Planning

On 23 Jul 2026 Buckinghamshire Council released its Draft Local Plan 2045 (Regulation 19 Consultation). This is a vital blueprint that decides exactly where new housing, roads, and community sites will go over the next two decades. The Government’s target for Buckinghamshire of about 91,000 new homes by 2045 is […]

The ePetition “Allow Public Planning Comments to be viewed by all” has been launched by a local resident to challenge Buckinghamshire Council’s decision to stop publishing individual public comments on its website. The Council implemented this policy change on 18 March 2025, citing data protection and GDPR compliance following previous […]

Protect Green Belt and Farmland in Buckinghamshire is an ePetition currently running on the Buckinghamshire Council’s website. It calls on the Council to strengthen and uphold policies that protect Green Belt land and productive agricultural farmland across the county.

Marks & Spencer is proposing a new, purpose-built M&S Foodhall on land at White Lion Road, Amersham. To deliver “the very best of M&S Food in a modern, energy-efficient and attractively landscaped setting”, they are currently working on a planning application and, before submitting it to Buckinghamshire Council, would like […]

Buckinghamshire Council is currently consulting on parts of the draft Local Plan that have been prepared to date including: Part A Spatial Strategy – shows places where future housing and employment could be located, and protected places where it needs to be carefully controlled; Part B Development Management Policies – […]

The international discount retailer chain Lidl revealed that it plans to open a new store on King George V Road in Amersham. To gather feedback on the proposal, Lidl launched a public consultation. A drop-in exhibition will be held on Tue 12 Aug from 3pm to 7pm at Amersham Community […]

The planning consultants DLBP Ltd on behalf of Thomdell Developments Ltd has now submitted a planning application (ref: PL/22/3370/FA) for redevelopment of The Maltings at School Ln, Old Amersham.

Following the initial proposal for a new store in Old Amersham, ALDI has now submitted a planning application for redevelopment of the site currently occupied by Hilton Car Supermarket (formerly Jaguar Dealership) situated at 44 London Road West, Amersham. The application proposes demolition of existing buildings, and erection of a […]

This week ALDI distributed a letter to local residents regarding their plans for a new store in Old Amersham on the site of the former Jaguar Dealership at 44 London Rd West.

Following an audit of all representations on the Local Plan 2036, the Planning Policy Team of Chiltern and South Bucks District Councils have now made all comments public through their consultation portal.