## Liaison Group Meeting 3 - Draft Development Brief

Chair: Cllr Dominic Barnes, South West Chilterns Community Board Lead Officer: Charlotte Morris, Principal Planning Officer Chris Kennett: Natural Environment & Urban Design Officer Chris Steuart: Major Development Team Leader Emily Hadley: Planning Policy Officer  
 

## Agenda 1. Introductions  (10Mins)

2. Progress since March (15mins) 3. Development Framework (1hr) 

 
Access and movement   
 
Green infrastructure and open space   
 
Heritage and conservation  
 
Infrastructure - Onsite + off-site requirements  
 
  
5. Appropriate Assessment + Sustainability Appraisal (20 mins) 6. Next steps (5mins) 

7. AOB (15mins) 


Progress to date 

 
First draft of Development Brief  
o Internal consultation with specialists o Further refinement of infrastructure requirements o Development framework plan  
 
Completed Draft Appropriate Assessment 
 
Completed Draft Sustainability Appraisal  
 
Legal challenge update  
 
Programme going forward 

## Access And Movement

 
Existing public right of way 
 
Current access Hedsor Road + Princes Road 
 
Link road requirement including bus route  
 
Need for wider connectivity  
o Former orchard o Hedsor Road o Wessex Road Employment Area o Town Centre o Connect to existing PRoWs 
 
Location of primary school  

## Green Infrastructure And Open Space

 
Requirement to be landscape led  
o use of buffers o building on existing green  
 
o corridors - former orchard,  
 
o - maintain hedgerows + mature  trees 
 
Open space and play provision 
 
Incorporation of SUDs   
 
Incorporating existing wildlife corridors 

## Heritage And Conservation

 
Conservation Area + listed buildings  
 
Cores End Roundabout 
 
Design of Hedsor Road junction   
 
Relationship with properties at Hedsor Road 
 
Landscape-led approach 
 
Green space focus for setting  
 
Connected green infrastructure  
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Use of generous green corridors as the basis for a footpath/cycle network  
 
Respond to the different characters of the adjoining areas  
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Use landscaping to screen industrial + business park  
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Maintain separation from Hedsor Road properties through tree belt buffer 
 
Respond to views across the site from public rights of way  
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Respond to the sites topography  
 
Retain and protect existing mature trees  
 

Onsite 
 
Link road + bus route  
 
1 form primary school  
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Strategic open space, including the sports pitches, MUGA, Teen play facility, NEAP and allotments 
Off site  
 
Junction improvements  
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Provide and enhance footpath and cycle links to the village centre 
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Contributions to facilitate public access to the former orchard  
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Contributions towards improving access and upgrading the bridleway on the disused former Bourne End to High Wycombe railway line  
 
S106 contributions to mitigate recreational impacts at Burnham Beeches SAC  

## Next Steps

- 
Finalise draft Development Brief 
- 
Commence public consultation End of November 
- 
Early 2021 finalise and adopt Development Brief as a Supplementary Planning Document  

## Consultation Methods

- 
Online survey 
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Leaflet drop 
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Social media  
 
- 
Press release