Planning

How planning applications in Castlethorpe are decided, how you can have your say, and the plans that protect the village.

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Planning applications

Who decides?

The Planning Authority which makes decisions on planning applications is Milton Keynes Council and specifically the Planning Committee or Panel, though minor decisions, where there is no objection by a Ward Councillor or Parish Council, can be made by the Planning Officer.

  1. 1

    Application published

    All applications are published on the MKCC website and you can ask for alerts if you are interested.

  2. 2

    Consultation

    There is a set period for consultation where the statutory consultees, Ward Councillors, Parish Councils and members of the public can comment on applications in support or objection.

  3. 3

    Decision

    Made by the Planning Committee or Panel – or by the Planning Officer for minor applications with no objection from a Ward Councillor or the Parish Council. There are also limited speaking rights available in the decision meeting.

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    Appeal

    If the application is refused, the applicant can appeal to a government Planning Inspector and there are generous speaking rights in the appeal hearings.

Look it up

Find a planning application

You can find details of planning applications relating to Castlethorpe on the MKCC Planning Public Access site.

View a Planning Application
  1. 1Open the MKCC Planning Public Access site.
  2. 2In the box marked “Enter a keyword, reference number, postcode or single line of an address”, type Castlethorpe – or Hanslope, or any other area you're interested in.
  3. 3Click the Search button.

Have your say

The Parish Council's role

The Parish Council is a statutory consultee alongside bodies such as MK Highways or Education, Health and Police. It has some extra consultation and speaking rights and all applications are on the published agenda for its meetings and residents can speak at the Open Forum before each Parish Council meeting.

Of course anyone else can object to or support an application as well.

Speak at the Open Forum

Every application is on the published agenda, and residents can speak at the Open Forum before each Parish Council meeting.

Council meetings

Planning policy

How decisions are made

Decisions are made by law only on the basis of Planning Policies published in the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) and Milton Keynes' Local Plan, Plan:MK. The Local Plan includes the Policies set by an adopted Neighbourhood Plan such as we have in Castlethorpe which is why the Neighbourhood Plan is so important.

  1. National

    NPPF

    National Planning Policy Framework

  2. Milton Keynes

    Plan:MK

    Milton Keynes' Local Plan

  3. Castlethorpe

    Neighbourhood Plan

    Castlethorpe's own policies, part of the Local Plan

Documents

The plans

Adopted

Castlethorpe Neighbourhood Plan

Castlethorpe's Neighbourhood Plan has been adopted as one of MKCC's Planning Policies which will prevent any planning applications which don't comply with the Plan to protect the village.

You can download or read the Plan here, and also with accompanying documents on MKCC's Neighbourhood Planning webpage.

Read the Neighbourhood Plan (PDF) MKCC Neighbourhood Planning page
Adopted 20 March 2019

Plan:MK

The current Local Plan for Milton Keynes, Plan:MK was adopted by Milton Keynes Council at its meeting on 20 March 2019. Plan:MK now forms part of the Council's Development Plan and replaces both the Core Strategy (2013) and saved policies of the Local Plan (2005).

The adopted version of Plan:MK, its updated Policies Maps, and associated adoption documents can be viewed on the MKCC website, and you can download a copy of the current plan.

Download Plan:MK (PDF) Plan:MK on the MKCC website
In development

MK City Plan 2050

The MK City Plan 2050 is the next version of the Local Plan and is currently in development. It is an important planning document that sets out how Milton Keynes will change and grow in the years ahead. The aim is to get the right type of development in the right places to meet the growing needs of local people and businesses, while protecting our green spaces and rural areas.

Milton Keynes City Council wants to make sure that:

  • Infrastructure is put first (such as health facilities, schools and shops).
  • Developers provide what communities need to benefit local people.
  • Milton Keynes grows sustainably, tackling and reducing the impact of climate change.

The Regulation 19 public consultation has now closed. The City Council has prepared a series of Topic Papers to give more information about the key themes of the Plan.

Consultation documents on the MKCC website

Get In Touch

Questions for the Parish Council, or want to volunteer? We'd love to hear from you.

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