Campaigners working out next steps after 3,000 homes get planning permission in Aylesbury
Bucks Council gave Hampden Fields the go-ahead last week
Last updated 28th Jun 2021
Campaigners will meet this week to work out what to do next about a huge development in Aylesbury.
Hampden Fields - which will include 3,000 new homes near Bedgrove - officially got planning permission from Bucks Council last week.
Developers have promised to work with locals
The Decision Notice also secures the delivery of significant infrastructure benefits for the local community, including the Southern Link Road, and approximately £72 million of facilities and financial contributions through the Section 106 agreement.
Hampden Fields will also deliver two new primary schools, a new doctor's surgery that will be capable of future further expansion, employment land for up to 1,200 new jobs, over 109 hectares of green open space, sports and play facilities, allotments and community growing spaces.
Going forward, the Hampden Fields Consortium will continue to engage positively with Buckinghamshire Council, Weston Turville Parish Council and the local community to bring forward the Design Codes and detailed plans for the development in line with Garden Town principles.
It is intended that these matters will be progressed in the near future to enable the development to commence on site in Spring 2023 and completion of the Southern Link Road by December 2024.
A spokesman for The Hampden Fields Consortium, said:
"We are delighted that Buckinghamshire Council has issued formal planning permission for Hampden Fields, which is an essential element of the Aylesbury Garden Town vision.
"Hampden Fields will deliver a wide range of benefits for the local community, such as the essential dual-carriageway Southern Link Road, and a significant amount of social infrastructure including new schools, a health centre, and extensive public open space."
Worries have been ignored
The Hampden Fields Action Group have reacted angrily to the news.
They say their latest legal challenge to the plans, along with concerns raised for years around traffic, have been ignored.
The group plans to meet this week to discuss a way forward, if any.