The Milton City Council Plan – Delivery Plan (#16), published in June 2024, identified the need to create a 2050 Vision for Bletchley and Fenny Stratford which is informed and endorsed by its community and its stakeholders. Objectives Building on the Town Deal works, the purpose of the Guide is to outline the long-term visions […]
News archive: Local area planning
Below are articles we have published on local area planning issues.
Town Deal Newsletter
MKCC have published their October Newsletter which gives details of: The findings of the Town Deal proposals for Saxon Street, Queensway and Aylesbury Street during the public consultation period which ran from 3 August – 22 September. Updates on all the Town Deal projects The new Grant Scheme available to local businesses. A Business Narrative […]
Gas Depot
West Bletchley Council has called a meeting to discuss the application submitted to Bucks CC ref 24/02423/VRC regarding the proposed doubling of the amount of gas being stored at the Gas Depot off Bletchley Road, Newton Longville and the increase in the capacity of the vehicles that would be transiting through Bletchley and Newton Longville. […]
Town Deal Consultation – response by BPARA
The following is the response to the Saxon Street Improvement survey at Have Your Say Today – Groundbreaking Bletchley & Fenny Stratford Town Deal – Commonplace Bus station It is not a bus station now, just a collection of bus stops which would be better located closer to the redeveloped Brunel/Sainsbury site, close to decent […]
Town Deal Consultation on Transport Hub & Public Realm Improvement – update
MESSAGE FROM THE BPARA CHAIR Have you had your say on MKCC’s plan to reduce Saxon Street from double to single carriageway? Do you already struggle to get out of Bletchley via Buckingham Road and Saxon Street – your journey will be longer if we lose the double carriageway! Do you have to cross Sherwood […]
Have you had your say on proposed changes to Saxon Street & Queensway?
Have you had your say on Groundbreaking Bletchley & Fenny Stratford Town Deal? Consultation is open on two major Town Deal projects until 22 September: 1. Public Realm Improvement which covers Queensway and Aylesbury Street in Fenny Stratford – do not be put off by the current inconsiderate parking and lack of enforcement in Bletchley […]
Have your say on Groundbreaking Bletchley & Fenny Stratford Town Deal
Consultation is now open on two major Town Deal projects: Public Realm Improvement which covers Queensway and Aylesbury Street in Fenny Stratford Transport Hub which covers proposed changes to Saxon Street, including the downgrade to a single carriageway between the Brunel and Princes Way roundabouts. For details, please see Newsletter_august_2024_web. The consultation opens on August […]
The Wartime Canteen and the former G Block of Bletchley Park
Bletchley Park Holdings (BPH – a group of investors with no connection to Bletchley Park) own G Block and the Wartime Canteen in Wilton Avenue. They have secured both sites with hoarding, installed security cameras, and arrange for essential maintenance to be carried out from time to time. Emma James, of Places Made, works on […]
Bletchley Parking Engagement Events
MKCC has commissioned a parking survey and demand study for Bletchley Town Centre. As part of that work, they are required to undertake in person engagement sessions with representative Town Centre stakeholders to explore existing issues, needs and challenges and to discuss potential solutions to supplement their survey work. Residents can attend an engagement event […]
Brunel Centre Draft Development Brief – Consultation Deadline Extended!
Milton Keynes City Council (MKCC) has extended the Draft Development Brief consultation deadline to 31 December 2023 – have your say and help decide the future of the site that includes the Brunel Centre, the former Sainsbury’s, Wilko, and Stanier Square. The site is owned by MKCC/Milton Keynes Development Partnership (part of MKCC). BPARA and other bodies […]
Brunel Centre Development
BPARA has submitted a response to MKCC. BPARA Brunel Brief 21 Nov 2023 The deadline for responses is 5pm on Thursday, 23 November, and residents are encouraged to give their views.
BPARA Update
This post is intended for the 72 BPARA members who failed to receive the BPARA update emailed to members on 28 October. BPARA became aware after receiving the following message from Microsoft: ” Your message couldn’t be delivered. Despite repeated attempts to contact the recipient’s email system it didn’t respond. Contact the recipient by some […]
Brunel Centre Development Brief – Draft
Have your say and help decide the future of Bletchley’s Brunel Centre and the former Sainsbury’s site. MKCC has prepared a Draft Development Brief for the Brunel Centre, Bletchley, which will inform the future use and design for the site. The site includes the Brunel Centre, the former Sainsbury’s store, car park, Wilko and Stanier […]
Salden Park – new development
Proposed development at Salden Park, Milton Keynes, MK17 0EG You may recall that BPARA, West Bletchley and other councils have opposed the proposed development on the site formerly known as Salden Chase for many years. The name of the site is now Salden Park and is in the former Vale of Aylesbury, now part of […]
Bletchley & Fenny Stratford Town Deal – Redways
Today, the BPARA Chair, together with the MKCC Engineer in charge of the Redways Project, visited the Blue Lagoon to view Sections 3 and 4, where work is nearing completion. Once finished, pedestrians and cyclists will have an excellent route through the Blue Lagoon area between Water Eaton Road and Drayton Road – perfect for […]
Bletchley & Fenny Stratford Town Deal – Brunel Centre Draft Development Brief
Milton Keynes City Council (MKCC) has released Annex A – Draft Brunel Centre Development Brief for the area that includes the Brunel Centre, the former Sainsbury’s supermarket and car park, plus the former Wilko site – all properties are owned by MKCC. Public consultation will be for a 2 month period and BPARA will issue […]
The South-Central Institute of Technology (SC IOT)
The South-Central Institute of Technology (SC IOT) The SC IOT has been operating for some time, and its new building on Sherwood Drive, next to Bletchley College, will be opening in June. It provides higher level technical qualifications and short courses for a new generation of digital students. However, the SC IOT is keen to […]
Former Police Station and Fire Station – Development Brief
The consultation on the Development Brief produced by MK Council’s Urban Design and Landscape Architecture Team and Milton Keynes Development Partnership who own the land closed on 7 October and BPARA made a submission. Police & Fire Stations site – comments As stated in the submission “The West Bletchley Council (WBC) Neighbourhood Plan clearly states […]
MK Council – Draft Parking Standards SPD Review
The consultation on the Draft Parking Standards Supplementary Planning Document (SPD) (2022) by MK Council closed on 5 October and BPARA objected via 2 submissions Parking Standards SPD Consultation Response form section 1 & Parking Standards SPD Consultation Response form section 4 If adopted, the revised Standard would result in the Central Bletchley area, which […]
Former Police/Fire Stations Site – Sherwood Drive
Please see attached 102-07 Location Plan – Fire and Police Station-Aerial site plan and the link below to view the Draft Brief Consultation Document relating to the above site – you have the opportunity to comment. Public consultation started last Friday and any comments on the Draft Brief must be received by 5 p.m. on […]
