 0NJ |
| Tuesday 10 September | 2pm – 8pm | Kents Hill Park Conference Centre, MK7 6BZ |
| Friday 13 September | 2pm – 8pm | Margaret Powell House, Central MK, MK9 3BN |
| Tuesday 17 September | 2pm – 8pm | Moulsoe Millennium Hall, MK16 0HB |
We are also in the process of confirming another four events. Please check our website for updates before attending.
| Date | Time | Location |
| To be confirmed | Tbc | King’s Community Centre, Wolverton, MK12 5LY |
| To be confirmed | Tbc | Bow Brickhill Pavilion, MK17 9JB |
| To be confirmed | Tbc | Milton Keynes Christian Centre Church, Oldbrook, MK6 2TG |
| To be confirmed | Tbc | West Bletchley Community Centre, Bletchley, MK3 6BH |
Once the consultation closes on the 9th October the next steps of the process are:
- October 2024 – November 2024 Analysing the consultation feedback
- October 2024 – December 2024 Update and finalise evidence
- December 2024 Finalise redrafted plan
- January 2025 Delegated decision to consult on the redrafted plan
- February 2025 Consult on final draft plan
- March 2025 Consultation on final draft plan concludes
- April 2025 Preparation of documents ahead of submission to the Secretary of State
- May 2025 MK City Plan and supporting evidence will be submitted to the Secretary of state for examination by an independent planning inspector.
Dates for the examination stage, receipt of the Inspector’s report and adoption of the plan will be published once known.