Harrison, A.M.; Morigi, A.N.; Thomas, I.A.; Down, K.E.; Linley, K.A.; Steadman, E.J.; Williams, N.; Lawley, R.. 2007 Aggregate supply and demand for sustainable communities : a practical approach to problem solving. Nottingham, UK, British Geological Survey, 255pp. (CR/07/042N) (Unpublished)
The Regional Planning Guidance for the South East (RPG9, 2001) first identified the Milton
Keynes and South Midlands (MKSM) Growth Zone. The Sustainable Communities Plan,
(ODPM, 2003) which addressed the housing shortage in England by promoting a sustainable
pattern of development, identified potential for up to 370,000 new homes within the Growth
Zone by 2031. The Milton Keynes & South Midlands Sub-Regional Strategy (2005) provides an
analysis of areas with potential for development within the Growth Zone, considering factors
such as employment, transport links and utilities. This study identifies aggregate resources in,
and close to, the MKSM Growth Zone, a fundamental requirement in the development of
housing and infrastructure. It includes a detailed analysis of the evolution of minerals planning
policies (the first ever undertaken) in the area and an examination of past, present and future
demand. The study also demonstrates a method that can be utilised in future Growth Zone
studies.
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