Buckinghamshire has a requirement to provide 95,000 new homes (which includes a 5% buffer), which is set by central government and represents a 43% increase on what we had been planning for previously.

The Housing spatial strategy outlines seven approaches for how new housing could be accommodated:

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Existing Towns and Villages
New Developments
Business Hubs/Clusters

Image depicting Approach 1. New housing growth shown in the existing town centres.

1. Brownfield Sites in Towns and Villages

Focuses on regenerating underused urban land (potential to deliver 1,500–2,500 homes).

Image showing Approach 2. New houses on the edge of an existing settlement.

2. Growth on the Edges of Existing Main Towns

Large-scale urban extensions around sustainable towns, (potential to deliver 23,000–28,000 homes).

Image showing Approach 3. New houses as a new town to away from the existing town.

3. New Towns

Standalone settlements with full infrastructure, (potential to deliver 11,000–13,000 homes).

Image showing Approach 4. New houses at locations along an existing rail line.

4. Development at Transport Hubs

Housing near high-quality public transport, (potential to deliver 16,000–19,000 homes).

Image showing Approach 5. New houses located next to employment areas either adjacent to existing towns or away from towns.

5. Expansion Near Key Employment Areas

Housing close to strategic employment zones, (potential to deliver 5,000–6,000 homes).

Image showing Approach 6. New houses built in villages.

6. Limited Expansion of Villages

Modest growth in sustainable villages (potential to deliver 13,000–15,000 homes).

Image showing Approach 7. New houses built on the edges of the boundary close to neighbouring towns.

7. Expanding Urban Areas on the Edge of Buckinghamshire

Extensions into neighbouring urban areas (potential to deliver 6,000–7,000 homes).