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 […]
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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.
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 […]
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.
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 […]