Buckinghamshire Local Plan - Response to consultation and unmet housing need request

April 22, 2026 Planning Policy Committee (Committee) Approved View on council website

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Summary

The Planning Policy Committee of West Northamptonshire Council decided not to accommodate unmet Gypsy, Traveller, and Travelling Show people pitches from Buckinghamshire Council at this time. They also agreed the draft response to the consultation on the Buckinghamshire New and Expanded Settlements Study. The Head of Planning Policy and Specialist Services was delegated authority to make minor editorial and presentational changes to the response prior to submission.

Full council record

Decision

The Planning Policy Committee:

a)     Agreed that West Northamptonshire Council will not accommodate any unmet Gypsy, Traveller and Travelling Show people pitches from Buckinghamshire Council at this time. 

b)     Agreed the draft response to the consultation on the Buckinghamshire New and Expanded Settlements Study as proposed at Appendix A 

c)     Delegates to the Head of Planning Policy and Specialist Services authority to make minor editorial and presentational changes to the response prior to submission.

Supporting Documents

Planning Policy Committee April 2026 - Buckinghamshire Local Plan.pdf

Details

OutcomeRecommendations Approved
Decision date22 Apr 2026