Bucks County Council offices to become flats
Plans have been approved to change the former office blocks
Last updated 4th May 2021
Buckinghamshire County Council's former offices are set to be developed.
PLANS to convert the disused office building of the former County Council to new flats have been approved – but no affordable housing will be provided.
Bucks Council has approved the “change of use, conversion and extension” of the former County Council offices, on Walton Street, in Aylesbury, to provide 46 new flats.
The scheme will consist of 27 one-bed and 18 two-bed flats, and a studio.
The scheme’s viability was assessed and “the case has been demonstrated that no affordable housing or other financial contributions can be provided,” according to council documents.
“The scheme cannot afford the provision of any amount of affordable housing, either by way of on-site provision or off-site financial contribution,” it stated.
Aylesbury Town Council had objected to the scheme because the studio flat “would not meet the minimum size regulations”, and because there is no affordable housing.
While The Aylesbury Society questioned whether more flats are needed given “the number of empty units on the market in the town centre”.
Members voted to ‘defer and delegate for approval, subject to appropriate conditions’, during a Central Buckinghamshire Area Planning Committee, on April 29.