Planning Policy

On 12 January 2010 the Core Strategy was approved by Full Council to be published for Pre-Submission comment.

The Core Strategy is available for comment on its legality against planning regulations and its soundness for a period of 6 weeks from Wednesday February 17th to Wednesday 31st March.
The Core Strategy sets out the vision for the Borough to the year 2026 and how we are going to get there. It provides the objectives and strategy for the future development of the Borough and identifies the major areas where growth and change will take place.

For more details see Core Strategy Publication

The Local Development Framework contains documents
which guide planning in Milton Keynes

Quick links:
Core Strategy
Supplementary Planning Documents
2008/09 Annual Monitoring Report
Strategic Housing Land Availabilty Assessment

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The Local Plan, adopted December 2005, sets out how Milton Keynes will be developed up until 2011. It will be replaced by the Local Development Framework. As of 21st December 2008, some Local Plan Policies have been deleted and can no longer be used in the determination of planning applications.
Local Plan Saved Policies

Information regarding the Adopted Minerals Local Plan is also contained within this section.
Adopted Local Plan & Minerals Local Plan

Regional planning looks at spatial planning issues over larger areas of the country, made up of individual counties and unitary authorities. Regional plans address issues such as major infrastructure, housing targets and growth centres which require a wider, joined up, approach that is not possible at the local authority level. Regional plans also set out the vision for the specific regions.

This section contains information on the South East Plan, the Milton Keynes South Midlands Sub Region and MK2031.
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This section contains our library of planning policy documents.
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MK Growth Coordinate and deliver growth of the city

Regeneration Community-led approach to help improve those areas which have been identified as most in need of support

Urban Design and Landscape Help shape the layout & design of developments, buildings and open space

Conservation and Archaeology Provide specialist advice on conservation areas, listed buildings & archaeology

Development Control Carry out the process of determining
planning applications

Transport Set out the transport policy for the borough