The council's opposition to any development may not amount to much, as SDC's local plan is nowhere near finished (thanks partly to the government changing their mind on planning every 5 minutes)
http://www.stratford-herald.com/local-news/7580-creating-a-new-milton-keynes.html

I've just been to a presentation on development in Stratford, and one of the options is VERY scary. the area I've lined in purple represents a potential development of 2750 houses on the south side of the town.