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A plan for a new city

News | July 1, 2022

Milton Keynes Council

Milton Keynes Council recently passed its ambitious and innovative Council Plan. This document outlines our priorities for the next four years, and will also feature yearly delivery plans made up of actionable policies and tasks. Milton Keynes Council recognises that the city of Milton Keynes is unique. We want to protect and enhance what makes Milton Keynes special while ensuring that all residents feel safe and supported. 

Other outcomes that we want to see by 2026 include:

  • Improved access to affordable housing
  • Delivery of regeneration and renewal
  • High-quality placemaking and well-planned growth
  • Milton Keynes as a centre of culture and creativity
  • Excellent services for children and young people
  • Mitigating the rise in child poverty and the impact of the cost-of-living crisis
  • A more equal, diverse and inclusive Milton Keynes that welcomes and supports everyone
  • A cleaner and safer MK
  • Improved health and wellbeing
  • Sustainable public transport and mobility
  • Mitigating the impact of climate change

Now that we are recovering from the pandemic, we also want to see Milton Keynes take advantage of its new-found city status and develop a strong and robust economy. Milton Keynes has a global reputation as a centre of innovation and achievement, and our city status will continue to develop this reputation even further. 

Creating a diverse and inclusive economy is another one of the council’s key priorities, so we will work to attract inward investment and job creation. There should also be better employment opportunities for those on low incomes and improved skills levels, so we will work to ensure our population has the right skills to match the needs of employers too.

The council also recognises the importance of SMEs and the need to support local independents. In the next four years, we will continue to help start-ups, growing businesses and our high streets. High streets and local centres are hubs of the community and it’s important that we all do our bit to support them. 

Last year, the council gave £20,000 each to six high streets to help them recover from the pandemic. In the next council year, we will continue to support independent retailers on our high streets and investigate introducing a scheme to get empty units back into use. 

The council will continue to use More for MK, its local procurement scheme, to increase the number of local Real Living Wage employers. 

Those who wish to find out more about this scheme, and further support for local businesses, can click here.

Pete Marland

Leader 

Milton Keynes Council

Milton Keynes

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