Proposed £50 a year parking charges for CMK residents were slashed to £25 after campaigning by residents supported by CMK Town Council. . Milton Keynes Council decided at their budget meeting last month to reduce the proposed charge from £50 to £25, but otherwise approved the plan to bring in the charge. Although this is…
In a fine example of local people coming together in common cause, residents on the south side of Campbell Park went door-knocking around their area to survey their neighbours about a proposed parking permit scheme. The Town Council launched a consultation on the scheme after residents continued to complain about serious problems caused by workers…
Unsightly decked car parking could line the edges of CMK’s roads in plans put forward In Milton Keynes Council’s new CMK Transport & Parking Strategy. The document proposes to address CMK’s parking issues with the creation of several areas of two-story parking, similar to that found at local railway stations such as Bletchley. The decked…
Does CMK need more parking? What should the charges be? These and other questions will be the subject of a panel discussion at a public meeting on parking and transport in CMK this Monday, October 26th. The panel includes representatives from Milton Keynes City Centre Management, CMK Town Council, Milton Keynes Council and Age UK…
A new document that will decide how much parking should be built for future developments in CMK is out for public consultation. The “Parking Standards SPD” (supplementary planning document) will cover all forms of development, including residential, retail and offices. The document, if adopted, will form part of the planning policy against which new developments…
Landslide Vote Approves CMK Neighbourhood Plan On 7 May the people of Milton Keynes made history when they voted overwhelmingly in favour of adopting the country’s first ever Business Neighbourhood Plan. This pioneering plan, produced by local people and businesses under the leadership of Central Milton Keynes Town Council, will guide development throughout Central Milton…
Milton Keynes Council will be making several changes to the parking areas and charges in Central Milton Keynes from the 18th of May. The main changes are as follows: These changes will be followed later in the year by the introduction of new temporary parking spaces in CMK on three sites across the city centre,…
Recently we reported on plans by Milton Keynes Council to create three new areas of temporary car parking around Central Milton Keynes. Designed to create 2,000 new spaces on future development land, the plans also include increasing the parking charges around CMK and reducing the discount for local businesses. More detail about the plans can…
The proposed new multi-storey car park next to John Lewis was given the green light by Milton Keynes Council at their planning committee meeting on 8th January. The scheme, which CMK Town Council has opposed throughout, will see a 1,400 space multi-storey car park built on the present surface car park next to John Lewis,…
Milton Keynes Council’s planning officers have recommended approval of the application for the proposed 1,450 space mutli-storey car park next to John Lewis. This recommendation comes despite the strong opposition these plans have encountered from CMK Town Council, local residents and stakeholders. The application will be considered by Milton Keynes’ Council’s Development Control Committee in…