MKDP intends to become operator for Milton Keynes Market

Milton Keynes Development Partnership (MKDP) has announced its intention to take over management of Milton Keynes Market in April 2023 from existing operator Bray Associates.

Adam Sciberras, MKDP’s Special Projects Director said: “During 2022 we started looking for potential development partners to define the future of Milton Keynes Market and work with us to create a stronger retail and food destination for Central Milton Keynes, with a more dynamic and modern customer experience.

“Having explored this in great detail, we believe that an in-house team who work in the city and, in the main, live in the area too, is best placed to manage the market and evolve the existing offer. This has the potential to bring great social value and improve what is an essential resource for a significant proportion of Milton Keynes’ residents, particularly those with lower incomes.”

New leisure facilities bring new dimensions to Campbell Wharf

New leisure facilities bring new dimensions to Campbell Wharf Milton Keynes Development Partnership’s (MKDP) vision of a thriving canal-side community at Campbell Wharf continues to take shape with the news that its development partner, Crest Nicholson, has exchanged contracts on three commercial units. Local business Canal St Coffee will open its second speciality coffee bar […]

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Open University considers face to face offer alongside transformative move to city centre

The Open University is to prepare a business case for a world class university based in a sustainable green campus in Milton Keynes city centre. The plans support the city’s wider vison to develop one of the UK’s most vibrant city centres. The University’s governing Council has agreed to initiate work on the strategic and financial case […]

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Park Square development celebrates topping out

MKDP, together with the development and funding teams have celebrated an official topping out ceremony with the Mayoress of Milton Keynes, Mrs Mandy Legg, for the new Park Square residential project in Central Milton Keynes. Matthew Green, Property Development Director of MKDP, was joined by Kevin Reid, Global Chief Operating Officer and Head of Europe […]

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MKDP and ExtraCare agree deal for extension to Shenley Wood Retirement Village

The ExtraCare Charitable Trust has exchanged contracts with Milton Keynes Development Partnership (MKDP) to expand Shenley Wood Village, one of its two retirement villages in Milton Keynes, onto adjoining land. Due to the overwhelming success of Shenley Wood Village, which comprises 300 apartments with leisure and health facilities, there is strong demand for expansion. To […]

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Lower Westside Development Opportunity

One of three key masterplan proposals in CMK is Lower Westside, the vision for which is a major new precinct for technology, innovation, and education. The broad concept for the area which extends from Station Square outside the railway station to Block B4 features: • New workspace and research facilities • A University presence • […]

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Packaged Living and Affinius Capital purchase site in Milton Keynes for over 250 BTR units

Packaged Living, the specialist UK Build to Rent (“BtR”) investor, developer and operator has completed on a land acquisition in Central Milton Keynes as part of its BtR joint venture (“JV”) with Affinius Capital, the global asset manager with experience in rental housing development and asset management. The JV purchased the 1.23-acre Theatre multi-storey car […]

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MKDP assists City Council’s plans for Bletchley regeneration

MKDP recently advised Milton Keynes City Council via the Town Deal Board on the acquisition of the former Sainsbury’s site in Bletchley which is currently derelict and subject to vandalism. MKDP already owns the adjacent Brunel Centre and the old police and fire station site nearby both of which will be fundamental parts of ambitious […]

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30 affordable homes delivered on MKDP-owned land

Milton Keynes Development Partnership has transferred its land at Highgate Over to Grand Union Housing Group who have developed 30 affordable homes on the site. The first occupiers have moved in to the scheme, which sits to the east of the city centre, and provides 100% affordable housing comprising a mix of shared ownership and […]

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