Natural and Built Environment
Buckinghamshire’s landscapes, biodiversity, and heritage assets face pressure from growth. The plan seeks to protect the Chilterns National Landscape, Green Belt, and historic sites while enhancing green and blue infrastructure.
Objective 1: Conserve and enhance natural, historic, and built environments; protect valued landscapes; improve biodiversity and water quality; and support regeneration.
Climate Change, Mitigation and Adaptation
With 51% of emissions from transport, the plan promotes measures to mitigate and adapt to climate change by 2050 through sustainable travel, renewable energy, and climate-resilient development.
Objective 2: Support net zero carbon transition; direct growth to sustainable locations; improve energy efficiency; and promote active travel and flood resilience.
New Housing
Buckinghamshire must deliver a huge increased level of new homes by 2045. The plan addresses housing requirements, including affordable, specialist, and key worker housing.
Objective 3: Provide a range of housing types and tenures; support self-build and accessible homes; and ensure high-quality, low-carbon design.
New Towns
New settlements are proposed to meet housing demand, requiring significant infrastructure and careful integration with existing communities.
Objective 3: Ensure new housing supports community cohesion and infrastructure needs.