A Neighbourhood Plan for Chesham Bois
Following a resolution made on 8th April 2024, Chesham Bois Parish Council launched a project to develop a Neighbourhood Plan to provide our community with an opportunity to create a shared vision with associated policies to protect key features and provide guidelines for any future changes.
What is a Neighbourhood Plan?
Neighbourhood Planning was introduced by the Localism Act in 2011 to allow communities to shape the future development of their neighbourhood. The scope of a Neighbourhood Plan includes protecting green spaces; changes to existing properties; biodiversity and environmental issues; new builds; roads; traffic; services; and facilities. Once adopted, a Neighbourhood Plan for Chesham Bois will be a legal document which Buckinghamshire Council, (the Local Planning Authority), developers and others will be required to take into account. Reference: Neighbourhood plans for Buckinghamshire | Buckinghamshire Council
YOUR VIEWS ARE IMPORTANT
Project Roadmap
Stage 1: To designate the Neighbourhood Area for Chesham Bois; build an evidence base with contributions from the community; and publicise the project to raise awareness.
Stage 2: To draft a Neighbourhood Plan and carry out the required consultations.
Stage 3: To bring the plan into force, following the successful outcome of an independent examination of the plan by Buckinghamshire Council and a public referendum.
Current status of the Neighbourhood Plan Project
We are currently at Stage 2 of the project which is the six week Regulation 14 public consultation period for the draft Neighbourhood Plan and the documents are linked below for your review:
- Pre-Submission Neighbourhood Plan: LINK
- Appendix 1: Design Code LINK
- Appendix 2: Local History & Heritage Assets LINK
- Appendix 3: Chesham Bois Conservation Area Guidelines LINK
- Appendix 4: Community Assets LINK
- Maps: LINK
- Buckinghamshire Council: SEA/HRA Screening Letter Outcome LINK
If you wish to provide any feedback about the draft Neighbourhood Plan as a resident or business owner in Chesham Bois, please submit your comments by email or by post to the Clerk and include your post code so that we can note the views of people in different parts of the Neighbourhood Area. Printed copies are available to review in the Parish Council office by appointment with the Clerk.
e/mail: clerk@cheshamboispc.org.uk
address: The Clerk, Chesham Bois Parish Council, Glebe Way, Chesham Bois, Amersham HP6 5ND
THE DEADLINE FOR PROVIDING FEEDBACK IS 23.59 ON FRIDAY 7TH NOVEMBER 2025
At a meeting held on 30th April 2024, the Parish Council resolved to appoint a Planning Consultant to support the development of a Neighbourhood Plan and set up a Steering Group to focus on the project. Steering Group Terms of Reference (PDF). Members of the Steering Group are all local, unpaid volunteers with relevant experience and knowledge.
Organisations such as town and parish councils that lead the development of a Neighbourhood Plan are eligible to apply for a Basic Grant of up to £10,000 to help fund the cost of developing a Neighbourhood Plan. Chesham Bois Parish Council applied for a grant on 13th June 2024 and we received news that the grant had been approved on 8th July 2024.
Privacy: We will only use the information that you provide for the sole purpose of informing the development of the Chesham Bois Neighbourhood Plan. We will not share or publish any personal details. For more information about data and privacy, please see our Data Protection Privacy Notice: Link to policy document already posted on website
If you have any questions about the Neighbourhood Plan Project, please email: clerk@cheshamboispc.org.uk