Agenda item

·  Chiltern and South Bucks

·  Slough

·  BHS response and NCN  61 (WEX/26)

JW tabled the row response to the Slough Local Plan Consultation wherein the LAF views were expressed.  All agreed the response.  TH drew attention to Lavender Farm which is owned by SBC but which is in South Bucks and which could be released from the Green Belt. 

The current position with the Slough Local Plan is that after 700 responses to the Issues and Options consultation a report will be presented to the Planning committee in June 2017.  This will be a preferred strategy based on analysis of the consultation responses.

The South Bucks and Chiltern response to Slough’s Local Plan makes it clear they do not agree with the expansion of Slough’s housing needs into sites across the boundary to the north and possibly east in South Bucks.  TH expressed concern that the Wexham Court Parish allotments site on Church Lane alongside the Uxbridge Road could be up for development.

JW heard that the BHS representative for Buckinghamshire responded to the Slough Local Plan due to the possible expansion north and the consequences this could have in funding solutions to the severance of bridleway and walking/cycling access by the Uxbridge Rd between the two country parks.  The preferable option is for a green bridge.  TH highlighted that there are no safe areas to cross the Uxbridge Road for cyclists and pedestrians with the design of the road and vehicle speeds.

The BHS representative, Alison Heath is aware that there is a need for a horse riding member on the Slough LAF and is asking around.  She is also pushing for funding via her membership in the Bucks LAF for a surface on the bridleway in Wexham north of the towpath linking to the NCN route to Trenches Lane.  There is funding opportunity through the new Community Access Fund administered by Sport England.