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2015 The Local Plan
In 2015 Upper Stone Meadow, was targeted in the local plan as a possible site to be downgraded from Green belt and Area Of Outstanding Natural Beauty with a view to development of housing.
Save St. Giles was formed in March 2015 with the sole intention of raising awareness of the Local Plan.
The overwhelming reaction from the village was that Upper and Lower Stone Meadow,s was not suited to downgrade and development under any circumstance. The village had a long wait throughout the summer of 2015 for news but finally it was announced that the areas were no longer being considered for downgrade .
The proposal resulted in an increase in the protection of Upper and Lower Stone Meadows to qualify not only as Green Belt and AONB but also a Green Space. See Local plan p41-42 Here
"A Green space is an area
demonstrably special to a local community and holds a local significance, for example because of its beauty, historic significance, recreational value, tranquility or richness of its wildlife; and where the green area concerned is local in character and is not an extensive tract of land.”
The Local Green Spaces listed in Natural Environment Policy 2 (and presented on Map 11) are all considered to be demonstrably special to the local community and meet the criteria for designation as outlined in the NPPF. Further information on the Local Green Spaces is included in Appendix 3.
We cannot prove that the response of our community was the sole factor in helping protect the AONB but it has not gone without notice that of the 5,000 local plan responses submitted from the whole County, 1,500 were from Chalfont St Giles.
On behalf of all at Save St. Giles we would like to thank you for your support in helping to protect this area.
2015 The Local Plan
In 2015 Upper Stone Meadow, was targeted in the local plan as a possible site to be downgraded from Green belt and Area Of Outstanding Natural Beauty with a view to development of housing.
Save St. Giles was formed in March 2015 with the sole intention of raising awareness of the Local Plan.
The overwhelming reaction from the village was that Upper and Lower Stone Meadow,s was not suited to downgrade and development under any circumstance. The village had a long wait throughout the summer of 2015 for news but finally it was announced that the areas were no longer being considered for downgrade .
The proposal resulted in an increase in the protection of Upper and Lower Stone Meadows to qualify not only as Green Belt and AONB but also a Green Space. See Local plan p41-42 Here
"A Green space is an area
demonstrably special to a local community and holds a local significance, for example because of its beauty, historic significance, recreational value, tranquility or richness of its wildlife; and where the green area concerned is local in character and is not an extensive tract of land.”
The Local Green Spaces listed in Natural Environment Policy 2 (and presented on Map 11) are all considered to be demonstrably special to the local community and meet the criteria for designation as outlined in the NPPF. Further information on the Local Green Spaces is included in Appendix 3.
We cannot prove that the response of our community was the sole factor in helping protect the AONB but it has not gone without notice that of the 5,000 local plan responses submitted from the whole County, 1,500 were from Chalfont St Giles.
On behalf of all at Save St. Giles we would like to thank you for your support in helping to protect this area.
