Decision details

To ask Cabinet for approval to Submit an Outline Planning application for the land at Stoke Mandeville.

Cabinet considered a report on 7 June 2022 seeking approval to submit an Outline Planning Application for a proposed residential development at the site of the former Buckinghamshire County Council Community Sports and Social Club land.  The minutes of that meeting are accessible here.  Cabinet had resolved:

“That approval to submit an Outline Planning Application for the proposed residential development at the site of the former Buckinghamshire County Council Community Sports and Social Club land be AGREED.”

Cabinet‘s decision had been called in by Councillor Christensen and been supported by 23 Councillors.  The call-in and pre-planning consultation document had been considered at a meeting of the Growth, Infrastructure and Housing Select Committee on 5 July, which had referred the decision back for further consideration by Cabinet relating to the pre-planning consultation document before any decision was taken.

Cabinet considered a further report and during discussions the Leader asked all Cabinet Members individually to confirm that they had read and considered the pre-planning consultation document on the former Buckinghamshire County Council Community Sports and Social Club land that was included with the agenda papers.  All Cabinet Members confirmed that they had done this.

Following re-consideration of the Cabinet report, the pre-planning consultation document and feedback and the information in the confidential part of the agenda, it was –

RESOLVED –

(1)               That theService Director for Property and Assets, in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Accessible Housing and Resources,be authorised to instruct the submission of an Outline Planning Application consisting of up to 100 residential units including 30% affordable Housing, a new road link between Booker Park School and Lower Road, an increase in size of the existing access road to Lower Road and the provision of a sports and leisure area for community and school use.

(2)               That it be NOTED that this site is Council owned land and provides an opportunity to provide services to the benefit of Buckinghamshire residents, such as affordable and keyworker housing in excess of statutory requirements and homes for clients of adults and children’s services that cannot be imposed on privately owned development sites.

(3)               That, should an outline planning application be successful, the Service Director for Property and Assets, in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Accessible Housing and Resources and relevant service Directors and Heads of Service, be authorised to develop a draft and bring forward a proposed detailed development scheme for further consideration by Cabinet.

Note: The Leader requested that the Growth, Infrastructure and Housing Select Committee be informed of Cabinet’s decision and outcome of the meeting.