Local Plan For Bucks Consultation
Published: 04 May 2023
Buckinghamshire Council is creating two long-term plans for the future:
- The Local Plan for Buckinghamshire – will shape what Bucks will look like in coming years by allocating sites for development up to 2040
- Local Transport Plan 5 (LTP 5) - to set out the priorities for all types of transport across Buckinghamshire
A draft vision and objectives have been produced for each plan. Residents are being asked for their views to guide future development and transport in Buckinghamshire. You have until
4 June 2023 to say what you think.
The Local Plan for Buckinghamshire
The new local plan will show where development can happen and protect places where it needs to be carefully controlled. It will be the prime consideration when determining planning applications.
It will set out what new development must do, such as:
• building the right number and size of homes
• allocating land for new jobs
• creating good places to live – including shops and public open spaces
• contributing to the infrastructure people need – such as roads, schools and health facilities
• protecting the environment by supporting wildlife, beautiful landscapes, historic places and managing flood risk
Find out more about The Local Plan for Buckinghamshire on Buckinghamshire Council’s website.
Local Transport Plan 5 (LTP 5)
Local transport plans are a requirement of the Transport Act (2000). They set out a local authority’s ambitions, policies and plans for future investment in local transport.
LTP5 will set out the long-term priorities for all types of transport in Buckinghamshire up to 2040.
It covers net zero progress, sustainable and active travel, minimising the impacts of car travel, and connections within and outside Buckinghamshire.
How to have your say
You can view and comment on the draft the visions and objectives for the above plans by taking part in the survey. You can complete the survey in one of the following ways:
- complete the online survey.
- complete and return a printed version of the survey (PDF 0.30MB)
- by email planningpolicyteam.bc@buckinghamshire.gov.uk
- or write to Vision and objectives consultation, Planning Policy, Buckinghamshire Council, Queen Victoria Road, High Wycombe, HP11 1BB
If you have any questions about this consultation, please email planningpolicyteam.bc@buckinghamshire.gov.uk or phone on 0300 131 6000.
The consultation closes at midnight on Sunday 4 June 2023.
Get involved with new planning policies
If you want
to keep up to date with the Local Plan for Buckinghamshire, please register online.