Here you will find details about Parish Council responses to recent consultations and other correspondence concerning more significant issues of interest and concern to local residents.
Buckinghamshire Authority
Between July 2019 and March 2020 the Buckinghamshire Shadow Authority conducted several consultations seeking views on how the new unitary authority should operate.
In August 2019 the Unitary Authority launched a consultation on Community Boards. These boards which are now in operation provide an opportunity for parish councils in each Board area to contribute to strategies of the new unitary authority, be part of the decision-making processes about local services, raise concerns from residents about council services and award grants, etc. This is the Parish Council’s Community Board consultation response – September 2019.
Heathrow Airport
Airspace Principles Consultation online response – March 2018
Luton Airport
The Parish Council has responded to several proposals for the development of Luton Airport and to increases in flight capacity:
Public Consultation into the Luton Airport-expansion – March 2012
Public Consultation on the Master Plan for Luton Airport – April 2012
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Planning Application: Luton Airport expansion – January 2013
Local Authority Consultations
Chiltern District Council’s Noise Policy Consultation – October 2012
Public Consultation: Delivery Development Plan Document – June 2013
Initial Public Consultation on the Local Plan – March 2015
Online Responses to Chiltern DC New Local Plan – March 2016
Response to Chiltern DC Draft Open Space Strategy Review – April 2018
Parish Council Response to Bucks CC Review of Bus Services – July 2018
Polling Place Review – Complaint re Removal of Polling Place – Sept 2018
Chiltern and South Bucks Draft Local Plan 2016-2036 – August 2019
High Speed 2
In 2011 the Parish Council appointed a Working Group to draft a response to the government’s HS2 consultation on the proposed route from London to Birmingham.
A Parish Meeting to discuss the HS2 proposals was held on Wednesday 15th June 2011 at St Leonards Parish Hall. Around 80 people attended the Parish Council Consultation Meeting. Cllr Nick Rose, our local Councillor and Leader Chiltern District Council gave a presentation on the flaws in the HS2 business case followed by Chris Brown who outlined the Parish Council’s draft response to the consultation. There was a lively discussion and suggestions on the form and content of the responses by both the Parish Council and by individuals to the Government’s HS2 Consultation.
The Parish Council’s response to the HS2 Consultation which was signed off on 25th June 2011 is included below.
The Government’s HS2 Proposals for the route – June 2011