Milton Keynes has once again exceeded its housebuilding target set by government, cementing its place as the country’s fastest-growing city.
In just nine months, 1,955 new homes were built - far surpassing the target of 1,767 for the year. This marks the seventh consecutive year that the city has outperformed expectations, demonstrating its continued leadership in tackling the national housing shortage.
The city’s success was highlighted during a visit by the new Cabinet Member for Planning and Placemaking, Cllr Shanika Mahendran to Dandara’s housing development at Whitehouse, where they’re building 136 new homes.
The Whitehouse development is a prime example of Milton Keynes City Council’s commitment to delivering well-planned 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 £218m for similar infrastructure projects through developer contributions.
Milton Keynes 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, Milton Keynes is leading the way in delivering much-needed homes, showing how other areas can follow suit to address the national housing shortage.
“Milton Keynes continues to lead the way in housebuilding, not just in our region but across the country. 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."
- Cabinet Member for Planning and Placemaking, Cllr Shanika Mahendran
“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. Since then, the city – as honoured in the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations in 2022 – has grown in popularity and welcomed a steady flow of homes to meet demand. At Dandara, we have established our regional office in the city, recognising Milton Keynes as an area with significant growth potential due to its green spaces, transport links, and employment opportunities.
“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."
- Simon Pendlebury, Managing Director of Dandara’s Northern Home Counties division
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