Milton Keynes Tariff

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Ensuring provision of adequate transport infrastructure to support the growth of Milton Keynes has been a key requirement of the Prospectus for Growth. The scale of growth required at Milton Keynes to deliver 15,000 homes by 2016 requires significant investment in local infrastructure, including transport.

Milton Keynes Partnership Committee (MKPC) developed a Prospectus for Growth to establish the levels of local and strategic infrastructure required to support growth and how these will be funded. MKPC worked with delivery agencies and the local authority to assess the level of public sector funding available and the level of developer contributions required through the tariff.

This forward planning has enabled government departments, who are often unable to commit funding more than a few years in advance, to take a longer term view. MKPC negotiated with Highways Agency on the prospectus to ensure it obtained their agreement in principle. This work has helped all players understand what will be required and when to ensure the transport elements can be delivered.

A Joint Transport Delivery Team has been established to manage the Transport delivery plan, which forms part of the wider 5 year Business Plan. Their remit includes identifying improvements required by other parties, identifying potential contributors to highways and transportation improvements, such as future Local Transport Plans settlements, and co-ordinating bids for opportunity funding such as Communities Infrastructure Fund.

This strategic approach has also enabled contributions to be pooled to fund major transport projects, such as improvements to Junctions 13 and 14 of the M1 which could not have been delivered on a piecemeal basis.

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Integrated public transport at Milton Keynes.