An organisation that was stripped of some of its powers in the furore surrounding a council’s controversial regeneration programme is being prepared for possible resuscitation.
A council Cabinet member has accepted that he needs to go back to square one over a planning blueprint for building 5,000 new homes in the eastern expansion of Milton Keynes.
Santander will be allowed to build its new headquarters on a car park in Milton Keynes after councillors decided that the loss of parking spaces in the city centre is a price worth paying.
The UK's biggest electric vehicle charging company is moving to MK - in premises built and financed by the council-owned Milton Keynes Development Partnership.
Paying a £5,000 “Golden Hello” to experienced social workers to encourage them to join the city’s workforce is saving a small fortune for Milton Keynes Council.
A plan to build offices, shops, and buildings for community and leisure use on two car parks in Central Milton Keynes has been recommended for approval despite the temporary loss of 580 spaces.
Political battle lines have been drawn in Milton Keynes between the Conservatives and the Labour-Lib Dem partnership over the issue of growing the city’s population to 500,000.
Conservative councillors have called for a key development blueprint for 5,000 homes in the next big expansion of Milton Keynes to be delayed until a better masterplan can be made.
