Printer friendlyThinking of buying a Plot of Land in South Bucks?
The Council has become aware of the intensive marketing of plots of land on a number of large areas of land in the Green Belt. The plots are promoted as an investment opportunity with the suggestion that planning permission for housing development will be forthcoming at some time in the future.
Before completing any purchase of land members of the public are advised that they can check whether the land they are interested in is in the Green Belt in the South Bucks District Local Plan. This Plan sets out the District Council's current position regarding possible development in the Green Belt in the foreseeable future.
A Local Development Framework will replace the Local Plan in the next few years. In undertaking background work in connection with the preparation of the Framework the Council published Planning the Future of South Bucks - a consultation paper, in December 2003. In it you will see that the Council is vehemently committed to the protection of the Green Belt and intends to maintain and strengthen the Green Belt even further.
Therefore if the plot of land you are interested in is currently in the Green Belt it is likely to remain as Green Belt – in which case the strongest policies of restraint upon development will still apply.
Please give serious consideration to the above points before purchasing any plots advertised as an investment opportunity. It is likely that they are not.
Contact Details:
If you can’t find the information that you are looking for on any of the planning pages, please e-mail us at planning@southbucks.gov.uk or telephone - 01895 837284, 01895 837293 and 01895 837254
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