Emerging Local Plan Evidence Base

In addition to the documents on this website other relevant documents such as the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF), National Planning Practice Guidance (NPPG), which are available nationally, and other Policy and County Council documents can form part of the evidence base.
 

The evidence base is sub-divided into the most relevant topic areas below.

Where documents are to be added these documents are also identified; please note for these documents the indicative titles shown may differ to the title of the document when published.

Superseded Documents

Some evidence base documents have been superseded by subsequent documents - view here.

Duty to Co-Operate

• Duty to Co-operate: SHMA Methodology - MoU between the Berkshire local authorities (July 2018) [387.9KB]
• MoU between AVDC and CDC/SBDC in relation to the VALP (January 2018) [52.05KB]
• Duty to Co-operate Position Statement Relation to the emerging Chiltern and South Bucks Local Plan (Nov 2017) [427.09KB]
• MOU between WDC and CDC/SBDC on Strategic Planning and the Duty to Co-operate on Planning Matters (Sept 2017) [420.39KB]
• Buckinghamshire Memorandum of Understanding - AVDC WDC SBDC CDC and Bucks Thames Valley LEP (July 2017) [161.63KB]
• Chiltern and South Bucks Councils Response to Aylesbury Vale Issues and Options Consultation (December 2015) [290.74KB]

Duty to Co-Operate Specific to Slough Borough Council
 

• A Wider Area Growth Study: Part 1: Defining the Study Area - Expression of Interest for Consultants (July 2018) [731.59KB]
• Slough Northern Extension - Atkins on behalf of Slough Borough Council (Sept 2017) [8.5MB]
• Chiltern and South Bucks Officer Comments on the Slough Northern Extension Atkins Report (July 2017) [327.68KB]
• Buckinghamshire County Council Officer Response to Draft Slough Northern Extension Report (August 2017) [343.32KB]
• Bucks LPAs and Bucks Thames Valley LEP DtC Position on Slough Local Plan (June 2017) [189.72KB]
• Chiltern and South Bucks Councils Response to Slough Borough Local Plan Issues and Options (Regulation 18) Consultation (24th February 2017) [223.57KB]

Sustainability

• Sustainability Appraisal for Green Belt Preferred Options - Lepus Consulting (September 2017) [2.1MB]
• Habitats Regulations Assessment for Chiltern and South Bucks Local Plan: Screening Document - Lepus (Jan 2017) [5.8MB]
• Sustainability Appraisal of the Chiltern and South Bucks Local Plan: Regulation 18 Inc. Issues and Options (Reasonable Alternatives) Document - Lepus (January 2016) [10.51MB]
• Sustainability Appraisal of the Chiltern and South Bucks Local Plan: Scoping Document - Lepus (November 2015) [6.1MB]
• Environment Agency Response to SA Scoping Report (January 2016) [240.63KB]
• Environment Agency Response to SA Scoping Report - Accompanying Map (January 2016) [601.44KB]
• Sustainable Community Strategy for Chiltern and South Bucks 2013 - 2026 [4.8MB]

Housing and Economic Development Needs Assessment (HEDNA)

• Housing and Economic Development Needs Assessment (HEDNA) Update 2016 Addendum Report - ORS Atkins (September 2017) [1.99MB]
• Housing and Economic Development Needs Assessment (HEDNA) Update 2016 Addendum Report (Appendix 1) - ORS Atkins (September 2017) [403.36KB]
• Housing and Economic Development Needs Assessment (December 2016) [3.22MB]
• Housing and Economic Development Needs Assessment (December 2016) - Appendices [1.59MB]
• Housing Market Areas and Functional Economic Market Areas in Buckinghamshire: June 2016 Update - ORS and Atkins (June 2016) [1.36MB]
• Central Buckinghamshire Housing and Economic Development Needs Assessment (HEDNA) Methodology - ORS and Atkins (May 2015) [655.26KB]
• Housing Market Areas and Functional Economic Market Areas in Buckinghamshire and Surrounding Areas - ORS and Atkins (March 2015) [9.62MB]
• Housing Market Areas and Functional Economic Market Areas in Buckinghamshire and Surrounding Areas - Appendices - ORS and Atkins (March 2015) [8.25MB]
   

Housing and Economic Land Availability Assessment (HELAA)

• Draft Housing and Economic Land Availability Assessment (HELAA) (May 2017) [770.98KB]

• Draft Housing and Economic Land Availability Assessment (HELAA) (May 2017) - Appendix 1 - Summary of all HELAA Sites [1.16MB]
• Draft Housing and Economic Land Availability Assessment (HELAA) (May 2017) - Appendix 2 - Stage 1 Results (Tables) [682.45KB]
• Draft Housing and Economic Land Availability Assessment (HELAA) (May 2017) - Appendix 3 - Stage 1 Results (Maps) (Vol 1) [18.73MB]
• Draft Housing and Economic Land Availability Assessment (HELAA) (May 2017) - Appendix 3 - Stage 1 Results (Maps) (Vol 2) [21.18MB]
• Draft Housing and Economic Land Availability Assessment (HELAA) (May 2017) - Appendix 4 - Stage 2 Results (Tables) [980.31KB]
• Draft Housing and Economic Land Availability Assessment (HELAA) (May 2017) - Appendix 5 - Stage 2 Results (Maps) (Vol 1) [15.01MB]
• Draft Housing and Economic Land Availability Assessment (HELAA) (May 2017) - Appendix 5 - Stage 2 Results (Maps) (Vol 2) [16.69MB]
• Draft Housing and Economic Land Availability Assessment (HELAA) (May 2017) - Appendix 6 - Stage 2 Delivery of Achievable Sites (Maps) (Vol 1) [12.1MB]
• Draft Housing and Economic Land Availability Assessment (HELAA) (May 2017) - Appendix 6 - Stage 2 Delivery of Achievable Sites (Maps) (Vol 2) [15.25MB]
• Draft Housing and Economic Land Availability Assessment (HELAA) (May 2017) - Appendix 7 - Stage 3 Windfall Assessment (2005-2016) [161.24KB]
• Draft Housing and Economic Land Availability Assessment (HELAA) (May 2017) - Appendix 8 - Stage 4 Supply Sites (Tables) [419.73KB]

• Central Buckinghamshire Housing and Economic Land Availability Assessment (HELAA) Methodology (May 2015) [with Erratum] [578.07KB]
• HELAA Methodology: Summary of Consultation Responses (May 2015) [188.26KB]

Other Housing Documents

• Housing Delivery Study for Buckinghamshire - Wessex Economics (August 2017) [2.47MB]
• Estates Renewal Assessment - Report (Nov 2017) [363.36KB]
• Estates Renewal Assessment - Appendix 1 [10.06MB]
• Estates Renewal Assessment - Appendix 2 [1.32MB]

Green Belt

Strategic Role of the Metropolitan Green Belt

• Strategic Role of the Metropolitan Green Belt in Chiltern and South Bucks [1.53MB]

Green Belt Assessment Part Two

• Draft Green Belt Assessment Part Two (October 2016)
   

Green Belt Development Options Appraisal

• Green Belt Development Options Appraisal - Post Preferred Green Belt Options Consultation (Nov 2017) [4.64MB]
• Green Belt Development Options Appraisal (October 2016) [19.36MB]
• Green Belt Development Options Appraisal - Page 76 Errata [83.36KB]
   

Inner Green Belt Review

• Inner Green Belt Review: Methodology (July 2017) [340.11KB]

Green Belt Assessment Part One

• Buckinghamshire Green Belt Assessment Part 1: Final Report Chapters 1-4 [no maps] - ARUP (March 2016) [776.82KB] Please note: maps are contained separately, available from the link below.
• Buckinghamshire Green Belt Assessment Part 1: Final Report Chapters 5-7 [no maps] - ARUP (March 2016) [13.78MB] Please note: maps are contained separately, available from the link below.
• Green Belt Assessment Part 1 (March 2016) - Final Report Maps
• Buckinghamshire Green Belt Assessment Report Annex Report 1A [low-res] - ARUP (March 2016) [6.57MB]
• Buckinghamshire Green Belt Assessment Report Annex Report 1B [low-res] - ARUP (March 2016) [7.15MB]
• Buckinghamshire Green Belt Assessment Report Annex Report 1C [low-res] - ARUP (March 2016) [7.8MB]
• Buckinghamshire Green Belt Assessment Report Annex Report 1D [low-res] - ARUP (March 2016) [7.8MB]
• Buckinghamshire Green Belt Assessment Report Annex Report 1E [low-res] - ARUP (March 2016) [7.69MB]
• Buckinghamshire Green Belt Assessment Report Annex Report 1F [low-res] - ARUP (March 2016) [7.83MB]
• Buckinghamshire Green Belt Assessment Report Annex Report 1G [low-res] - ARUP (March 2016) [4.44MB]
• Buckinghamshire Green Belt Assessment Part 1: Chiltern and South Bucks Green Belt Parcel Proformas - ARUP (January 2016) [LINK]
• Buckinghamshire Green Belt Assessment Part 1: Chiltern and South Bucks: Summary of Proformas - ARUP (Jan 2016) [82.45KB]

Employment

• Buckinghamshire Growth Strategy 2017-2050 (September 2017) [1.77MB]
• Chiltern and South Bucks Economic Development Strategy - Buckinghamshire Business First (January 2017) [1.98MB]
• Strategic Economic Plan Refresh (2016-2031) - Buckinghamshire Thames Valley Local Enterprise Partnership (2016) [672.04KB]
• Buckinghamshire Thames Valley Growth Deal - Buckinghamshire Thames Valley LEP (July 2014) [182.89KB]
• Strategic Economic Plan (2012-2031) and Local Growth Deal Proposals (2015-2016 and 2015-2021) - Buckinghamshire Thames Valley LEP (April 2014) [5.09MB]
• Employment Site Appraisals - GL Hearn for Chiltern District Council (March 2013) [25.17MB]
• Buckinghamshire Business Survey - BMG Research for Buckinghamshire County Council and Buckinghamshire Business First (May 2013) [5.02MB]
• Employment Site Appraisals - GL Hearn for South Bucks District Council (April 2013) [5.57MB]
• Plan for Economic Growth (2012-2031): Plan for Sustainable Economic Growth in the Entrepreneurial Heart of Britain - Buckinghamshire Thames Valley LEP (November 2012) [2.42MB]
• Buckinghamshire as a Place to do Business: A Manifesto for Business and Employment Growth - GVA for Bucks Business First (March 2012) [520.36KB]

Retail and Town Centres

• Chiltern and South Bucks District Town Centre Retail and Leisure Study - Nexus Planning (July 2017) [17.46MB]
• Chiltern District Retail and Town Centre and Impact Assessment Volume 1: Final Report - Peter Brett Associates (March 2013) [1.34MB]
• Chiltern District Retail and Town Centre and Impact Assessment Volume 2: Appendices - Peter Brett Associates (March 2013) [2.51MB]
• Chiltern District Retail and Town Centre and Impact Assessment Volume 3: Household Survey - Peter Brett Associates (March 2013) [1.19MB]
• A Review of the Local and District Centres within South Bucks (November 2013) [1.28MB]

Gypsy, Travellers and Travelling Showpeople

• Aylesbury Vale, Chiltern, South Bucks, and Wycombe District Councils Gypsy, Traveller and Travelling Showpeople Accommodation Assessment - ORS (February 2017) [1.97MB] Please note: this is an update to the 'Buckinghamshire Gypsy and Traveller and Travelling Showpeople Accommodation Needs Assessment 2013 Update - ORS (October 2014)' which is available in the superseded documents page.

Infrastructure

• Interim Draft Infrastructure Delivery Schedule - Post Preferred Green Belt Options Consultation (Nov 2017) [658.64KB]
• Chiltern and South Bucks Infrastructure Capacity Study: Report of Settlement Findings Baseline Assessment (January 2016) [7.6MB]
• Connected Counties - Superfast Broadband for Bucks and Herts [External Link]
• Water Quality Assessment (March 2018) [4.67MB]
• Appendix A Input data and modelling outputs Scenario 1 [873.71KB]
• Appendix A Input data and modelling outcomes Scenario 2 [872.81KB]
• Appendix A Input data and modelling outputs Scenario 3 [853.93KB]

Flooding

Strategic Flood Risk Assessment (SFRA) Current Update

• Strategic Flood Risk Assessment Draft Level 1 Update (October 2016)
   

River Management Plans and Strategies

• River Basin Management Plans - Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and the Environment Agency (2015)
• Thames River Basin District River Basin Management Plan - Environment Agency (December 2015) [2.33MB]
• Thames Catchment Flood Management Plan - Environment Agency (December 2009) [1.08MB]
   

Other Flooding Documents and Strategies

• Buckinghamshire County Council Section 19 Flood Investigations
• Buckinghamshire County Council - Groundwater Flooding Maps
• An Aquaprint for Chesham: Constraints and Opportunities - Floodsmart for Buckinghamshire County Council (April 2015) [5.29MB]
• Local Flood Risk Management Strategy (2013-2018): Part 1 Summary - Buckinghamshire County Council (2013) [576.44KB]
• Local Flood Risk Management Strategy (2013-2018): Part 2 Full Strategy - Buckinghamshire County Council (2013) [1.33MB]
• Local Flood Risk Management Strategy (2013-2018): Part 3 Action Plan - Buckinghamshire County Council (2013) [345.34KB]
• Surface Water Management Plan for Chesham and High Wycombe: Volume 1 - Jacobs for Buckinghamshire County Council (November 2011) [9.27MB]
• Preliminary Flood Risk Assessment Report - Buckinghamshire County Council (May 2011) [6.68MB]

Heritage and Townscape

Heritage Strategy

• Draft Chiltern and South Bucks Heritage Strategy (January 2016) [421.42KB]
   

Townscape Character Studies

• Chiltern and South Bucks Townscape Character Study - Chris Blandford Associates (November 2017) - Chapter 1: Introduction [1.29MB]
• Chiltern and South Bucks Townscape Character Study - Chris Blandford Associates (November 2017) - Chapter 2: Chiltern Settlements [17.06MB]
• Chiltern and South Bucks Townscape Character Study - Chris Blandford Associates (November 2017) - Chapter 3: South Bucks Settlements [10.39MB]
• Chiltern and South Bucks Townscape Character Study - Chris Blandford Associates (November 2017) - Chapter 4: Planning and Design Principles [11.74MB]

Other Heritage/Townscape Documents

• From Markets to Metroland: The Buckinghamshire and Milton Keynes Historic Town Project - Buckinghamshire County Council and Milton Keynes Council (2014) [5.94MB]
• The Chiltern Historic Landscape Characterisation Assessment - The Chilterns Conservation Board (2009) [3.36MB]

Biodiversity

• Buckinghamshire and Milton Keynes: State of the Environment Report - Natural Environment Partnership (July 2016)
• Buckinghamshire and Milton Keynes Biodiversity Action Plan - Buckinghamshire Natural Environment Partnership (January 2015)

Open Space, Recreation and Landscape

Chiltern's Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB)

• Chilterns AONB Management Plan (2014-2019) - The Chilterns Conservation Board (2014) [3.45MB]
   

Burnham Beeches

• Burnham Beeches Visitor Survey (2014) [5.7MB]
• Burnham Beeches Hydrology Study - Wallingford HydroSolutions Ltd for South Bucks District Council (October 2013) [7.77MB]
   

Green Infrastructure

• Vision for Green Infrastructure in Buckinghamshire - Natural Environment Partnership (September 2016)
• Buckinghamshire Green Infrastructure Strategy - Buckinghamshire Green Infrastructure Consortium (April 2009) [3.3MB]
• Buckinghamshire Green Infrastructure Delivery Plan - Buckinghamshire and Milton Keynes Natural Environment Partnership (August 2013) [4.68MB]
   

Landscape

• Landscape Character Assessment
• Landscape Capacity Study for Green Belt Development options

Open Space and Recreation Study

• Open Space and Recreation Study 2018 [7.23MB]
• Open Space and Recreation Study 2018 - Annexes [3.33MB]

Health

• Joint Strategic Needs Assessment - Health and Wellbeing Board (July 2013) [165.78KB]

Transportation

High Speed Two (HS2)

• Buckinghamshires Mitigation Blueprint for HS2 (March 2013) [4.01MB]
• Economic Impacts of HS2 on Chiltern District - Peter Brett Associates for Chiltern District Council (July 2014) [1.62MB]
   

Transport Modelling

• Local Transport Modelling
• Countywide Local Plan Transport Modelling
• Countywide Strategic Transport Model Local Model Validation Report - Jacobs (October 2014) [10.59MB]
   

Area Specific Studies and Strategies

• Draft Iver Topic Paper (January 2016) [1.65MB]
• Iver Traffic and Transport Study
• Chesham and Amersham Transport Study: Feasibility Study - Jacobs (November 2007) [28.19MB]
• South Bucks District Transport Strategy - Buckinghamshire County Council (2010) [978.13KB]
   

Parking Standards

• Buckinghamshire County Wide Parking Guidance - Buckinghamshire County Council (September 2015) [2.09MB] Please note: although this document forms part of the evidence base for the emerging Local Plan it has not been formally adopted by either Council. Requirements for parking are set out in the adopted Local Plan for each District.

Consultation Documents

Green Belt Preferred Options Consultation (October to December 2016)

• Green Belt Preferred Options Consultation Document (Oct - Dec 2016) [5.99MB] [Reference Only]
• Summary of Responses to the Green Belt Preferred Options Consultation (Oct-Dec 2016)
• Green Belt Preferred Options Consultation (Oct-Dec 2016) - Responses
• Elected Member and Key Stakeholder Briefing Presentation - (26th and 31st October 2016) [2.94MB]
• Frequently Asked Questions - Green Belt Preferred Options Consultation [365.99KB]
• Green Belt Preferred Options Consultation (Oct-Dec 2016) - Public Exhibitions
   

Initial (Regulation 18) Consultation (January to March 2016)

• Chiltern and South Bucks Local Plan - Regulation 18 Incorporating Issues and Options Consultation Document (Jan-Mar 2016) [8.25MB] [Reference Only]
• Summary of Responses to Initial (Regulation 18) Consultation (Jan-Mar 2016)
• Presentation made to Councillors and Stakeholders Groups (19th and 20th of January 2016) [1.02MB]
   

Call for Sites (January 2015)

• Chiltern Local Plan (2014-2036) Call For Sites Document (January 2015) [1.25MB] [Reference Only]
• South Bucks Local Plan (2014-2036) Call for Sites Document (February 2015) [2.97MB] [Reference Only]