This is the final stage to make comments on the Plan.  The Plan and its supporting documents are available to view here.

Any comments on the Plan at this stage (including those from members of the public and other organisations) will be passed to an independent person (“the Examiner”) to consider when he or she is examining the Plan.  The Examiner will consider whether the Plan:

• Meet the basic conditions, i.e. conforms with national planning policy and local strategic policies; would result in sustainable development and meets the requirements of European regulations for protecting the environment and for Human Rights;
• Satisfy the legal requirements for neighbourhood plans; and
• Identifies an appropriate area for the referendum.

As part of this process, the Examiner will decide if the Plan should proceed to the Referendum stage. Local residents will then have the opportunity to vote on whether the plan should be ‘made’ and used by Milton Keynes City Council when deciding planning applications in the area that it covers.