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Oxley Woods is a housing development in Oxley Park, a district of Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, England.The development was designed by Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners and built by Newton Woods, who were subcontracted by Taylor Wimpey after winning the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister's Design for Manufacture Competition, which was run by English Partnerships in 2005.
Milton Keynes (/ k iː n z / ⓘ KEENZ) is a city [c] in Buckinghamshire, England, about 50 miles (80 km) north-west of London. [b] At the 2021 Census, the population of its urban area was 264,349. [7] The River Great Ouse forms the northern boundary of the urban area; a tributary, the River Ouzel, meanders through its linear parks and ...
In their report on the Draft Regional Spatial Strategy for the South-East Region, the Planning Inspectors Panel made a number of important statements that affect the expansion of Milton Keynes to 2026. [22] The plan should add 2,400 dwellings for housing outside the Milton Keynes urban area to the district-wide total. (para 23.39)
Homeworld 81 was a housing exhibition held in Bradwell Common, Milton Keynes in May 1981, [1] to demonstrate new trends and technologies in housing. It was organised by Milton Keynes Development Corporation and the 36 houses [2] attracted 150,000 visitors. [3] It was formally opened by the then Minister for Housing John Stanley MP.
Glebe Farm is a district of south-east Milton Keynes in Buckinghamshire, England, within the Wavendon civil parish. It was constructed to help the Milton Keynes urban area with its rapid increase in demand for housing. [1] The site is part of the "Eastern Expansion Area" of Milton Keynes, [2] identified in 2004 by the then government. [3]
For higher education, the Open University's headquarters are in Milton Keynes – though, as this is a distance education institution, the only students resident on campus are approximately 200 full-time postgraduates. A campus of the University of Bedfordshire located in Central Milton Keynes, provides conventional undergraduate courses.
Energy World was a demonstration project of 51 low-energy houses constructed in the Shenley Lodge area of Milton Keynes, United Kingdom. The project was promoted by the Milton Keynes Development Corporation and culminated in a public exhibition in August and October 1986 that attracted international interest. It was a significant landmark in ...
Newton Leys within Milton Keynes is a brownfield development and within the Buckinghamshire Council area is greenfield. The full district covers some 104 hectares (260 acres) and comprises development land with housing for up to 1650 homes with employment areas, shops, a school, community facilities, new park, hotel, a care home and leisure ...