MK City Plan 2050 – Regulation 19 Consultation

On Friday 7 November 2025, Milton Keynes City Council launched the Regulation 19 Consultation to gather feedback on the final draft of the MK City Plan 2050. The consultation originally closed on 22 December 2025 at 5:30pm. However, due to a technical issue, some people did not receive the notification email at the start of the consultation. 

To ensure everyone has a fair chance to take part, we are reopening the consultation for another six weeks. This additional consultation begins today and will run from 5 January to 16 February 2026, closing at 5:30pm.

If you have already submitted comments and do not wish to add to or change them, you do not need to take any action, however, if you would like to make a change please make it clear if any submission replaces a previous one.

Local authorities like Milton Keynes City Council must set out plans to provide more homes and infrastructure (such as health facilities, schools and shops) to meet the growing needs of local people and businesses, while protecting our green spaces and rural areas. We also want Milton Keynes to grow sustainably, tackling and reducing the impact of climate change. 

To do this, we create what’s called a local plan and review it every five years, and our current plan (Plan:MK) is now five years old. Therefore, we have been working to create a new plan, the MK City Plan 2050 (MKCP 2050) to help deliver our ambitions for the future of MK, and now the MKCP 2050 is almost here.  

Producing the draft MKCP 2050 has been an iterative process. We have sought local feedback through periodic consultation activities since 2023, and the most recent engagement, the Regulation 18 consultation, took place between July and October 2024, garnering over 7,000 comments to helped us to produce a final version of the plan, to be submitted for examination by a Planning Inspector. 

Representations can be made via the Regulation 19 Consultation Platform

The relevant consultation documents can be viewed below: 

• Proposed Submission (Regulation 19) MK City Plan 2050
• Regulation 19 Consultation Response Form (PDF)
• Regulation 19 Consultation Response Form (Editable Word Version)
• Regulation 19 Consultation Guidance Note
• Proposed Submission Policies Map
• Sustainability Appraisal
• Habitats Regulations Assessment
• Equalities Impact Assessment
• Health Impact Assessment
• Consultation Statement
• Duty to Cooperate Statement
• Statement of Representations Procedure 

If you would rather view the draft plan in person, physical copies of the plan (and the documents listed above), Response Forms, and a Guidance Note will be available in libraries across the Borough listed below during opening hours:

• Central Milton Keynes Library
• Bletchley Library
• Kingston Library  
• Newport Pagnell Library
• Olney Library
• Stony Stratford Library  
• Westcroft Library
• Woburn Sands Library
• Wolverton Library
• Woughton Library 

Library opening hours can be viewed here.

All comments must be received by 5:30pm on Monday 16 February 2026.  

Making comments

Writing the Plan involves extensive evidence gathering, public consultations and joint working with neighbouring authorities and partners. Along with the evidence that we have gathered, the views you have submitted through previous consultations have helped us shape the MK City Plan 2050 that is emerging. The approach to public engagement taken by us in developing the Local Plan is set out in our Statement of Community Involvement. The plan will also need to meet the requirements of the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF). 

What is the wider Planning Context?

To understand what a Local Plan is please watch this video by the Planning Inspectorate.

Evidence Base and Topic Papers

A key component of the Local Plan is the evidence base. We have undertaken a number of different studies, including the Sustainability Appraisal to inform the development of the draft MK City Plan 2050. All policies in the plan must be based on evidence to ensure that they are sound. 

• To read our evidence based documents click here.
• To read our topic papers click here.
• To read our sustainability appraisal click here.
• To read our other consultation documents, including the draft plan and policies maps, click here. 

Physical copies and alternative formats of the MK City Plan 2050

If you need any of the consultation documents in a different format like accessible PDF, large print, easy read, audio recording, or braille, or if you find another accessibility problem, please email ncp.engagement@milton-keynes.gov.uk or telephone 01908 252358. 

If you need this in hard copy or another format, please contact the city council at: ncp.engagement@milton-keynes.gov.uk.

Thank you very much to everyone who takes the time to respond to the consultation.