Planning and Conservation
The Residents Society and Planning
The Residents Society takes a keen interest in matters of planning and conservation within the local area. We strive to maintain a balance between progress and conservation and endeavour to remain consistent.
Penn and Tylers Green share a single, very large and varied joint Conservation Area, which crosses the former Chiltern/Wycombe District boundary. The combined area covers about 85 acres with some 329 properties, 50 of which are listed. A detailed account of the Conservation Area, its houses and many of its main features can be found in the book published by the Residents Society, Mansions and Mudhouses. Both parishes have large areas lying within the Chilterns Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and the Green Belt.
Our planning sub-committee discusses and comments on the small number of planning applications which are considered significant in terms of their implications for nearby residents and the community at large. Comment will include some basic considerations such as scale and design, but necessarily take into account the wider aspects of planning legislation; For example, policies which apply to land and property within Conservation Areas, areas which adjoin as well as fall within Green Belt, and Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
Planning Proposals
Examples of planning proposals on which we have commented in the past few years, where location in GB and AONB is the primary concern, were the Hazlemere Road horse fields, Field Grove Nursery (replacing existing buildings) in Hammersley Lane, the woodlands at the back of Hammersley Lane which are now protected by a Tree Protection Order and the site of the Football Club grounds in Elm Road. We successfully applied for the Rayners buildings (formerly Penn School) to be listed and all its trees to be protected. We have set up a Forum, including local residents, which closely monitors the large development projects proposed at Ashwells and Gomm Valley.
Until a consolidated Local Plan is in place for the new Buckinghamshire Council as a whole, Penn & Tylers Green remain governed by the two Local Plans drawn up by the former District Councils of Chiltern and Wycombe. Where a property is situated in the villages determines which Local Plan applies. A further important consideration is the National Planning Policy Framework. We put much effort in engaging in the consultation on Local Plans including any proposals to develop in Green Belt areas.
Pressure to develop more housing is considerable and many changes in the area of planning legislation and property development can be expected. The Residents Society continues to engage at a senior level with Buckinghamshire Council on significant planning and highway issues, with the valued support of its Council members, Parish Councillors and local residents.
Conservation Area Map
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