Our Overarching Vision
The vision for Levante Gate is to create a vibrant, forward-thinking neighbourhood on the south eastern edge of Milton Keynes, where contemporary living, sustainable mobility and green infrastructure come together to enhance everyday life and contribute to the city’s long-term growth.
Guiding Principles:
Create a Walkable, Connected Neighbourhood
Prioritise walking, cycling, and inclusive access through a clear network of streets, a central Redway, and green corridors that link homes to key destinations, including the school, local centre, and mobility hub, as well as surrounding existing and proposed new communities.
Aligned with Big Ambition 1: A City of Connected Communities
Deliver a Landscape-Led Masterplan
Shape the development around existing hedgerows, watercourses, and landforms to create distinctive green spaces, enhance biodiversity, and root the new community in its landscape context.
Aligned with Big Ambition 3: A Green and Sustainable City
Support a Vibrant
Community Life
Provide a mix of homes, public spaces and social infrastructure to support diverse lifestyles and intergenerational living, encouraging neighbourliness and community activity.
Aligned with Big Ambition 1: A City of Connected Communities
Celebrate Nature & Wellbeing
Integrate dementia-friendly neighbourhoods principles with play areas, orchards, allotments, and sports pitches into a network of open spaces to support healthy lifestyles, local food growing, and access to nature for all ages.
Aligned with Big Ambition 3: A Green and Sustainable City
Culture, Identity
& Sense of Place
Celebrate and strengthen the emerging identity of Levante Gate and existing identity of Milton Keynes, by drawing on local heritage, materiality and landscape to create a place that feels rooted, meaningful and memorable.
Supports MK Big Ambition 3: A City of Opportunity and Culture
Foster Identity Through Character Areas
Create distinct but connected areas across the Site using landscape features, street hierarchy, built form, and materials to generate a strong sense of place.
Aligned with Big Ambition 1: A City of Connected
Communities
Plan for Long-Term Stewardship
Ensure that public spaces, landscapes, and community assets are designed to be well-managed and cared for over time, supporting pride of place and local ownership.
Aligned with Big Ambition 5:
A City of Opportunity and Quality Places
Design for a Sustainable Future
Incorporate low-carbon infrastructure, support green energy use, and promote sustainable travel options such as electric and cargo bikes to reduce emissions and build climate resilience. Homes will meet the Future Homes Standard, reducing operational carbon by 75-80%.
Aligned with Big Ambition 3: A Green and Sustainable City
Deliver Local facilities & Social Infrastructure
Include a new primary school, local centre, and community facilities within walking distance of homes to ensure the neighbourhood is convenient, inclusive, and self-sustaining.
Aligned with Big Ambition 1: A City of Connected Communities
Encourage High-Quality, Contemporary Design
Promote architecture and streetscapes that reflect the evolving identity of Milton Keynes, with varied housing types and adaptable layouts that respond to changing needs.
Aligned with Big Ambition 4: A Creative and Innovative City