Public Meeting - Wednesday, June 5th at 8pm

 At Ley Hill Memorial Hall HP5 3QR
Re: THE COUNCIL’S NEW LOCAL PLAN​

South Bucks and Chiltern District Councils are preparing to publish their Emerging Local Plan.  The Local Plan will then be submitted for formal scrutiny by an independent Inspector at a future public inquiry.
 
Lobbying councillors is now irrelevant and the campaign is now dependant on what legal evidence and planning issues the community can submit to an Inspector. 
 
The Local Plan still includes:

• removal of all the land at Lye Green from Green Belt status
• (initial) plans for 500 homes, plus a community hub
•  5,000 sq ft shop
• 15 gypsy traveller pitches

All this will affect the town of Chesham.  

The Council has also only recently announced removal of twelve villages from Green Belt including Botley & Ley Hill.   This is disappointing, but our campaign is far from over!  

PLEASE COME TO THIS MEETING AND TELL OTHERS WHO MAY BE INTERESTED TO FIND OUT;

• WHAT BNG ARE DOING TO PROTECT OUR LOCAL GREEN BELT & THE TOWN
• HOW TO MAKE YOUR COMMENTS TO THE INSPECTOR AND WHY YOU SHOULD 
• WHAT YOU CAN DO TO HELP

The community will shortly have just 6 weeks in which to make final comments on these unsustainable proposals once the Draft Plan is published.   This is your last chance to persuade the Council of their folly before we get into the formal consultation/Public Planning Inquiry process. 

FUNDS
We also need to raise more money as we have now retained expert consultants to advise and comment on issues of Landscape Quality, Green Belt, Sustainability, Traffic & Air Quality. In addition, we have retained a barrister from Landmark Chambers to represent us at the future Planning Inquiry Examination in Public.  

Please make any donations to BNG via the methods on our website.
please visit:  www.brownnotgreen.com/fundraising

​LEAFLET VOLUNTEERS
Our campaign would be nothing without our ever-willing cohort of leaflet volunteers.  This is a small band of very dedicated individuals who have worked tirelessly distributing leaflets around the Chesham neighbourhoods.  We are always looking for extra volunteers who wish to play a role whilst getting fitter and healthier at the same time!  We are particularly keen to hear from volunteers in the Eksdale Avenue and White Hill areas of Chesham.   Can you help?  Contact us via the website if you can.

SOCIAL MEDIA VOLUNTEER REQUIRED
We urgently require an individual who can pick up social media responsibility for the Brown Not Green Campaign.  Although we have our webmaster and email communication roles covered, a lack of time and expertise mean we are not maximising our communications over social media.  We need someone who would be prepared to take on full responsibility for feeding our social media outlets to get our message out to as many people as possible.  Might ideally suit a graduate who wishes to add another skill set to their CV.  All applications considered.  Please contact us via the website if you can help in this area.

Thanks again for your continued support.

​The BNG Team.