Country England and Wales › Region South East › Council Milton Keynes › Neighbourhood Central Milton Keynes & Newlands › Postcode MK9 3LQ What's changing near MK9 3LQ Within 2 km, around Central Milton Keynes & Newlands in Milton Keynes. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
213 new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
0 homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
-6.5% like-for-like prices in Central Milton Keynes & Newlands, 2024 → 2025 (council +1.3%)
-5% recorded crime, last 12 months vs the 12 before
On the map
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Nearby, most recent first New school Nov 2025 New homes 53 new homes completed flats · Sep 2025
Sept 2025 New homes 80 new homes completed flats · Sep 2025
Sept 2025 New homes 74 new homes completed flats · Mar 2025 – May 2025
May 2025 School closed School closed: The Grove Independent School Other independent school, other independent school (closure)
Dec 2023 New school Jun 2023 School closed School closed: SMK Gateway - Alternative Provision Other independent school, other independent school (de-registered)
Aug 2022 New-home postcodes with fewer than 5 homes are counted above but not listed. 9 postcodes nearby had new homes completed in the last two years.
6 homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 23 m²
7 since energy certificates began (2008)
0 in MK9 3LQ itself
Spotted when a home's energy certificate shows at least 15 m² (and 15%) more floor area than an earlier one. Only homes with two certificates show up, so the real number is higher. A busy street suggests extensions get permission here; check the council's planning register for the details.
Storm overflows within 2 km No monitored sewer storm overflows within 2 km (England only).
Environment Agency event duration monitoring, 2025 annual return (OGL; © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026). Overflows release diluted sewage into rivers and the sea when sewers are overwhelmed, mostly after heavy rain.
Solar, wind and battery projects within 10 km 68 planned, approved or being built and 14 running (131 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
Rooftop solar Deltic Avenue, Rooksley - Solar Panels Approved, not yet built · 260 kW
May 2024 Rooftop solar Bradwell Road, Loughton Lodge - Solar Panels Approved, not yet built · 520 kW
Jun 2022 Battery storage Bradwell Road - Micro Storage Facility Approved, not yet built · 200 kW
Jan 2026 Battery storage Duckworth Court, Oldbrook Boulevard - Micro Energy Storage Facility Approved, not yet built · 200 kW
Mar 2025 Rooftop solar Volkswagen Group UK, Garamonde Drive - Solar Panels Approved, not yet built · 700 kW
Jan 2025 Battery storage The Church Of The Latterday Saints, The High Street - Battery Storage Approved, not yet built · 200 kW
Jan 2025 Rooftop solar Winterhill House - Solar Panels Approved, not yet built · 180 kW
Nov 2021 Battery storage Alston Drive, Bradwell Abbey - Micro Energy Storage Facility Approved, not yet built · 200 kW
Jul 2025 Battery storage Verge In Woughton Leisure Centre - Micro Energy Storage Approved, not yet built · 200 kW
Dec 2025 Battery storage Kelvin Drive - Micro Energy Storage Facility Approved, not yet built · 200 kW
Jan 2025 Road and street works within 1 km 11 permitted works running now or planned, 3 of them major.
Major, planned Saxon Street H4 To H5, Milton Keynes Highway repair and maintenance works · MILTON KEYNES COUNCIL · No carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 Major Saxon Street H4 To H5, Milton Keynes Highway repair and maintenance works · MILTON KEYNES COUNCIL · No carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 Major Childs Way V6 To V7, Milton Keynes Utility asset works · HUTCHISON 3G LTD · Road closure
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 Standard North Row, Milton Keynes Highway repair and maintenance works · MILTON KEYNES COUNCIL · Some carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Nov 2026 Minor North Witan Roundabout, Milton Keynes Highway repair and maintenance works · MILTON KEYNES COUNCIL · Lane closure
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 Minor Grafton Gate, Milton Keynes Highway repair and maintenance works · MILTON KEYNES COUNCIL · Some carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 Minor Silbury Boulevard, Milton Keynes Highway repair and maintenance works · MILTON KEYNES COUNCIL · Some carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 Minor Avebury Boulevard, Milton Keynes Highway repair and maintenance works · MILTON KEYNES COUNCIL · Lane closure
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 Minor Saxon Gate H5 To H6, Milton Keynes Highway repair and maintenance works · MILTON KEYNES COUNCIL · Lane closure
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 Major infrastructure projects within 30 km Decided Millbrook Power Generating Stations · The Rookery Pit Near Stewartby, Bedfordshire decided Mar 2019 Decided decided Oct 2011 Decided decided Oct 2019 Recommendation Rosefield Solar Farm Generating Stations · Four land parcels to the south and west of the East Claydon substation, Bucks. application due September 2025 Decided Green Hill Solar Farm Generating Stations · Land to the south and west of Wellingborough and north of Northampton. decided Oct 2026 Decided decided Sept 2014 Planning Inspectorate list of nationally significant infrastructure projects (roads, railways, energy, water, waste), October 2026 (OGL). Each is placed at one point, usually the middle of the site; long schemes run well beyond it.
Transport schemes within 20 km None on our list yet. We're starting with recently opened and under-construction rail schemes.
Running nearest: Falcon Project (battery storage, 800 m); The Hazeley Academy (rooftop solar, 3.6 km); Milton Keynes Waste Recovery Park (energy from waste, 4.3 km); Blum Uk - Solar Panels (rooftop solar, 5.6 km); Red Bull Racing, Bradbourne Drive - Solar Panels (rooftop solar, 6.4 km).
DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database, April to June 2026 (OGL). Projects of 150 kW and over; refused, withdrawn and abandoned ones are left out.