Social Value Ideas for Milton Keynes City Council

Complete S106 agreements

Both residential approvals were conditional on completing Section 106 agreements. The committee delegated authority to refuse or extend if the agreement is not completed within 28 days, creating a fir…

“In the event that the S106 agreement is not completed within 28 days following the committee's resolution, the head of planning be delegated authority…”

Refusal grounded in HE1/D5

After debate, the committee resolved to refuse the application and to delegate wording of the refusal reasons to the chair, vice chairs, and head of planning. The refusal was explicitly tied to herita…

“"we'll write a formal rejection based on policies HE1 and D5"”

Appeal position on Shenley Park

The committee could no longer determine the cross-boundary outline application directly because the applicant had lodged an appeal against non-determination. Members were asked instead to resolve what…

“Some of the members on the committee will remember this coming to committee in 2023 when the application was first received. We did object originally …”

Approval with MOU required

The committee resolved to approve the application subject to conditions and completion of a memorandum of understanding. The legal agreement is the mechanism for securing obligations and mitigation be…

“"permission be granted subject to the conditions set out in the main report. And in the event the memorandum of understanding is not completed within …”

Planning consultation rules updated

Cabinet agreed an updated statement of community involvement to take effect on 2026-10-31, with authority delegated for minor amendments. The key policy change is to refine who is consulted on plannin…

“It detaches the statement of community interest from the council scheme of delegation which is to reflect some forthcoming changes to the latter at a …”

£14.5m H10 funding approved

Cabinet agreed to release capital funding for the H10 Grid Road extension. The decision confirms £14.5 million in funding, including already approved amounts, from the tariff programme to support deli…

“"funding of 14.5 million pounds including that already approved ... to be provided from the tariff program"”

Procure H10 contractor

The cabinet decision also authorises the procurement route for the contractor. Delivery will use the Midlands Highways route, with directors given authority to make final arrangements.

“"a contractor will be procured through the Midlands Highways allowance"”

Corporate cleaning contract

Cabinet agreed to procure a new corporate buildings cleaning contract covering 56 council buildings, including libraries and children’s centres. The contract is for an initial three-year term with an …

“Speaker 3: Yes. And we come to the most exciting items of this evening, which would normally go to dedicated decisions, but I was not available last w…”