Current reviews

Following our recent consultation on the draft reviews for Emberton, Ravenstone, Sherington and Weston Underwood, we are working on the final documents, taking on board the feedback we have received. It is anticipated that these reviews will progress to a formal decision in February or March. 

Conservation areas in Milton Keynes

Conservation areas are designated areas that possess “a special architectural or historic interest the character or appearance of which it is desirable to preserve or enhance”.

Milton Keynes has 27 conservation areas, including building, open spaces, cemeteries, historic street patterns and local centres.

Residents and businesses in a conservation area must play their part in preserving and enhancing the unique character that led to the designation. The Council will encourage high-quality design for all development in a conservation area, to ensure that it makes a positive contribution to the character.

How conservation areas are reviewed

Each local planning authority has a statutory duty to review its conservation areas from time to time.  Reviewing conservation areas ensures that the written appraisal and boundary map for each designated area is up to date. We follow advice from the Government and Historic England in conducting conservation area reviews.

New developments at the edges of a conservation area can mean features used to define the original boundary of a conservation area have changed making it necessary to make adjustments.  Sometimes new information can lead to a better understanding of a place making it appropriate to redraw the boundary to include the contribution made by buildings on the periphery, or exclude those that no longer make the contribution that they did. 

The Council is engaged in reviewing all 27 of its conservation areas. At the beginning of each review officers contact ward members, town/parish councils and, where appropriate, local stakeholders to discuss the existing conservation area. Each review then undergoes a period of public consultation of six weeks after which the final document is produced and adopted by the Council.

General Information Document

The adopted General Information Document provides an overview of the historic character and appearance of the city of Milton Keynes. Individual conservation area reviews must be read in conjunction with this document.

Conservation areas in Milton Keynes

Bletchley

• First designated 26 February 1992
• Reviewed and re-designated 24 March 2020
• Bletchley Conservation Area Review

Bradwell

• First designated 8 February 1978
• Reviewed and re-designated 25 June 2019 
• Bradwell Conservation Area Review

Broughton

• First designated 8 February 1978
• Reviewed October 2009 
• Broughton Conservation Area Review

Calverton 

• First designated 8 March 1971
• Reviewed and re-designated 21 Jan 2008
• Calverton Conservation Area Review
• Map of the Calverton Conservation Area

Castlethorpe

• First designated 6 March 1972
• Reviewed and re-designated 7 December 2021
• Castlethorpe Conservation Area Review

Clifton Reynes

• Designated 31 October 1997
• Map of the Clifton Reynes Conservation Area

Emberton

• Designated 8 March 1971
• Map of the Emberton area

Great Linford

• First designated 8 March 1978
• Reviewed and re-designated 25 June 2019
• Great Linford Conservation Area Review

Hanslope

• First designated 31 October 1979
• Reviewed and re-designated 7 December 2021
• Hanslope Conservation Area Review

Lavendon 

• Designated 31 October 1979
• Map of the Lavendon Conservation Area

Little Brickhill

• Designated 22 March 2007
• Map of the Little Brickhill Conservation Area
• Little Brickhill Conservation Area Appraisal

Loughton

• First designated 8 February 1978
• Reviewed and re-designated 10 March 2015
• Loughton Conservation Area Map
• Loughton Conservation Area Review

Milton Keynes Village

• First designated 8 February 1978
• Reviewed and re-designated 25 June 2019
• Milton Keynes Village Conservation Area Review

Newport Pagnell 

• First designated 10 March 1969
• Reviewed and re-designated 25 August 2010
• Map of the Newport Pagnell Conservation Area
• Newport Pagnell Conservation Area Review

Newton Blossomville

• Designated 14 September 1970
• Map of the Newton Blossomville Conservation Area

North Crawley 

• First designated 14 September 1970
• Reviewed and re-designated 7 December 2021
• North Crawley Conservation Area Review

Olney

• Designated 10 March 1969
• Map of the Olney Conservation Area
• Read more about Article 4 Directions

Ravenstone 

• Designated 14 September 1970
• Map of the Ravenstone Conservation Area

Shenley Church End

• First designated 8 February 1978
• Reviewed and re-designated 25 June 2019
• Shenley Church End Conservation Area Review

Sherington

• Designated 8 January 1973
• Map of the Sherington Conservation Area

Stoke Goldington

• First designated 15 March 1974
• Reviewed and re-designated 7 December 2021
• Stoke Goldington Conservation Area Review

Stony Stratford

• First designated 6 August 1975
• Reviewed and re-designated 24 March 2020
• Stony Stratford Conservation Area Review

Weston Underwood

• Designated 10 March 1969
• Map of the Weston Underwood Conservation Area

Willen

• First designated 8 February 1978
• Reviewed and re-designated 24 March 2020
• Willen Conservation Area Review

Woburn Sands

• First designated 17 June 2003
• Reviewed and re-designated 23 March 2010
• Map of the Woburn Sands Conservation Area 
• Woburn Sands Conservation Area Review

Wolverton

• Designated 4 September 2001
• area 75.969 ha
• Map of the Wolverton Conservation Area
• Wolverton Conservation Area Review
• Read more about Article 4 Directions

Woughton-on-the-Green

• First designated 8 February 1978
• Reviewed and re-designated 29 March 2022
• Woughton on the Green Conservation Area Review