Transport & travel

The human version (we wrote this, not the council)This allocation proposes an assumed 235 homes on 7.33 hectares of land at Lower Road, north of Stoke Mandeville. A comprehensive masterplan must be approved by the Council before any planning application is decided. The scheme must show suitable vehicle access from Lower Road, contribute financially to the Southeast Aylesbury Link Road, and connect to walking and cycling routes upgraded to national design standards. The site is under a mile from Stoke Mandeville railway station and close to Aylesbury.

The human version (we wrote this, not the council)This allocation sets out an assumed 1,500 homes on around thirty hectares off Little Horwood Road, Winslow. It includes a primary school, a local shop, a community hall and healthcare provision, plus financial contributions to secondary and special needs education. Access comes from Little Horwood Road and the B4032, with good walking and cycling links to the town centre and the new Winslow Station. The setting of the Grade II listed Redhall Farmhouse must be protected, and half the site needs archaeological investigation first.

The human version (we wrote this, not the council)This allocation supports an assumed 630 homes on around twelve hectares west of Furze Lane and north of Verney Road, Winslow. Higher density is expected because of the nearby train station, with direct walking and cycling links to the town centre, station and schools. A buffer is required between homes and the railway line, and veteran ash trees on the site must be safeguarded. Financial contributions are needed towards Verney Road improvements and other strategic infrastructure for Winslow.

The human version (we wrote this, not the council)This allocation covers the Winslow Centre, the former Winslow Secondary School site of around six hectares, for an assumed 480 homes and a community library. Existing sports facilities must be replaced at the new settlement site north of Winslow before they are lost. Part of the land is safeguarded for East West Rail, so development must not conflict with the railway's delivery. Higher density is expected given the town centre location, with improved walking and cycling links to the station and schools.

The human version (we wrote this, not the council)This allocation describes Hollands Farm, a 23.7 hectare greenfield site in Bourne End, for an assumed 470 homes and a new one form entry primary school. A new spine road would link Millboard Road and Hedsor Road, with a bus service redirected through the site. The scheme must respect the nearby Hedsor Road and Riverdale Conservation Area, keep Harvest Hill separate, and protect the former orchard. Permission will not be granted until mitigation for the Burnham Beeches protected area is in place.

The human version (we wrote this, not the council)This allocation sets out an assumed 1,250 homes on around fifty-two hectares near Cheddington station, which has direct trains to Milton Keynes in under 20 minutes and London Euston in about 50 minutes. It includes a primary school, a section of the Horton Bypass, a new railway bridge with a westbound road, and a 30mph limit on the B488. A landscape buffer must protect the neighbouring hamlet of Horton, and suitable natural green space is expected to be provided on site.

The human version (we wrote this, not the council)This allocation supports an assumed 365 homes on 9.15 hectares off Station Road, west of Cheddington village. The scheme must make good use of the station location and contribute to shared infrastructure, including the Horton bypass, a new railway bridge, a bus route to Aylesbury via Wingrave, and walking and cycling routes. The protected tree-lined frontage on Station Road must be kept and improved. Development must not prejudice the larger planned new settlement at Cheddington, and mitigation for the Chilterns Beechwoods protected area is required.

The human version (we wrote this, not the council)This allocation proposes an assumed 355 homes on 8.93 hectares north of Reynolds Mead, Cheddington. The site is close to the Mentmore Conservation Area and Registered Park and Garden, so a heritage assessment and careful design are required. A substantial buffer must protect the wood pasture priority habitat next to the northern boundary, and landscaping must soften views from the surrounding countryside. Contributions are required to shared infrastructure including the Horton Bypass and a new railway bridge, and protected area mitigation must be in place first.

The human version (we wrote this, not the council)This allocation covers land at Parsonage Farm and west of Wood Lane, Tingewick, for an assumed 175 homes across two parcels, only one of which has potential road access. The scheme must link the western field through to the eastern part, improve walking and cycling routes into the village, and protect the setting of the Tingewick Conservation Area and nearby listed buildings. Ecological buffers must retain boundary trees and hedgerows, and landscaping is needed to reduce noise from the A421 bypass.

The human version (we wrote this, not the council)This allocation supports an assumed 210 homes on 10.75 hectares southwest of Buckingham Road, Padbury. The site is split into two parcels separated by playing fields designated as Local Green Space. A comprehensive masterplan must be approved before any planning application is decided. Developers must show that vehicle access can reach all parts of the site, which is straightforward for the south-east parcel from the A413 but harder for the north-west parcel next to the Padbury Conservation Area and its listed buildings.

The human version (we wrote this, not the council)This allocation supports employment development in the High Wycombe Central Business Centre, at the heart of the town centre near the railway station. It seeks approximately 0.4 hectares of high-quality business floorspace, including offices and research and development, with around 1 hectare of new business space identified as a wider regeneration opportunity. Small-scale community and town centre uses are also supported where they add jobs and footfall without reducing the employment space delivered.

The human version (we wrote this, not the council)This allocation creates a new Key Employment Area as a northern expansion of the Princes Estate, an established business area in Princes Risborough. It provides approximately 4 hectares of land for offices, industrial and storage uses, and housing is ruled out because it would undermine the employment role. Designs must limit visual impact on the Chilterns National Landscape, the Ridgeway National Trail and the Horsenden Conservation Area. Financial contributions are required towards walking and cycling links between Princes Risborough, Longwick and Chinnor.

The human version (we wrote this, not the council)This allocation provides 4.5 hectares of employment land behind Weston Road, Aston Clinton, of which 3.6 hectares is expected to be developed. It supports the expansion of Halton Brook Business Park, an established base for medical instrument manufacturing, reinforcing the area as a hub for medical technology. Development must be coordinated with the neighbouring allocated site, keep and improve the hedgerow and trees on the western boundary, and be designed to sit comfortably alongside the homes on Weston Road.

The human version (we wrote this, not the council)This allocation covers the Bucks Goat Centre and Layby Farm near Stoke Mandeville for approximately one hectare of employment land for offices, light industry and research. The Bucks Goat Centre visitor attraction can continue, be reconfigured or relocated, and existing educational uses retained or re-provided. A site-wide masterplan is required, and buildings must respect neighbouring bungalows in scale and use local materials such as timber cladding and red brick. A financial contribution to the Southeast Aylesbury Link Road is also required.

The human version (we wrote this, not the council)This allocation provides 2.6 hectares of employment land behind Stokenchurch Business Park, near Junction 5 of the M40, for light industrial, general industrial and storage uses. The site lies within the Chilterns National Landscape, so proposals must take a landscape-led approach backed by a Landscape and Visual Impact Assessment. Development must connect properly to the existing business park so it works as one employment area. Its proximity to the Aston Rowant protected area, about five hundred metres away, means further habitat assessment is required.

The human version (we wrote this, not the council)This allocation sets out a 29 hectare mixed employment-led development off Drakes Drive, Long Crendon, next to the existing industrial park. Around 7.7 hectares would be business, industrial and storage space, alongside leisure uses that complement rather than compete with local facilities. Buildings must be directed to the lowest flood risk areas, with none allowed in the highest risk zone. The scheme must improve buses and provide safe walking and cycling links to Long Crendon, Thame, Haddenham and Aylesbury, guided by a site-wide masterplan.

The human version (we wrote this, not the council)This allocation supports the continued growth of Pinewood Studios at Iver Heath as a Strategic Employment Area and a hub of national and international importance for film, television and the creative industries. The main use will be creative industries production, along with supporting facilities, research, training and related digital uses such as data centres. Other uses will only be allowed if it is robustly shown there is no reasonable prospect of keeping the site for creative industry uses. Development must also improve sustainable transport links and protect wildlife at the neighbouring Black Park Country Park.

The human version (we wrote this, not the council)This allocation sets aside land at the former Finmere Aerodrome near Tingewick as a new Key Employment Area, delivering approximately 27 hectares of employment land for industrial, storage and distribution uses. Development should be masterplanned, led by landscape design, and focus on the previously developed (brownfield) parts of the former RAF airfield. Requirements include safe access from the A421, a bus turning circle, protection of the Tingewick Conservation Area and nearby Ancient Woodland, and archaeological investigation. Around 16 hectares of new employment development are expected after supporting infrastructure.

The human version (we wrote this, not the council)This allocation provides approximately 2.3 hectares of flexible employment land at Rectory Farm, New Road, Weston Turville, for office, research, industrial and storage uses. The site forms part of the wider Hampden Fields strategic allocation, and development must fit with the agreed Hampden Fields masterplan and phasing. Proposals need safe vehicle access from New Road, walking and cycling links to nearby employment areas and homes, and landscape buffers to protect neighbouring residents and the countryside. Around 1.9 hectares of new employment development are expected after supporting infrastructure.

The human version (we wrote this, not the council)This allocation supports Marlow Film Studios at Little Marlow as a film, high-end television and media production complex within the West of London Screen Cluster. The site already has planning permission following an appeal decided by the Secretary of State. Development must include improvements to the Westhorpe interchange, a new pedestrian and cycle bridge across the A404, and links to Marlow station and Bourne End. As the site sits in the Metropolitan Green Belt, proposals must protect openness, heritage assets including the Little Marlow Conservation Area, and the setting of the Chilterns National Landscape.

The human version (we wrote this, not the council)This allocation supports Silverstone Circuit and Silverstone Park at Dadford as an internationally significant motorsport destination and a centre for high-performance engineering, business, education and leisure. It backs track and event improvements, new and upgraded employment space, training facilities linked to the Silverstone University Technical College, and accommodation for students, apprentices and employees connected to the site. Proposals must protect neighbouring communities from noise and traffic, improve sustainable transport, and conserve the rural landscape and heritage assets including Luffield Priory. The site straddles the boundary with West Northamptonshire, so cross-boundary working will be important.

The human version (we wrote this, not the council)This policy sets rules for large houses in multiple occupation (HMOs), typically shared homes for seven or more unrelated people. Proposals must not create an over-concentration of HMOs that harms local character or parking availability, must use suitable buildings with proper refuse storage, cycle and car parking and drying areas, and must be accessible to public transport, shops and local services. Management arrangements to limit antisocial behaviour may be required by planning condition. Smaller HMOs of three to six people are treated like ordinary housing.

The human version (we wrote this, not the council)This policy sets criteria for Gypsy, Traveller and Travelling Showpeople accommodation, in line with the Gypsy and Traveller Accommodation Assessment. Sites must be well designed with enough space for caravans, day rooms and landscaping, have safe access to services such as shops, schools and healthcare, and respect the size of the nearest settled community without dominating it. They must avoid flood risk and harm to the environment, and be serviceable with water, utilities and sewerage. For Travelling Showpeople, the need for mixed-use yards and storage space will also be considered.

The human version (we wrote this, not the council)This policy safeguards small employment sites, defined as up to 1,000 square metres or 0.25 hectares, which support small businesses, start-ups and local services in market towns and on settlement edges. Losing such a site to non-employment uses, including housing, will only be supported where it is clearly shown that employment use is no longer appropriate or achievable, reasonable efforts have been made to keep employment on the site, and the loss would not unacceptably reduce the supply and choice of small business premises. Once lost, these sites are rarely replaced.

The human version (we wrote this, not the council)This policy applies national tests to proposals for main town centre uses, such as shops and leisure, located outside defined centres. Proposals over 400 square metres must pass a sequential test, showing no suitable site exists in or on the edge of a centre, and an impact test; development will be refused if it would significantly harm an existing centre. Small shops of up to 400 square metres, or extensions serving local needs within or next to settlements, are supported. The thresholds reflect evidence that Buckinghamshire's small centres are vulnerable to out-of-town development.

The human version (we wrote this, not the council)This policy protects Buckinghamshire's canals, including the Grand Union Canal and its Aylesbury and Wendover Arms. Development alongside canals must not impede public access, and should retain and enhance access, moorings and significant waterside buildings. Wharf facilities for freight transfer should be kept where a need is shown, and using canals for waterborne freight is supported as a sustainable alternative to road transport. The Canal & Rivers Trust, which manages the county's canals, will be a key stakeholder in relevant planning decisions.

The human version (we wrote this, not the council)This policy sets out what development must do in or near the Colne Valley Regional Park, a park of over 10,000 hectares in the east of the county established in 1967. Development should maintain and enhance the park's landscape, waterways and biodiversity, provide countryside recreation that is accessible to all, and improve walking, wheeling and cycling routes. It should also support the rural economy, encourage community participation and help reduce pollution to the River Colne. A possible extension of the park to cover Fulmer parish is being considered.

The human version (we wrote this, not the council)This policy sets the rules for Suitable Alternative Natural Greenspace (SANG), which is green space created to draw visitors away from protected nature sites. A SANG must provide at least eight hectares per 1,000 new occupants, a circular walk of at least 2.3km, one parking space per hectare, and be secured and managed for at least 80 years. It must be open before the homes relying on it are occupied. Developments of ten or more homes must contribute to a strategic SANG or provide their own; smaller schemes can rely on any strategic SANG in the zone.

The human version (we wrote this, not the council)This policy covers the 329 hectare Little Marlow Lakes area between Marlow and Bourne End, which sits in the Green Belt beside the River Thames. It allocates Spade Oak Lake as a strategic alternative green space (SANG) to reduce visitor pressure on Burnham Beeches, with parking off Muschallick Road, and supports wider outdoor recreation. Qualifying developments relying on the SANG must contribute financially and provide safe walking and cycling links between Marlow and Bourne End. Development must protect the river setting, lakes, wildlife, conservation areas and manage flood risk.

The human version (we wrote this, not the council)This policy requires all new developments, except householder applications, to follow a vision-led approach to transport that prioritises walking, wheeling, cycling and public transport before car use. Larger sites must provide safe walking and cycling routes, including safe routes to schools within statutory walking distance (2 miles for under 8s, 3 miles for over 8s), and fund new or improved bus services for at least five years. Requirements also cover travel plans, car clubs, mobility hubs, and changing and shower facilities in non-residential buildings over 2,500 square metres. Developments must not have an unacceptable impact on highway or rail safety.