The Eastern Expansion Area lies immediately adjacent to the west of the M1 Motorway. The site extends to the A421 to the south and the A1530 and Broughton Brook to the west. The site comprises a total of 405 hectares. There are a number of existing uses within the area including business and employment land and farm buildings but the site is generally low-lying, relatively flat land in agricultural use.

Description

Residential development of 2501 units, a new mixed use commercial centre, schools, community facilities, a hotel, a dedicated public transport route and public open space including an extension of the Broughton Brook Linear Park and construction of Brooklands Public Open Space Ridge.

Development Stage

Infrastructure under construction and work about to start on the first housing with first occupations expected late 2010. The first primary school is due to open in September 2010.

Start Date

July 2008

Completion Date

2022

Developer

Places for People Developments Ltd

News and Updates

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Press Releases

6 August 2009
First phase of housing at Brooklands gets the green light
The first phase of housing at Brooklands, the new community of 2501 homes being created in the Eastern Expansion Area (EEA) of Milton Keynes, has been given the green light by Milton Keynes Partnership Committee.

19 December 2008
New linear park set to grow at Brooklands
Brooklands Meadows, the area that will create a new linear park and incorporate features to provide flood protection for the new community of 2501 homes in the Eastern Expansion Area, has been granted planning consent by Milton Keynes Partnership Committee (MKPC).

7 October 2008
Work to start on construction of Brooklands Ridge
In one of the biggest landscaping projects that Milton Keynes has ever seen, construction work has started on phase one of the Brooklands Ridge. The Ridge will provide an important area of public open space for the new community that is being developed in the Eastern Expansion Area, as well as providing protection from motorway noise and pollution from the M1.

30 July 2008
First phase of roads infrastructure gets the go ahead at Brooklands
Planning consent has been granted by Milton Keynes Partnership Committee for the first phase of roads infrastructure that will enable the delivery of 2501 new homes at Brooklands, the new community that is being developed in the Eastern Expansion Area.

1 April 2008
Design code for visionary new development nears approval
The first design code for Brooklands was welcomed by Milton Keynes Partnership last week. This comprehensive document links together the aspirational vision and the more detailed design elements that will ensure that this new area of Milton Keynes is developed to a very high standard.

Last updated: 12 May 2010

Committee and Stakeholder Group meetings

Dates of the next committee and stakeholder group meetings can be found in the Diary.

Discharge of Planning Conditions - Town and Country Planning (Amendment) Regulations 2008

The above legislation introduced new charges for the discharge of conditions attached to planning permissions. MKP will be introducing these charges from 1 September 2010.

Local Investment Plan 2010 refresh now available to download

The document explains how we work together with other organisations to deliver housing and employment growth in the new city

Affordable housing gets a boost in Stony Stratford

A housing development in the historic market town of Stony Stratford has been given a funding boost to provide 13 affordable homes.