Vale of Aylesbury Plan submitted to government by AVDC

A major blueprint which shapes how Aylesbury Vale will develop over the next two decades has been submitted to the government for independent examination.

The Vale of Aylesbury Plan Strategy sets out a framework to plan for jobs and homes in the area until 2031.

The plan, which will be examined by a planning inspector, proposes that Aylesbury Vale District Council will provide for the delivery of 13,500 new homes. Almost 10,000 of these are already at the advanced stages of planning such as those on Buckingham’s London Road and the Aylesbury East development at Broughton Crossing.

As well as working on all the necessary infrastructure, the council is also planning for a minimum of 6,000 additional jobs within the Vale.

Submission of the document follows the revocation in March this year of the South East Plan, which had previously guided planning policy.

Councillor Carole Paternoster, Cabinet Member for Strategic Planning, said: “This plan is vital to our future, establishing how the district should develop over the next two decades, and putting in place important policies that will enable us to deliver our vision. It will also give the Vale the protection it needs to guard against speculative or ill-suited developments. Councillors and officers have been working hard to reach this important milestone and I want to thank everybody in the Vale who has helped us develop this plan and bring it to fruition.”

The dates for the examination in public will be set by the government’s Planning Inspectorate. It is expected to be held in November/December. That will lead to a planning inspector’s report on whether the plan can eventually proceed to adoption.

Submission of this strategy document follows the pre-submission publicity in May and June. In total 129 respondents commented on the plan, which resulted in a total of 584 comments being made (one respondent can make multiple comments). All these comments will be passed to the Planning Inspectorate to be taken into account as part of the examination process.