Milton Keynes Council has approved plans for a brand new Primary School in the Western Expansion Area of Milton Keynes.
Milton Keynes Council has approved its plans to build Watling Primary School.
The 3-form entry primary school will have 630 places and will built along with a 39-place nursery.
The school is set to open in September 2023 and will be run by The Denbigh Alliance multi-academy trust.
This Western Expansion Milton Keynes scheme, granted outline planning permission in October 2007, includes up to 4,330 homes, a secondary school and three primary schools among other community facilities.
The first primary school, Fairfield Primary School has already been constructed.
WEA developer L&Q Estates currently owns the site, but a land transfer to MKC will take place “within the project programme and licences will be arranged for site access until the land transfer is complete”.
New school plans also detail a library, sports pitches, a hard-surfaced two-court multi-use games area, studio space, staff and visitor car parks (including disabled and EV), and a new vehicle access from Simmental Way.
“The development is part of the key infrastructure provision of the Western Expansion Area and the outline permission (05/00291/MKPCO) establishes the principle for development of a primary school on the site,” documents state.
Adding: “The proposed development is of a high quality and appropriate design that will contribute positively to the character of the new neighbourhood and the surrounding local area.”
