Consultation period extended on 1,000-home Aylesbury development plan including new school and link roads

Bucks Council has announced an extension to the consultation period canvassing opinion on a potential major development in Aylesbury.

A masterplan has been drawn up to create over new 1,000 properties, a new primary school, a new link road, and greenspace in Aylesbury.

South Aylesbury has been targeted for the project, on land between the town, to the north, and Stoke Mandeville, to the south.

A South-East Aylesbury Link Road would be built if current plans were greenlit, while the council wants to create a local centre, plus cycling and walking links.

Bucks Council is launching the potential project as part of its larger Garden Town strategy which could see as many as 16,000 homes built in Aylesbury by 2033.

This project has been named ATG1 in council documentation that can be viewed online here.

A council spokesperson said: “The AGT1 site will integrate with the existing built-up area of Aylesbury whilst maintaining the setting and individual identity of Stoke Mandeville. Wendover Road (A413) forms the boundary to the east, with Lower Road (B4443) to the west of the site. The London Marylebone to Aylesbury Vale Parkway railway line runs north to south through the centre of the site.”

To comment and offer feedback on the plans residents can email the local authority on [email protected].

Responses can be sent to the following address as well: Buckinghamshire Council, Planning Policy, AGT1 SPD Consultation, King George V House, King George V Road, Amersham, Buckinghamshire. HP6 5AW.

The council extended the consultation period on the major project to consider the “Strategic Environmental Appraisal” in reaction to concerns raised.

A final draft will be delivered once the consultation period has finished and responses have been assessed.

The council hopes the new development while linked to Aylesbury and Stoke Mandeville would develop its own standing as an individual neighbourhood.

The masterplan is split into four categories of identity, landscape, connectivity and settlement.

Five traveller pitches are also included in the large scale plans put forward.

It is hoped that the Grade II listed Magpie Cottage can be retained and a community centre can be built.

Local habitats will also be protected and enhanced, the council says.