Local Plan for Buckinghamshire sites survey

Overview

This survey gives you the opportunity to comment on the availability and suitability of a site identified as being potentially suitable for development under the Local Plan for Buckinghamshire’s plan-making process. 

Buckinghamshire is updating its Local Plan in line with national planning requirements ahead of the December 2026 deadline and we are currently engaging with partners and infrastructure providers to help shape the plan, ahead of publication in July.

Having conducted detailed land suitability work, including a Grey Belt Assessment, and a review of more than 1,300 sites identified by communities and the Council, over 400 sites have been identified as potentially suitable. 

The Council is now liaising with landowners and infrastructure providers to confirm ongoing site availability and understand the capacity of supporting infrastructure. 

Having a Local Plan in place is the best defence against speculative development and ensuring new infrastructure is adequately planned for. 

Once adopted, Buckinghamshire’s Local Plan will provide a clear framework for the county’s future development. It will address needs and opportunities relating to housing, the economy, community facilities and infrastructure, while also conserving and enhancing the natural and historic environment, mitigating and adapting to climate change, and securing well-designed places for decades to come.

The plan-making process is well underway with 1,335 residents, businesses and community partners already having shared their views via formal consultation. 

The sites that have been assessed on suitability for development can be found on an interactive map.

• when using the map, select the icon in the top left corner (the middle button, with three dots). Sites included in the potential housing and employment supply are shown in turquoise, sites requiring further assessment are dark blue, and sites within the grey belt that are not included in the potential supply are shown in grey.

Before responding to the survey, please also look at the supporting documents and information on the Local Plan for Buckinghamshire web page.

How to have your say

• click on the link below to complete the online survey
• complete, and return, a printed version of the survey (PDF, 224KB)

If you have any questions about this activity, or require this information in another format or language, please email us at planningpolicyteam.bc@buckinghamshire.gov.uk

If you are a landowner of one or more of the sites deemed suitable and you haven’t received a direct written correspondence from us, please email planningpolicyteam.bc@buckinghamshire.gov.uk

Please tell us your views by 11:59pm on Monday 16 March 2026.

Privacy

We will use the information you provide here only for this activity. We will store the information securely in line with data protection laws and will not share or publish any personal details. Survey responses will be analysed using Microsoft products including Copilot, Excel and Word. For more information about data and privacy, please see our privacy policy.

If you have questions about data and privacy, please email us on dataprotection@buckinghamshire.gov.uk or write to our Data Protection Officer at Buckinghamshire Council, The Gateway, Gatehouse Road, Aylesbury, HP19 8FF.