Started: 6 Jan 10.00am & 17 Mar 10.30am (listed in blue) Weather: cold overcast on 6 Jan & wet with hail on 17 Mar Revisited: 31 Mar, clean up day (listed in red) Survey carried out by: Tim Harmer and Lesley Harmer Area of survey from the bottom end of […]
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On 15 May 2019 Chiltern District Council approved the publication of the Chiltern and South Bucks Local Plan 2036 for a six-week public consultation. The consultation is now open until midnight Fri 23 Aug 2019 (this has been extended from the original consultation period which was to have ended on […]
On 25 Apr 2019 Buckinghamshire councillors voted unanimously to ask the Government to halt HS2 enabling works in Buckinghamshire until they have issued Notice to Proceed. The motion was put forward by county councillor Charlie Clare and seconded by councillor Angela Macpherson.
Buckinghamshire County Council is proposing to construct a new Zebra Crossing in the publicly maintained section of The Broadway in Old Amersham at a point approximately 12 metres east of the entrance to the Old Town Dovecote Car Park, in front of the new McCarthy & Stone Retirement Development.
HS2 Ltd have informed the HS2 Amersham Action Group that they will be holding a public drop in event at Chiltern District Council Offices in King George V Road on Friday, 17th November from 2 – 6pm. The HS2 Amersham Action Group met with HS2 Ltd in June , urging them […]
Many members will have noticed, unlike the photograph, the very low water level in the River Misbourne in recent weeks, and the fact that it has completely dried up in the area around Tesco. The Chiltern Chalk Streams Project Officer of the Chilterns Conservation Board has provided us with the […]
Please note, that the document originally published on this page, the Amersham Society’s 2016 response to the Chiltern and South Bucks District Councils Green Belt Preferred Options Consultation, has now been taken offline.
Did you know that • Chiltern District Council must produce a Local Plan by early 2017 or the Government will step in and impose one? • Chiltern DC is working with South Bucks DC to produce one? • They estimate that there will be a need for 14 700 new […]
Members may be aware that the two District Councils are drawing up a joint local plan in response to government requirements. On this occasion, the Amersham Society did not call a public meeting but the committee did have a meeting devoted to the topic and set up a working party […]
Ref CH/2015/1063/FA : Land North Of High Street Old Amersham The Amersham Society acknowledges the growing demand for the type of accommodation envisaged by this application in order to meet the needs and secure quality of life for people with a variety of disabilities. We understand that finding suitable sites […]
Question 1 Taking the Core Strategy Vision as a starting point, do you think this remains valid to 2036 and if not, what changes are needed…. The Core Strategy Vision remains valid but perhaps more could be made of promoting creative solutions to the delivery of the vision within the […]
THIS SATURDAY 11TH APRIL FROM 11.00 – 4.00 AT AMERSHAM FREE CHURCH WOODSIDE / SYCAMORE ROAD The HS2 Amersham Action Group vigorously opposes the principle of HS2. However: should HS2 go ahead, the issue of how it tunnels through the Chilterns becomes of paramount importance. The HS2 Amersham Action […]
We have received these notes from the Bucks HS2 team relating to the CFA 8 (The Chalfonts and Amersham) local meetings held in September. For those who attended, you may recall that at these events the two main topics which we discussed were the Select Committee Visit to Buckinghamshire and […]
Information from Buckinghamshire County Council HS2 team: 1,925 petitions have now being submitted against HS2, demonstrating how strongly communities feel about the proposal and how passionate people feel about having their views heard. This update will provide information on what happens now petitions have been submitted and how we will […]
Organised by local Action Groups: REPA; Chesham Society; Amersham; CRAG. Have you petitioned against the HS2 Hybrid Bill yet? If not, let us help you … Come and do your petition on the spot Time: 10.0 am to 4.0 pm, weekdays Date: Tuesday 6 May until Wednesday 21st May […]
The following update has been issued by Bucks County Council HS2 Team: This week began with the Second Reading debate in the House of Commons, which concluded with the Bill receiving its second reading with a majority vote. As a result the petitioning period is now open and the deadlines […]
Representatives of the Chalfonts and Amersham Community Forum (CFA8), including action groups, representatives of the community, local elected councilors and private individuals have prepared a response to the Environmental Statement and Associated Documents from HS2 Ltd. It's a lengthy document but you can see it here http://www.hs2amersham.org.uk/Resources/ES/CFA8_Vn1.1.pdf This may form a […]
The recently-published HS2 Hybrid Bill reveals “God-like” powers to destroy heritage, livelihoods and green belt space.The authority it enshrines is worthy of the most power-crazed dictatorship and echoes John of Gaunt (Richard II Act 2 , Scene 1) … “This Sceptered Isle” … Deregulation incorporated within the HS2 Hybrid Bill […]
12 Jan 2012 The two most striking points about the announcement by Justine Greening on Tuesday 10th Jan, were: The Radical Route Realignment in Old Amersham. The Economic and Environmental Arguments remain very unconvincing. Route Realignment If the railway is built, its adverse impact on Old Amersham will have been […]
6 January 2012 The HS2 Amersham Action Group will be gathering at the Chequers pub in Old Amersham for the announcement. (51 London Road West, Amersham, HP7 9DA Tel: 01494 727866), assuming the announcement will be on Tuesday 10th in the afternoon by the Transport Secretary, we will be gathering from about 2.00. Amersham […]
OPPOSING HS2 The Amersham Society gave early warning to the community well ahead of the announcement in 2010 that the Misbourne Valley was on the preferred route. The Society on behalf of its members is strongly opposed to HS2 on economic grounds and its preferred route on both economic and […]