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
The Central Bletchley Regeneration Strategy has now been adopted as Supplementary Planning Guidance and has been updated in light of comments made during the consultation period.
Following a recent consultation Milton Keynes Council has adopted "Street Trees in Central Milton Keynes:
The CMK Handbook for the Public Realm has been developed to provide guidance and set standards for the design and delivery of the public environment within Central Milton Keynes to ensure it is co-ordinated, attractive, easily understood and easy to move around.
Following wide ranging consultation and the production of The Conservation Managment Plan the final Area Masterplan and Supplementary Planning Guidance for Bletchley Park has been produced to control development and provide a vision for this site.
The Wolverton Regeneration Strategy has been adopted by Cabinet as Supplementary Planning Guidance.
The Wolverton West End Development Framework has been adopted by Cabinet as Supplementary Planning Guidance.
A softer and lighter feel has been given to Bletchley's main shopping street. Kerbs have been reduced and edges curved and deliniated by balls. The ground plain has been given a more uniform treatment which picks out the road, pavements and trees with different paving materials. Overall it gives a pleasant and coherent ambience to the streetscene, which compliments work previously done on the nearby bandstand area. 
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