City exceeds government objective for housebuilding for another year.
Milton Keynes has beaten its housebuilding target set by the government, as hundreds of new homes go up across the city.
MK has cemented its place as the country’s fastest-growing city with news that 1,955 new homes were built in the last nine months. That easily surpasses the government target of 1,767 for a whole year.
It’s the seventh consecutive year that the city has outperformed expectations, reinforcing its reputation as the UK’s fastest-growing city and demonstrating its leadership in tackling the national housing shortage.
Cllr Shanika Mahendran, the new Cabinet Member for Planning and Placemaking, highlighted the success with a visit this week to Dandara’s housing development at Whitehouse, where 136 new homes are being constructed.
The Meadow View development is a prime example of Milton Keynes City Council’s commitment to deliver growth, ensuring key infrastructure is in place before homes are built. Whitehouse already has a state-of-the-art medical centre, schools and important road links as well as other amenities planned for the area.
In the last seven years, the city council has secured £218 million for similar infrastructure projects through developer contributions.
The city sits at the heart of the Oxford–Milton Keynes–Cambridge growth corridor and is setting the standard for sustainable and well-planned expansion. As the largest city in the corridor, MK leads in delivering new homes.
“Milton Keynes continues to lead the way in housebuilding, not just in our region but across the country,” said Cllr Mahendran.
“It’s critical that we hit these targets as it protects our city from speculative developments and helps us deliver much needed family homes alongside vital infrastructure.
“We’re committed to ensuring more high-quality and affordable homes are built, helping to support families and boost the economy. We have an award-winning planning team at Milton Keynes City Council, who are part of the foundations of this success – our track record speaks for itself, and we’ll continue working with local people and developers to create well-planned communities for the future."
“Built as a New Town in the 1960s, Milton Keynes was earmarked because it serves as a central point between the major cities and hubs of London, Birmingham, Leicester, Oxford and Cambridge,” said Simon Pendlebury, managing director, Dandara’s Northern Home Counties Division.
“We have chosen to develop in the city across several sites in Shenley Wood, Whitehouse and surrounding villages such as Wavendon. Meadow View follows a line of successful Dandara developments and with plans in the pipeline to launch further homes in the area, we continue cementing our presence as part of the city’s thriving expansion plans."
