Milton Keynes Council is consulting on two planning policy documents. These Supplementary Planning Documents (SPDs) will provide detailed guidance on two subjects: the design of new residential development; and tall buildings in CMK.
Please note that the consultation commences on Monday 18th January 2010 for 8 weeks. The closing date for the consultation is 5:15pm Friday 12th March. 2010
New Residential Development Design Guide
The aim of the New Residential Development Design Guide SPD
(illustrated top right) is to ensure a high quality of new residential developments throughout the borough of Milton Keynes is achieved. It will provide guidance regarding to the character of new development, density, streets, parking and architecture amongst other design elements that make up residential neighbourhoods. It will both serve as a Development Control tool in assessing planning applications and will also provide clear direction to developers as to what the Council and Milton Keynes Partnership expect in terms
Central Milton Keynes Tall Buildings Strategy
The aim of the Central Milton Keynes Tall Buildings Strategy SPD
(illustrated top left)is to outline where Tall Buildings will be deemed acceptable and be encouraged in CMK, design guidance on how to ensure exemplar quality is achieved and what needs to be accompanied as part of a planning application. The Strategy provides a set of criteria which inform the preferable locations for Tall Buildings and these are criteria are then evaluated in the CMK context. In this way the proposed locations for tall buildings have been based on a clear rationale.
Further details of consultation