Agenda CHILTERN LOCAL COMMITTEE

Date Wednesday 18 July 2007

Time 6.30 pm

Venue Council Chamber, Chiltern District Council, King George V Road, Amersham

Please note that refreshments will be available from 6.00pm.

A poster advertising the meeting has also been enclosed, which members are invited to display in a suitable position to inform the public

If you are the Parish Clerk that has indicated to receive this hard copy of the committee papers please ensure that your representative that attends the meeting is sent a copy. Alternatively please point your representative to the County Council website http://www.buckscc.gov.uk/cabinet_papers/local_chiltern/index.stm where copies of this agenda and reports can be downloaded.

Agenda Item Timing Page No

1 WELCOME TO NEW MEMBERS/CHANGES IN 6.30 MEMBERSHIP/APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE

2 CONFIRMATION OF CHAIRMAN AND VICE CHAIRMAN

3 DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST To declare any personal or prejudicial interests

4 MINUTES 6.45 1 - 8 of the meeting held on 18 April 2007, to be confirmed.

5 MATTERS ARISING

6 PETITIONS 9 - 14

7 QUESTION TIME / LOCAL ISSUES OPEN FORUM INCLUDING NEWSLETTER

8 WASTE PREFERRED OPTIONS CONSULTATION 7.00 Presentation by Marcus Rogers, Planning & Development Services Manager.

Buckinghamshire County Council, Mrs A Davies, Head of Legal and Democratic Services, County Hall, Aylesbury, Bucks HP20 1UA 9 UPDATE ON CHESHAM HEALTHZONE 7.20

10 TOWARDS A GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE STRATEGY FOR 7.35 15 - 24 BUCKINGHAMSHIRE Presentation and Report by Philip Bowsher, Countryside Initiatives Team Leader.

11 REVISED GUIDELINES FOR THE ENVIRONMENTAL 7.55 25 - 26 MANAGEMENT OF ROADS IN THE CHILTERNS Presentation by Ian Duncan, Consultant, The Programme Office Report by Will Howe, Highway Technician, Transportation Service

Items for Information

12 LOCAL DELIVERY PLAN 2007/08 UPDATE 27 - 30 A copy of the latest Local Delivery Plan is attached for information.

13 DATES OF NEXT AND FUTURE MEETINGS The next meeting of the Committee will be held on 24 October 2007 at 6.30pm

Dates of Future meetings:

2008 23 January 23 April 16 July 22 October

For further information please contact: Maureen Keyworth on 01296 383603 Fax No 01296 382538, email: [email protected]

Copies of Buckinghamshire County Council agendas, reports and minutes can be found on the Council’s website: www.buckscc.gov.uk

TO: MEMBERS OF CHILTERN LOCAL COMMITTEE

Buckinghamshire County Council, Mrs A Davies, Head of Legal and Democratic Services, County Hall, Aylesbury, Bucks HP20 1UA Agenda Item 4 abcde Buckinghamshire County Council

Minutes CHILTERN LOCAL COMMITTEE

MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE CHILTERN LOCAL COMMITTEE HELD ON WEDNESDAY 18 APRIL 2007 IN COUNCIL CHAMBER, CHILTERN DISTRICT COUNCIL, KING GEORGE V ROAD, AMERSHAM, COMMENCING AT TIME NOT SPECIFIED AND CONCLUDING AT TIME NOT SPECIFIED

MEMBERS PRESENT

Representative Council, Organisation or Society

Mr M Tett (Chairman) Buckinghamshire County Council Mrs P Birchley (Vice-Chairman) Mrs P Bacon Mr F Robinson OBE Mrs P Wilkinson MBE Mr H Wilson

Mrs D Allen Amersham Town Council Mr M Bayley Penn Parish Council Mr C Brown Cholesbury-cum-St Leonards Parish Council Mr D Humphries Thames Valley Police Mr G Maher Gt Missenden Parish Council Mr D Scourfield Seer Green Parish Council Mr D Sluman Little Missenden Parish Council Mr C Stephen Chartridge Parish Council Mrs P Thomas Bucks Federation of Wommen's Institutes Mr R Thorndike Chesham Bois Parish Council Mr B Usborne The Lee Parish Council Mr J Whitehead Living Streets

Officers

Mr M Averill Buckinghamshire County Council Ms L Chatterley Ms A Derrick Mrs M Keyworth Mr C Schwier Mr J Stevens

Mr P Woodburn Chiltern District Council

1 1. APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE

Apologies were received from Mr S Adams and Mrs P Lindsley, Buckinghamshire County Council; Mr N Brown and Mrs G Gowing, Chiltern District Council; Mrs L Forster, Chesham Bois Parish Council; Mr T Cave, Chalfont St Giles Parish Council; Mr P Woodburn, Chesham Town Council; and Mr K Platt, Latimer Parish Council.

2. DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST

There were no interests declared.

3. MINUTES

The minutes of the meeting held on 24 January 2007, were confirmed.

4. MATTERS ARISING

Item 6 Byways Open to All Traffic (BOATS) The Area Co-ordinator confirmed that he would notify members when the Modification Order had been published, because objections to applications for BOATS could not be lodged until this had been done.

White Lion Road Traffic Lights The Area Co-ordinator confirmed that the work would be carried out as soon as was possible. The Chairman asked that residents be kept apprised of the situation and expressed disappointment that things had moved so slowly.

Chalfont St Peter - Flooding of Underpass The Area Co-ordinator confirmed that works were taking place to clear silt and meetings were taking place with the relevant teams with on how to deal with this situation in the future. It had also been agreed to paint the underpass and the Youth Centre was involved in this.

5. PETITIONS

a) Winter Gritting of Bus Routes off Waterside b) Winter Gritting of Darvell Drive and Poles Hill, Chesham Members noted that under item 11, a review of winter maintenance was being undertaken and the deadline for comments was 30 June 2007.

Members were asked to note that the cut off point for inclusion in the routes for gritting should be 35 and not 25 as mentioned in the response to the petition.

6. QUESTION TIME / LOCAL ISSUES OPEN FORUM

The following was noted: • A new cable needs to be installed for the traffic lights in Chesham. This will entail the road being saw cut in order to lay the cable. Although this was not a priority the Area Co-ordinator was hoping for a speedy resolution to the problem. Members noted that the retaining wall close by was not in a state of collapse and was not contributing to the problems. • The Road Technician is aware of the condition of Potter Road which needs further patching. Many of the roads requiring repair had started life as cart tracks and as such do not have proper road foundations. This causes such roads to break up more quickly than others. Discussion took place with regard to the type of surface material used when repairing roads, which is dependent on the usage of the road.

2 Problems had occurred in Station Road because the wrong type of “glue” had been used in the re-surfacing process. The County has revised its specification to ensure that this problem will not manifest itself in the future. A member also commented on the quality of the work that had been undertaken in Hill Avenue. • With regard to potholes urgent repairs are carried out within 24 hours of notification and hot material is used in the repair. Temporary repairs are no longer carried out unless the number of reports starts to result in a backlog in dealing with dangerous potholes. Minor potholes are dealt with in order of severity within 28 days.

It was agreed that an item on Road Maintenance and Intervention Criteria, as well as the types of material used, would be presented at a future meeting.

7. SUGGESTIONS FOR FUTURE ITEMS

Members received a paper containing suggestions for items for future meetings. The Chairman expressed the intention to deal with no more than four main items per meeting. A member requested a further item be added on School Catchment areas and their impact on home to school transport. Primary and Secondary catchment areas would probably have to be dealt with separately.

8. UPDATE REGARDING EXTRA RESOURCES FOR POTHOLE FILLING

The Committee noted the report. The Area Co-ordinator stated that if the same situation with regard to an overflow of work arises in the future, extra resources will be provided to speed up the repairs.

The Chairman expressed his gratitude to the Cabinet Member for Transportation for making the extra money available.

9. DELEGATED BUDGET DECISION FOR 2007/08

Members received the report of the Local Area Co-ordinator the purpose of which was to inform the Committee of the final list of bids received for highway schemes and to recommend the programme of works to be funded from the Local Committee delegated budget.

In discussion the following was noted: • The Pedestrian Crossing in Amersham Road Little Chalfont would be dealt with under Safer Routes to Schools. • It was suggested the barrier and village gates at Chalfont St Peter may attract funding from environmental groups who have access to other schemes, or it could roll over into next year’s delegated budget schemes if the Parish wished. The scheme for a Pelican Crossing in Gravel Hill would have been too expensive and, therefore a pedestrian crossing would be installed. • The scheme for Stanley Hill in Amersham will be considered if it comes into the maintenance budget before next year. • The Latimer Scheme had been deleted because the path requested was to connect to the village hall, which has since been closed. • With regard to the Scheme in Whielden Lane, Winchmore Hill, members noted that there was no S168 agreement with the developer. The developer will be contributing £5,000 as a gesture. This was included in the final list because the link to the new housing development was considered a worthwhile scheme.

Members were asked to note that schemes not accepted in this year’s Delegated Budget would not automatically be rolled over into next year and Parishes should confirm in writing whether they wish their schemes to remain on the list, or will be

3 putting in new bids.

The Local Committee RECOMMENDED approval of the list of nominated schemes as detailed in appendix 2 of the report.

10. EXTENDED SERVICES - PROGRESS WITHIN CHILTERN AREA

Members received the report from Louise Chatterley, Extended Services Manager.

Currently the Service was looking at existing services being provided in and around schools, and encouraging schools to work with organisations and partners to deliver a wider range of services to children and families and community partners. There is a requirement to provide a core number of services, such as quality childcare, a menu of activities including homework clubs, sports music and ICT, parent centres, swift and easy referral, to services such as Health and Social Care, community access, including making the best use of facilities.

The Authority was supporting schools in taking this agenda forward, in collaboration with partners and all services need to be in place by 2010. A number of groups are already engaged in supporting the programme and a workshop has taken place, made up of representatives from schools, governing bodies and partner organisations, brought together to discuss existing services and look at needs for local communities. Workshops encourage collaboration and ideas and future delivery of services to benefit children and schools can be involved in and see benefits to children and families they support. The funding is available through national government to support the agenda and a co-ordinator for Chesham has also been appointed. Co-ordinators for the other areas were in the process of being recruited.

There is reliance on colleagues within the Authority, and schools, to provide information and to nominate organisations that supply services. Parish Councils are involved and County Councillors have also been invited to workshops as well as representatives from key organisations including Health, Social Care, Youth and Transportation. The Authority was looking for any other organisations involved in providing community services to be part of the planning and development of future services.

The funding is guaranteed until 2008 and funds from previous years have been rolled forward. There is a significant amount of money remaining which could be used to start up key services across the County. However, there is no guarantee that funding will continue to be provided. Some money is also going into school budgets and the requirement by government is that schools use some of that money to support this process.

Members noted any services which are set up need to be sustainable because there will be no long term funding to support them. In this connection it was confirmed that coordinators had been appointed on temporary contracts. Schools needed to make viable business cases in terms of sustainability for any suggestions put forward.

Extended Services was working closely with Children’s Centres, of which there will be 44 by 2010 and in recognition of this close work they have been brought together as one team.

There is an Extended Services centre at Millbrook School in High Wycombe providing a wide range of activities and this is seen as an example of best practice for other centres throughout the County.

A member asked whether Extended Services could be used to bolster the use of libraries by children when library hours are reduced. If the needs of the community

4 would benefit from this it could be considered. However, as already mentioned a sustainable business case would have to be provided.

The expectation is that every school in the County will be part of the agenda. Targets are being set and monitored on a school by school basis. However, not every school will have facilities and equipment to provide extended services, but will be expected to engage with other schools. The programme will be flexible to allow schools from one area to work with those in other areas if there is a common link.

An initial baseline audit has been undertaken to establish what services are already being provided. There will also be an inspection framework, and OFSTED will want schools to show evidence of services being provided.

11. REVIEW OF WINTER MAINTENANCE

Members received the report, presented by Mark Averill, the purpose of which was to invite the Committee to discuss the review of the winter maintenance and provide written comments to the County Council by 30 June 2007.

Officers were aware of the need to consult earlier than had been done previously.

The Committee noted that as part of the MTP process an additional £100,000 had been agreed to address pressures which arose from last year’s problems. This will provide an additional four spreaders. The Service will now be able to salt up to an additional 200km of roads on a precautionary basis.

All A and B roads are included in the salting programme. The rest of the network has been risk assessed and ranked against a score sheet. Those roads with a score of 35 or more have been included in the precautionary salting routes. A complete list of the risk-assessed roads can be obtained on the following link: www.buckscc.gov.uk/cabinet_papers/local_chiltern.index.stm

Members were asked to discuss the list with their Parish/Town Councils and decide whether the technical assessment criteria used to rank roads is robust; and whether there are any other roads not included which they feel should be risk assessed. This was not a guarantee that those roads would be included, but officers would be aware of the concerns.

In discussion, the following was noted: • Members noted that precautionary treatment took place before ice formed on the roads, but it was agreed that clearer guidance should be circulated on what roads were given precautionary treatment. • Concern was expressed that even though it was reported that certain roads were salted, there was no evidence that this had happened. Members noted there was a slight issue with regard to dedicated units, where there is no easy way of tracking where they have been salting. Officers agreed on the need to review this situation. • Briefing for Highways on Call staff would form part of the procedure for winter preparation this year. • There did not appear to be proper planning or communication regarding school buses, some of which turned out in the bad weather, but were unable to complete their journeys and delivered children back home, without parents’ k nowledge. Routes used by minibuses needed to be taken into account. It was agreed that there needed to be closer working in this area. • Steep gradients were included in the risk assessment, but weight of traffic was also taken into account. • Weather stations giving temperature indications were not based on elevation, but

5 on climatic domains. Key sites needed to have good road conditions in order to measure surface and deep temperatures. However, a thermal map can be applied to the area which will show where temperatures will be lower in areas such as the surrounding hills. • Should Buckinghamshire be subjected to an exceptionally bad weather spell, there are enough resources to provide 24hour salting. Roads will be treated in order of importance. Therefore, secondary routes would not receive treatment until such time as the primary routes were clear and so on.

The Chairman reminded members to send in their responses on the consultation by the end of June and thanked Mr Averill for his report.

12. REVIEW OF RURAL GRASS CUTTING

Members received a report presented by Mark Averill, the purpose of which was to invite the Committee to discuss the review of rural grass cutting and provide written comments to the County Council by 30 June 2007.

The p urpose of the consultation was to identify areas where cutting could be reduced. Officers were working closely with the Road Casualty Reduction Team to ensure that problem areas were cut frequently to increase visibility. However, there were possibly other areas where the grass was cut more than necessary.

Some members agreed on the need to cut tighter into the hedge on single track roads. Where there were little or no verges, cutters often cut into the bottom of the hedge to keep the roadsides tidy, but this was not a requirement.

It was suggested that Quiet Lanes should receive less cutting but some footpaths were often overgrown and needed more cutting.

There are also roadside nature reserves in the County and the need to work with Countryside Services with regard to these sites was emphasised.

Rotation of cutters would allow flexibility with regard to the timing of first cuts. However, it was noted that the team worked closely with the District Councils to allow them to clear the rubbish before cutting and cutting on a rotational basis may interrupt this programme. ‘A’ roads were always cut first to ensure good visibility. However as the cutting programme lasts for 10 weeks it was inevitable that some areas would be cut much later.

Concern was expressed that signs would be obscured if less cutting took place. It was noted that where verges were wider than the cutters these areas required two cuts. Signs were often set in off the side of the road and were obscured if the cutters did not reach them.

Members noted that this service could, at some time in the future, be devolved to Parishes that had achieved quality status. Those Town or Parish Councils could possibly then enter into an agreement to provide services to smaller parishes if this was requested. However, this would be in the long term.

A list of all roads cut in the parishes would be sent to members.

The Chairman thanked Mr Averill for presenting the report.

6 13. DATES OF NEXT AND FUTURE MEETINGS

The next meeting of Chiltern Local Committee will take place on Wednesday 18 July 2007 at 6.30pm. Future meeting dates are as follows:

2007 24 October 2008 23 January 23 April 16 July 22 October

14. LOCAL DELIVERY PLAN 2006/07 – UPDATE

The Committee Noted the Report.

In light of the impending District, Town and Parish Council elections, the Chairman extended his thanks to any member not standing again, for their hard work in connection with the Local Committee.

CHAIRMAN

8 Agenda Item 6

Petition regarding speed of traffic on Hivings Hill, Chesham

Chiltern Local Committee 18 th July 2007 contact officer: Pat Francis 01296 382437

1 Purpose of report

a To inform the Local Committee of a petition from the Kill Your Speed Action Group regarding the speed of traffic on Hivings Hill, Chesham.

2 Proposed action

b Local Committee members are invited to NOTE the response from officers with regard to this matter.

c That the lead petitioner be informed of the officer’s response.

3 Supporting information

d. The petition states that there are no speed limit signs along the length of Hivings Hill and that this is dangerous and inappropriate. However, the current signing of the 30mph speed limit along Hivings Hill is in accordance with current Department for Transport regulations, as where street lighting is present on a single carriageway road the speed limit is automatically 30mph, unless other speed limit signs are present. As such, erecting 30mph repeater signs on a streetlit road is expressly forbidden and if they were to be erected the speed limit would be invalidated. The Police, who are solely responsible for enforcing all traffic laws, would then not be able to enforce the 30mph limit. There will be a 30mph sign at the start of the 30mph limit and a terminal sign at the end of the 30mph limit but there will not be any other 30mph signs throughout the 30 as the presence of street lighting denotes the limit. This is the case across the whole of the country and Buckinghamshire County Council is not able to deviate from this policy.

e. The petition enquires as to the possibility of installing “Flashing Speed Warning Signs”. These devices are commonly referred to as a VAS (Vehicle Activated Sign). They are designed to be mounted onto existing street furniture and interact with the driver as they approach. There are several different variations of these signs with some simply displaying the speed limit of the road, some display the actual speed at which the vehicle is travelling and others simply display a happy or an unhappy face dependent on whether the vehicle is above or below the

9 limit. We are currently evaluating their effectiveness at reducing speeds and once the trial and evaluation are complete, we will be in a better position to advise as to their suitability for widespread use. There may be scope in the future, when the relevant procedures have been set up, for Chesham Town Council to purchase one of these devices to be erected on Hivings Hill. f. The injury collision record for Hivings Hill over the past three years shows that there have been four slight injury collisions and no serious injury or fatal collisions. Thames Valley Police who report on all injury collisions do not cite excessive speed as the cause of any of these collisions; failure to look properly was the most common factor stated. As a result of this the installation of a Safety Camera could not currently be considered on this road. This low collision history also means that we could not consider Hivings Hill for traffic calming schemes, such as speed humps, as it is currently policy to address roads in the County with more serious injury collision problems first. g. The request for a Safety Camera, fixed or mobile, would be considered jointly by the Thames Valley Safer Roads Partnership and Buckinghamshire County Council following a site survey if;

q There is evidence of a fatal or serious injury collision during the past three years, q There is a demonstrable speeding problem, q All other alternatives have failed to reduce injury crash rates.

The above evidence would then have to be used together with guidelines from the Department for Transport in making a final decision. h. The Thames Valley Safer Roads Partnership, who are responsible for both fixed and mobile safety camera enforcement throughout Buckinghamshire are currently running a Community Concern scheme where requests from the public about speeding are considered for enhanced enforcement, either by Police presence/speed checks or mobile camera enforcement. All requests will be considered by them. Requests can be made online by visiting their website at www.saferroads.org

Or by writing to;

Thames Valley Safer Roads Partnership PO Box 142, Banbury OX17 1UZ

Once a request has been made the partnership will directly contact the person who made the request. i. Buckinghamshire County Council is committed to reducing the number of people killed and injured on the county’s roads and education

10 initiatives are run throughout the year. The “Make the Commitment” scheme asks drivers to sign a pledge that they will try to adhere to the speed limit at all times. The idea behind this scheme is that it will focus a driver’s attention on the speed at which they travel and help them maintain a lower speed. The majority of users of Hivings Hill will be local residents who travel the road regularly and therefore if leaflets regarding this scheme could be distributed within the local area alongside further publicity on your concerns it could help to reduce the speed of the majority of the road’s users. Further information on this scheme can be found at www.buckscc.gov.uk/mtc . j. At present, the national guidance for 20mph limits places an emphasis on other measures being introduced to keep speeds below 25 mph. In order to achieve such speeds, it is usually necessary to install vertical traffic calming i.e. speed humps or speed cushions. Although effective, these are costly to install and a considerable inconvenience to local residents. They may be unacceptable due to their impact on the emergency services. Our current policy is, therefore, not to provide 20mph speed limits other than where traffic already travels at speeds near 20mph, such as on ‘self enforcing‘ roads, or as part of local safety schemes in order to deal with a significant number of injury collisions.

- Report ends -

11 Petition Report - Petition Requesting Resurfacing of St Leonards Road, Chesham Bois

Chiltern Local Committee 18 July 2007 contact officer: Mark Averill 01494 475366

4 PURPOSE OF REPORT

d To inform the Local Committee of the petition requesting that St Leonards Road, Chesham Bois be resurfaced.

5 PROPOSED ACTION

e The Local Committee is asked to NOTE the contents of the report and to notify the lead petitioner accordingly.

6 SUPPORTING INFORMATION

f A petition was handed to the 24 May full Council meeting by Councillor Pauline Wilkinson.

g This was on behalf of residents of St Leonards Road, Chesham Bois, and requested that the County Council resurface the road along its whole length.

7 COUNTY COUNCIL’S RESPONSE

h A site visit has been carried out and survey data held within our ukPMS compliant Pavement Management System analysed.

i It is agreed that the road is aesthetically poor.

j The County Council maintains its roads using two distinct processes.

(i) Revenue Budget: This type of spending generally focuses on minor surface type defects, gully emptying, grass cutting etc. The revenue budget for the Chiltern and South Bucks districts is approximately £1.6M, equating to approximately £1.60 per linear metre of carriageway per year. A pothole typically costs around £40 to repair. (ii) Capital Budget: Capital funding for maintenance works is generally provided by the Local Transport Plan (LTP) settlement. The allocation for the whole county (maintenance block) was

12 £5.7M this year and is likely to be around £3M next year. Maintenance block funding is used to maintain our BVPI position, maintain street lighting and allow local maintenance schemes to be undertaken. The County has developed a bidding process called the Scheme Assessment Matrix as a mechanism that allows similar schemes to be ranked objectively. The ranking criteria takes into account the LTP themes (accessibility, congestion, environment, safety and maintenance) and judges who well each scheme will contribute to each theme.

k Having looked at the data for St Leonards Road in the context of the whole network, its relative condition is fair. Therefore in terms of Best Value treatment it has not been considered as a part of this year’s strategic maintenance programme and is unlikely to be included in the forthcoming year’s programme.

l From a local maintenance perspective a bid will be made for funding for next year’s capital programme. Whilst a bid can be made of any scheme it does not guarantee that funding will be made available for works.

8 CONCLUSION

m The petitioners’ comments are noted and a local area maintenance bid will be made for funding in the next financial year.

n The County Council will continue to maintain as safe St Leonards Road irrespective of the status of the capital funding bid.

14 Agenda Item 10

Towards a Green Infrastructure Strategy for Buckinghamshire

Chiltern Local Committee 18 July 2007 contact officer: Philip Bowsher Telephone: 01296 382389

1 Purpose of report

a To inform Local Committee members of the County Council’s work in preparing a green infrastructure strategy for Buckinghamshire.

b To give Local Committee members the opportunity to comment on this work and obtain more information on what is meant by green infrastructure and the reasons for preparing a strategy.

c To invite Local Committee members to complete a brief feedback questionnaire on local green infrastructure interests so that these comments can be fed into and inform the strategy.

2 Proposed action

d Local Committee members are invited to

i. NOTE the work in progress by the County Council to prepare a Green Infrastructure Strategy for Buckinghamshire ii. COMMENT on green infrastructure interests and related issues within the Local Committee’s area iii. COMPLETE and return a brief Green Infrastructure Feedback Questionnaire Form

e The comments and feedback provided will inform the development of the Green Infrastructure Strategy, which we hope to complete during the course of this Financial Year.

3 Supporting information

What is Green Infrastructure?

f For members who are not familiar with the term, ‘Green Infrastructure’ refers to the network of ‘greenspaces’ and links that help to sustain our environment and add to our quality of life. It is a broad term encompassing ‘managed greenspaces’ (such as urban parks, country parks and designed historic parklands), ‘natural greenspaces’ (areas colonised by plants and animals and dominated by natural processes, nature reserves, etc) and ‘green corridors and links’ (footpaths,

15 cycleways and waterways, canals, etc). It also includes areas such as restored gravel pits, reservoirs, commons and so on. In its broadest sense it also includes the countryside around towns, especially where this is accessible via footpaths and other routes. g Overall, the network of green infrastructure provides a wide range of benefits serve many functions. As well as contributing to the quality of the environment and character of place, green infrastructure provides opportunities for outdoor exercise (both formal sports and informal recreation) and the enjoyment of nature and heritage. It provides buffers between and around developments, serves functions such as land drainage, and routes such as green cycleways encourage sustainable transport. Green infrastructure also provides habitat for wildlife and often the network includes heritage sites such as old parklands, commons or archaeological features.

Why prepare a Green Infrastructure Strategy? h The concept of green infrastructure has been developed in recognition that this network of sites and links described above is essential to our quality of life and that a coordinated, planned approach is necessary to protect, maintain and where possible enhance it. Green infrastructure has to be planned and provided just as other forms of infrastructure (roads, hospitals, power, education and other community facilities) are. i The major catalyst behind the County Council’s decision to develop a green infrastructure strategy is its response to the Regional and Sub- regional planning agenda. The concept of green infrastructure was used initially to respond to the draft Milton Keynes and South Midlands Sub-Regional Strategy (which includes Aylesbury Vale District), with the result that the value and importance of green infrastructure has been recognised in the final Sub-Regional Strategy. Although the major catalyst to this is the growth agenda in Aylesbury Vale, the approach of green infrastructure planning is appropriate to apply across the whole County. j In October 2006, the County Council’s Cabinet decided to consolidate a number areas of related work and develop a green infrastructure strategy for Buckinghamshire. This was to ensure that “green infrastructure is given proper parity of importance within the spectrum of infrastructure requirements” for the County. A phase of technical work and consultation with agencies with a role in green infrastructure provision and management followed. This initial work enabled a structured response on green infrastructure to be made by the County Council to the Examination in Public on the Draft South East Plan in January 2007.

16 The role of the Local Committee

k We are now looking to move forward our work on developing the strategy by seeking the input of key local partners and stakeholders. The Local Committees have a vital role in this process to provide information and guidance on local green infrastructure interests and issues that our initial county-level technical and consultative work has not picked up.

The role of other partners and stakeholders

l We are also consulting in other ways. There are links between the development of the County Green Infrastructure Strategy and Chiltern District’s Local Development Framework and Open Spaces Strategy, and further contact with District Council officers is proposed to develop these links. There is also a need to make links with similar strategies in adjoining administrative areas.

The possible format of the Green Infrastructure Strategy

m The completed strategy will provide a summary of the County’s green infrastructure resource, the issues and opportunities affecting it and broad framework and policy guidance on what is necessary to protect and maintain it. The strategy will also include a series of recommendations and proposals, which is likely to include the proposal to develop more detailed local area action plans, and also specific projects for delivery where these are highlighted as priority.

The Local Committee’s opportunity to comment

n Appendix A to this report gives a brief overview of the results of our work to date for Chiltern District and some suggestions on what may be included in the Green Infrastructure Strategy. These suggestions are provided for comment. Our technical work has resulted in a large amount of data, which it is not possible to include in full here although more information can be provided if requested. However, there is undoubtedly a lot of information we do not yet have and we hope further consultation will help address this.

o We would like Local Committee Members to provide comment and guidance on green infrastructure interests within the Chiltern local area to help inform and shape the County strategy. Some supplementary information will be circulated at the meeting. A brief Feedback From will also be provided for Members to take away, complete and return.

17 Appendix A

Summary of Green Infrastructure in Chiltern District a Our technical work to date reveals that green infrastructure assets in Chiltern District can be summarised as follows:

i. Chiltern District is a primarily rural district with a number of medium- sized settlements including Chesham. Amersham, the Chalfonts and Prestwood. A large part of the District is protected as Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty or Metropolitan Green Belt. The extreme south east corner of the District falls within the Colne Valley Regional Park.

ii. The District is rich in natural green infrastructure assets and the rural landscape is characteristic of the nationally recognised Chilterns, with a mosaic of habitats of wildlife value, including chalk downland, ancient woodland and chalk streams. The District is also rich in historic environment features, including ancient field and settlement patterns within the landscape, numerous historic parklands and ancient archaeological sites.

iii. Compared to other parts of the County, there is a relatively high density of managed greenspaces over 2 hectares (4.8 acres) in size (sites managed for public access and enjoyment) and much of the District meets nationally recognised ‘Access to Natural Greenspace’ Standards. Relevant sites include woodlands like Penn Wood (Woodland Trust), Hodgemoor Woods (Forestry Commission) and Missenden Abbey Parkland (Buckinghamshire County Council). However some parts of the District, particularly the area north of Chesham, do not meet this national accessible greenspace standard. There is an extensive network of Rights of Way, which gives access into the rural areas. This includes a number of promoted routes such as the Chiltern Link and numerous local circular routes.

Issues and opportunities b Issues relevant to green infrastructure in the area include:

i. The District displays a relatively rich network of green infrastructure, due to its natural landscape character which is dominated by the nationally protected Chilterns Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB).

ii. In most areas the District’s residents have a relatively good provision of local accessible greenspaces compared to residents in other parts of Buckinghamshire. Some areas of the District have less local provision of such greenspaces, although there is a dense network of rights of way giving access into the countryside. The District Council has carried

18 out a detailed assessment of how easy residents find it to access these sites and further links into this work is now proposed.

iii. The protected-area status of much of the District is in contrast to areas like Aylesbury Vale, which falls within the Milton Keynes and South Midlands Growth Area.

What a strategy for green infrastructure in Chiltern District might include c The results from our work so far recommend a Green Infrastructure Strategy in Chiltern District include:

i. The partnership for the Chilterns AONB, led by the Chilterns Conservation Board, provides an existing and effective mechanism to promote the conservation of much of the District’s green infrastructure. The Green Infrastructure Strategy should link to the Chilterns AONB Management Plan, which is the lead document for the protected area. Similar links should be made to the partnership and Action Plan for the Colne Valley Regional Park.

ii. The strategy should seek to improve the condition, quality and access routes for residents to existing areas of accessible greenspace rather than the creation of new managed sites. The Strategy should link with the local Open Spaces Strategy.

iii. The key access sites should be developed as gateways into the wider area, providing routes and information to encourage use and enjoyment of the network of green infrastructure, rather than collecting around key sites that may act as ‘honey pots’, becoming overused.

20 Agenda Item 10 Appendix 1

Towards a Green Infrastructure Strategy for Buckinghamshire

LOCAL AREA COMMITTEE FEEDBACK FORM

This form is provided to enable you to return comments relating to Green Infrastructure, following the introductory presentation on this subject at the meeting of the Local Area Committee. The presentation will explain what is Green Infrastructure and some of the issues a Strategy may seek to address.

Please answer all questions or only those you feel most comfortable in answering, which best allow you to express your local issues or ideas. A space is provided at the end of the form for any other comments you would like to make.

Your comments will be very helpful in determining what issues a Green Infrastructure Strategy for Buckinghamshire should address and what actions it should propose.

We shall be grateful to have your initial comments and ideas returned by 3 August 2007 . This will enable us to review these and if necessary explore in more detail as the Green Infrastructure Strategy for Buckinghamshire is developed.

How to complete and return the form

Please complete the form by hand and return to the address below. Alternatively, if you would prefer to complete an electronic version, please contact us and we will email the form to you. If you require further copies of the form please let us know, or photocopy the form for others in your local area to complete and return.

Contact and return details

Philip Bowsher Countryside & Heritage Group Planning & Environment Service Buckinghamshire County Council County Hall Aylesbury Bucks HP20 1UY

Telephone: 01296 382389 Fax: 01296 382823 Email: [email protected]

Thank You

Towards a Green Infrastructure Strategy for Buckinghamshire

Please give us your contact details and which area/ward/parish you represent.

Name:

Contact Details:

Which area, ward or parish do you represent?

1. What do you feel are the most important features or sites of green infrastructure within your local area?

2. Are there any issues affecting or threats to these features or sites, which you feel our Strategy should seek to address?

Please attach any continuation sheets as necessary

Towards a Green Infrastructure Strategy for Buckinghamshire

3. Can you suggest any opportunities or ways to improve or enhance green infrastructure in your local area?

4. Do you feel residents in your local area enjoy or benefit from sufficient access to green infrastructure or greenspace in your local area? If yes, please explain where this occurs and what the benefits are. If no, please say what the deficiencies or barriers to access are and, if possible, suggest how these may be overcome.

Please attach any continuation sheets as necessary

Towards a Green Infrastructure Strategy for Buckinghamshire

5. Please tell us of any other comments, issues or ideas that should be considered in a Green Infrastructure Strategy for Buckinghamshire.

Please attach any continuation sheets as necessary

24 Agenda Item 11

Revision of the “Environmental Guidelines for the Management of Roads in The Chilterns”

Chiltern Local Committee 18 July 2007 contact officer: Will Howe 01296 383121

1 Purpose of report

a To advise Local Committee members that the current “Environmental Guidelines for the Management of Roads in The Chilterns” is being updated and to highlight the main changes and how members can comment on the revised draft.

2 Proposed action

b Local Committee members are invited to:

i. NOTE the contents of this report;

ii. DISCUSS any specific issues arising from this report; and

iii. COMMENT if appropriate by responding to the consultation exercise by no later than 31 July 2007.

3 Supporting information

c All highway authorities in the AONB adopted the current version of the current “Environmental Guidelines for the Management of Roads in The Chilterns” about ten years ago.

d They set out how highways in The Chilterns should be managed having due regard for the area designated as an AONB. The existing guidelines cover primarily small scale engineering works and maintenance of the whole highway including verges, footways and boundaries.

e Since the publication of the current guidelines, a number of things have changed and it is now time to update the guidelines to ensure that they are still relevant and appropriate.

f In 2000, the Countryside and Rights of Way Act allowed the formation of Conservation Boards for AONBs, and in 2005 the Chilterns Conservation Board was formally established as the statutory body to protect and enhance the Chilterns AONB. The Act also includes the following duty:

25 ‘S.85: In exercising or performing any functions in relation to, or so as to affect, land in an area of outstanding natural beauty, a relevant authority shall have regard to the purpose of conserving and enhancing the natural beauty of the area of outstanding natural beauty.’ g This duty applies to all those who have a responsibility for the highway network and must always be borne in mind when carrying out any work within the AONB. h The guidelines have been prepared in response to the statutory AONB Management Plan that the Conservation Board is obliged to prepare under the Act. By following these guidelines, local highway authorities and statutory undertakers will be fulfilling their obligations under the Act and contributing to the aims of the AONB Management Plan. i The revised guidelines now contain issues not dealt with in the original version and update others. The revised draft has three main sections:

i. Introduction & Background – including why the guidelines are needed and how to use them;

ii. Guiding principles – including overarching issues such as funding, safety, climate change, carbon management, renewable energy, noise / light pollution, air quality etc;

iii. The Guidelines – including specific sections on boundaries, structures, construction and maintenance, facilities for vulnerable road users and traffic management. j The guidelines do not replace or change policies and strategies in each highway authority Local Transport Plan but are intended to complement them and remind those working in the area of the special qualities of the AONB. k The Chilterns Conservation Board Roads & Transport Group has now approved the draft guidelines for wider consultation. A text version of the revised guidelines and a feedback form are available at www.chilternsaonb.org and individual letters have been sent to all Parish, Town and District Councils in the AONB inviting comments. l The closing date for comments is 31 July 2007. The Roads & Transport Group will consider all comments received and the draft will be revised accordingly. m It is intended that the new “Environmental Guidelines for the Management of Roads in The Chilterns” will be published later in 2007 or early 2008.

26 LDP CHILTERN JULY 2007

CRN SCHEME-LOCATION SCHEME-DETAIL SPONSOR- TARGET- LIKELY- ESTIMAT ACTUAL- ACTUAL- PARISH MEMBER COMMENTS 2845 JNT WITH BELL LANE WHITE LION ROAD LITTLE NEW TRAFFIC LIGHT DEL TESTER 01296 28-Mar-07 0 AMERSHAM TETT/BACON CHALFONT - WHITE LION ROAD LITTLE CHALFONT 382657 014940766349/01494 873550 2846 IRON HORSE STATION APPROACH AMERSHAM - ALTERATION TO EXISTING ACCESS CLAIRE GALE 6644 28-Mar-07 0 AMERSHAM WILKINSON/MEACOCK STATION APPROACH AMERSHAM 01494 783498/01753 2706 ST NICHOLAS CLOSE TO BEAL CLOSE WHITE LION CHRIS SCHWIER 02-Apr-07 0 AMERSHAM TETT/BACON886005 01494 ROAD AMERSHAM 01494 586622 766349/01494 873550

2707 AMERSHAM Plantation Road Grasscrete to provide parking CHRIS SCHWIER 16-Apr-07 0 AMERSHAM WILKINSON/MEACOCK area PLANTATION ROAD AMERSHAM 01494 586622 01494 783498/01753 886005 2708 CHESHAM BOIS Woodside Road Footway & carriageway re- CHRIS SCHWIER 23-Nov-07 0 AMERSHAM WILKINSON/MEACOCK surfacing WOODSIDE ROAD AMERSHAM 01494 586622 01494 783498/01753 886005 2709 AMERSHAM Lanewood Close Reduce the width of the CHRIS SCHWIER 14-May-07 0 AMERSHAM WILKINSON/MEACOCK footway. LANE WOOD CLOSE AMERSHAM 01494 586622 01494 783498/01753 886005 2711 High Street RESURFACE CARRIAGEWAY HIGH STREET CHRIS SCHWIER 25-Jun-07 20000 AMERSHAM WILKINSON/MEACOCK AMERSHAM 01494 586622 01494 783498/01753 886005 2712 AMERSHAM High Street Flood prevention HIGH STREET CHRIS SCHWIER 25-Jun-07 0 AMERSHAM WILKINSON/MEACOCK AMERSHAM 01494 586622 01494 783498/01753 886005 2713 AMERSHAM Amersham Road Pedestrian Crossing £30 000- CHRIS SCHWIER 20-Jul-07 15000 AMERSHAM WILKINSON/MEACOCK 00 STANLEY HILL AMERSHAM 01494 586622 01494 783498/01753 886005 2714 AMERSHAM Amersham Road Pedestrian Crossing £30 000- CHRIS SCHWIER 20-Jul-07 30000 AMERSHAM TETT/BACON 01494 00 AMERSHAM ROAD LITTLE CHALFONT 01494 586622 766349/01494 873550

2715 AMERSHAM Elizabeth Avenue VAS £10 000-00 CHRIS SCHWIER 03-Aug-07 10000 AMERSHAM TETT/BACON 01494 ELIZABETH AVENUE LITTLE CHALFONT 01494 586622 766349/01494 873550 27 2722 CHESHAM BOIS Bois Lane Carriageway re-surfacing. £20 CHRIS SCHWIER 09-Nov-07 20000 AMERSHAM WILKINSON/MEACOCK 000-00 BOIS LANE CHESHAM BOIS 01494 586622 01494 783498/01753 886005 2723 CHESHAM BOIS Woodside Road Footway & carriageway re- CHRIS SCHWIER 23-Nov-07 0 AMERSHAM WILKINSON/MEACOCK surfacing WOODSIDE ROAD AMERSHAM 01494 586622 01494 783498/01753 2658 B4442 Cokes Lane Little Chalfont COKES LANE LITTLE DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENT SCHEME DAVID BROWN 30-Nov-07 FITZPATRICK 5000 AMERSHAM WILKINSON/MEACOCK886005 CHALFONT 6608 01494 783498/01753 886005

2664 MC39 Burtons Lane Little Chalfont BURTONS LANE DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENT SCHEME DAVID BROWN 30-Nov-07 FITZPATRICK 3000 AMERSHAM TETT/BACON 01494 LITTLE CHALFONT 6608 766349/01494 873550

2667 U205 Cherry Lane Woodrow CHERRY LANE WOODROW DAVID BROWN 31-Jul-07 FITZPATRICK 31500 AMERSHAM WILKINSON/MEACOCK 6608 01494 783498/01753 886005

2539 A404 Zebra Crossing VARIOUS ROUTES - SOUTH BUCKS MARK OLDFIELD 06-Aug-07 BABTIE/FITZ 20000 AMERSHAM WILKINSON/MEACOCK LOOPS ON ROAD AMERSHAM 01296 383449 01494 783498/01753 886005

2592 Amersham footpath 9 VARIOUS ROUTES AMERSHAM PAUL BATTYE 02-Apr-07 9000 AMERSHAM WILKINSON/MEACOCK 01296 387122 01494 783498/01753 886005

2594 Amersham footpath 11 VARIOUS ROUTES - CHILTERN PAUL BATTYE 02-Apr-07 7000 AMERSHAM WILKINSON/MEACOCK AMERSHAM 01296 387122 01494 783498/01753 Agenda Item12 886005

2596 Amersham footpath 71 VARIOUS ROUTES - CHILTERN PAUL BATTYE 02-Apr-07 6000 AMERSHAM WILKINSON/MEACOCK AMERSHAM 01296 387122 01494 783498/01753 886005

27 LDP CHILTERN JULY 2007

CRN SCHEME-LOCATION SCHEME-DETAIL SPONSOR- TARGET- LIKELY- ESTIMAT ACTUAL- ACTUAL- PARISH MEMBER COMMENTS 2541 Rectory Hill Footpath Link RECTORY HILL AMERSHAM MARK OLDFIELD 02-Apr-07 BABTIE/FITZ 18000 AMERSHAM TOWN WILKINSON/MEACOCK LEGAL PAPERWORK WITH DOCOTR SURGERY UNDERWAY 01296 383449 COUNCIL 01494 783498/01753 886005

2668 U211 Johns Lane Ashley Green JOHNS LANE ASHLEY DAVID BROWN 31-Aug-07 FITZPATRICK 7500 Ashley Green WILSON 01494 792918 GREEN 6608

2716 CHALFONT ST GILES Deanway VAS £10 000-00 DEAN CHRIS SCHWIER 17-Aug-07 10000 CHALFONT ST TETT/BACON 01494 WAY CHALFONT ST GILES 01494 586622 GILES 766349/01494 873550

2717 CHALFONT ST GILES Three Households CHRIS SCHWIER 31-Aug-07 20000 CHALFONT ST TETT/BACON 01494 Grasscrete/protect verges 20 000-00 THREE 01494 586622 GILES 766349/01494 873550 HOUSEHOLDS CHALFONT ST GILES

2663 MC38 Gorelands Lane Chalfont St Giles GORELANDS DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENT SCHEME DAVID BROWN 30-Nov-07 FITZPATRICK 10000 CHALFONT ST TETT/BACON 01494 LANE CHALFONT ST GILES 6608 GILES 766349/01494 873550

2671 U255 Narcot Lane Chalfont St Giles NARCOT LANE DAVID BROWN 30-Sep-07 FITZPATRICK 33500 Chalfont St Giles ALLEN 01753 884836 CHALFONT ST GILES 6608

2682 U733 Sycamore Road Chalfont St Giles SYCAMORE DAVID BROWN 30-Apr-07 FITZPATRICK 30000 Chalfont St Giles TETT/BACON 01494 C/way complete, footway ordered No 817481 ROAD CHALFONT ST GILES 6608 766349/01494 873550

2718 CHALFONT ST PETER A.413 Gravel Hill Pedestrian CHRIS SCHWIER 14-Sep-07 30000 CHALFONT ST TETT/BACON 01494 Crossing £30 000-00 GRAVEL HILL CHALFONT ST PETER 01494 586622 PETER 766349/01494 873550

2719 CHALFONT ST PETER A.413 Chalfont St Peter By-Pass CHRIS SCHWIER 28-Sep-07 2000 CHALFONT ST ALLEN -1753 884836 28 Extend the barrier o CHALFONT ST PETER BYPASS 01494 586622 PETER CHALFONT ST PETER

2720 CHALFONT ST PETER A.413 Amersham Road and CHRIS SCHWIER 12-Oct-07 2000 CHALFONT ST ALLEN 01753 884836 Chalfont St Peter By Pass. V AMERSHAM ROAD 01494 586622 PETER CHALFONT ST PETER

2742 GERRARDS CROSS Lower Road New footway to connect CHRIS SCHWIER 31-Aug-07 10000 CHALFONT ST ALLEN 01753 884836 existing between Sout LOWER ROAD (KINGSWAY TO 01494 586622 PETER AMERSHAM ROAD) CHALFONT ST PETER

2922 NICOL ROAD CHALFONT ST PETER Slurry sealing Footway SEAN ROONEY 0 CHALFONT ST ALLEN 01753 884836 We are looking at potentially slurrying this site. 2077 PETER

2923 SILVER HILL CHALFONT ST GILES Reconstruction of footway SEAN ROONEY 0 CHALFONT ST TETT/BACON 01494 THIS SITE IS A POTENTIAL FOR F/W RECON WORK IN 07/08 AT THIS SITE 2077 PETER 766349/01494 873550

2660 MC31 Rickmansworth Lane Chalfont St Peter DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENT SCHEME DAVID BROWN 31-Dec-07 FITZPATRICK 8000 Chalfont St Peter ALLEN 01753 884836 RICKMANSWORTH LANE CHALFONT ST PETER 6608

2672 U257 Gorelands Lane Chalfont St Peter GORELANDS DAVID BROWN 30-Sep-07 FITZPATRICK 30000 Chalfont St Peter TETT/BACON 01494 LANE CHALFONT COMMON 6608 766349/01494 873550

2673 U259 West Hyde Lane Chalfont St Peter WEST HYDE DAVID BROWN 30-Sep-07 FITZPATRICK 28500 Chalfont St Peter TETT/BACON 01494 LANE CHALFONT ST PETER 6608 766349/01494 873550

2681 U733 Robins Orchard Chalfont St Peter ROBINS DAVID BROWN 30-Apr-07 FITZPATRICK 27000 Chalfont St Peter TETT/BACON 01494 C/way completed, footway ordered No 817478 ORCHARD CHALFONT ST PETER 6608 766349/01494 873550

28 LDP CHILTERN JULY 2007

CRN SCHEME-LOCATION SCHEME-DETAIL SPONSOR- TARGET- LIKELY- ESTIMAT ACTUAL- ACTUAL- PARISH MEMBER COMMENTS 2848 ASHERIDGE ROAD CHESHAM - ASHERIDGE ROAD NEW ACCESS FOR BUSINESS PARK DEL TESTER 01296 28-Mar-07 0 CHESHAM ADAMS 078130941 CHESHAM 382657

3004 7 -15 BELLINGDON ROAD BELLINGDON ROAD NEW ACCESS CLAIRE GALE 6644 0 CHESHAM STEVEN ADAMS 07813 CHESHAM 0941

2802 225-231 CHARTRIDGE LANE CHESHAM - CHARTRIDGE MAIN EXTENSION BOB EVANS 6612 02-Apr-07 0 CHESHAM STEVEN ADAMS 07813 LANE CHESHAM 0941

2721 CHESHAM VALE ROAD Traffic Calming measures junction CHRIS SCHWIER 26-Oct-07 0 CHESHAM LINDSLEY 01494 with Vale Rise. VALE ROAD CHESHAM 01494 586622 778740

2921 PARK ROAD CHESHAM RECONSTRUCTION OF FOOTWAY SEAN ROONEY 0 CHESHAM ADAMS 078130941 THIS SITE IS A POTENTIAL FOR F/W RECON WORK IN 07/08 2077

2924 WHITE HILL CHESHAM SLURRY SURFACING OF FOOTWAY SEAN ROONEY BABTIE/FITZ 0 CHESHAM LINDSLEY 01494 THIS SITE IS A POTENTIAL FOR F/W SLURRY WORK IN 07/08 AT THIS SITE 2077 778740

2931 HIGH STREET CHESHAM BLOCK PAVING AREAS OF THE HIGH SEAN ROONEY BABTIE/FITZ 0 CHESHAM WILSON 01494 792918 THIS SITE IS A POTENTIAL FOR BLOCK PAVING WORK IN 07/08 STREET 2077

2665 MC63 Latimer Road Chesham LATIMER ROAD DAVID BROWN 20-Jul-07 FITZPATRICK 7500 Chesham WILSON 01494 792918 Work ordered No 816873 CHESHAM 6608

2675 U268 Pednor Bottom Chesham PEDNOR BOTTOM DAVID BROWN 30-Sep-07 FITZPATRICK 10000 Chesham BIRCHLEY 01296 PEDNOR 6608 626071

2683 U786 Hillside Chesham HILLSIDE CHESHAM DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENT SCHEME DAVID BROWN 30-Apr-07 FITZPATRICK 7000 Chesham WILKINSON/MEACOCK Work completed 6608 01494 783498/01753 2666 U104 Cholesbury Lane Cholesbury CHOLESBURY LANE DAVID BROWN 31-Oct-07 FITZPATRICK 10000 CHOLESBURY BIRCHLEY886005 01296 CHOLESBURY 6608 626071 29 2677 U88 Oak Lane St Leonards OAK LANE ST LEONARDS DRAINAGE DAVID BROWN 30-Sep-07 FITZPATRICK 2500 CHOLESBURY BIRCHLEY 01296 6608 626071 2801 O/S MISSENDEN ABBEY ADULT LEARNING CENTRE GAS MAIN BOB EVANS 6612 12-Mar-07 0 GREAT COLSTON 01494 LONDON ROAD LONDON ROAD GREAT MISSENDEN MISSENDEN 866981 2724 GREAT MISSENDEN Lappets Lane South Heath Repairs to CHRIS SCHWIER 07-Dec-07 0 GREAT COLSTON 01494 footway. LAPPETTS LANE SOUTH HEATH 01494 586622 MISSENDEN 866981 2725 GREAT MISSENDEN Kings Lane South Heath Repair road CHRIS SCHWIER 21-Dec-07 20000 GREAT COLSTON 01494 edges £20 000-00 KINGS LANE SOUTH HEATH 01494 586622 MISSENDEN 866981 2920 BLACKSMITH LANE PRESTWOOD POTENTIAL F/W RECONSTRUCTION. SEAN ROONEY BABTIE/FITZ 0 GREAT COLSTON 01494 THIS SCHEME HAS YET TO BE FULLY DESIGNED. WE ARE AWARE THAMES 2077 MISSENDEN 866981 WATER HAVE JUST COMPLETED WORK. THE SITE IS HOWEVER A POTENTIAL FOR WORK TO BE CARRIED OUT 2805 A4128 MARTINSEND LANE GREAT MISSENDEN - 7.5T WEIGHT RESTRICTION KEN 28-Mar-07 0 GREAT COLSTON 01494 MARTINSEND LANE GREAT MISSENDEN MOLOUGHNEY MISSENDEN 866981 2806 HIGH STREET/RIGNALL ROAD GREAT MISENDEN HIGH 20 MPH KEN6640 28-Mar-07 0 GREAT COLSTON 01494 STREET GREAT MISSENDEN MOLOUGHNEY MISSENDEN 866981 2807 HIGH STREET/RIGNALL ROAD GREAT MISSENDEN - KERB RE-ALIGNMENT KEN6640 28-Mar-07 0 GREAT COLSTON 01494 HIGH STREET GREAT MISSENDEN MOLOUGHNEY MISSENDEN 866981 6640

2808 A4128 MARTINSEND LANE GREAT MISSENDEN - 7.5T WEIGHT RESTRICTION KEN 28-Mar-07 0 GREAT COLSTON 01494 MARTINSEND LANE GREAT MISSENDEN MOLOUGHNEY MISSENDEN 866981 6640

2809 A4128 GREAT MISSENDEN STATION APPROACH - ZEBRA CROSSING KEN 28-Mar-07 0 GREAT COLSTON 01494 STATION APPROACH GREAT MISSENDEN MOLOUGHNEY MISSENDEN 866981 2810 HIGH STREET HIGH STREET PRESTWOOD HIGH - ZEBRA CROSSING 6640KEN 28-Mar-07 0 GREAT COLSTON 01494 STREET PRESTWOOD MOLOUGHNEY MISSENDEN 866981 6640

2915 COUNTY WIDE SLR AREA 4 VARIOUS ROUTES - FURTHER SPEED LIMIT CHANGES PAT FRANCIS 2437 01-Dec-07 18500 GT MISSENDEN, LT CHILTERN AMERSHAM FOLLOWING POST IMPLEMENTATION MISSENDEN, MONITORING OF NEW LIMITS CHARTRIDGE, 2661 MC35 Ashridge Lane Latimer ASHRIDGE LANE LEY HILL INTRODUCED JAN 2006 DAVID BROWN 03-Aug-07 FITZPATRICK 25500 LATIMERCHESHAM, C ADAMS 078130941 6608

29 LDP CHILTERN JULY 2007

CRN SCHEME-LOCATION SCHEME-DETAIL SPONSOR- TARGET- LIKELY- ESTIMAT ACTUAL- ACTUAL- PARISH MEMBER COMMENTS 2662 MC35 Horse Hill latimer HORSE HILL LATIMER DAVID BROWN 31-Aug-07 FITZPATRICK 21500 LATIMER WILSON 01494 792918 6608

2849 34-36 ORCHARD WAY HOLMER GREEN ORCHARD WAY ACCESS WORK CLAIRE GALE 6644 28-Mar-07 0 LITTLE ROBINSON HOLMER GREEN - ORCHARD WAY HOLMER GREEN MISSENDEN 014940866984

2925 BROWNS ROAD HOLMER GREEN RECONSTRUCTION OF FOOTWAY SEAN ROONEY BABTIE/FITZ 0 LITTLE ROBINSON 01494 THIS SITE IS A POTENTIAL FOR F/W RECON WORK IN 07/08 AT THIS SITE 2077 MISSENDEN 866984

2934 POND APPROACH HOLMER GREEN FOOTWAY RECONSTRUCTION SEAN ROONEY BABTIE/FITZ 0 LITTLE ROBINSON 01494 THIS SITE IS A POTENTIAL FOR F/W RECON WORK IN 07/08 2077 MISSENDEN 866984

2553 Witheridge Lane Penn WITHERIDGE LANE PENN SEAN ROONEY 28-Mar-07 0 PENN ROBINSON 01494 2077 866984

2844 WHIELDEN LANE WINCHMORE HILL WHIELDEN LANE CONSTRUCT CLAIRE GALE 6644 28-Mar-07 0 PENN ROBINSON WINCHMORE HILL - WHIELDEN LANE WINCHMORE HILL 014940866984 2850 FRAM PENN ROAD KNOTTY GREEN PENN ROAD ACCESS WORKS CLAIRE GALE 6644 28-Mar-07 0 PENN ROBINSON KNOTTY GREEN - PENN ROAD KNOTTY GREEN 014940866984 2851 PENN STREET WORKS VILLAGE ROAD PENN STREET CLAIRE GALE 6644 28-Mar-07 0 PENN ROBINSON 01494 VILLAGE ROAD PENN STREET VILLAGE ROAD PENN 866984 2726 PENN ROAD FOOTPATH CLEARANCE PENN ROAD CHRIS SCHWIER 09-Nov-07 15000 PENN ROBINSON 01494 KNOTTY GREEN 01494 586622 866984 2727 PENN Saucy Corner Re-profile traffic island WITHERIDGE CHRIS SCHWIER 18-Jan-08 0 PENN ROBINSON 01494 LANE KNOTTY GREEN 01494 586622 866984 2728 PENN Whielden Lane Winchmore Hill Traffic Calming CHRIS SCHWIER 01-Feb-08 0 PENN ROBINSON 01494 WHIELDEN LANE WINCHMORE HILL 01494 586622 866984 2669 U241 Crown Lane Penn CROWN LANE PENN DAVID BROWN 31-Jul-07 FITZPATRICK 15000 Penn ROBINSON 01494 Work ordered No 819632 6608 866984 2670 U241 Gravelly Way Penn PENN BOTTOM PENN DAVID BROWN 30-Jun-07 FITZPATRICK 40000 Penn ROBINSON 01494 Work ordered No 818845 30 6608 866984 2847 PONDS HOUSE CHALFONT ROAD SEER GREEN NEW CLAIRE GALE 6644 28-Mar-07 0 SEER GREEN TETT/BACON 01494 CHALFONT ROAD SEER GREEN - CHALFONT ROAD 766349/01494 873550 2729 SEER GREEN Chalfont Road Re-surface pavement £10 000- CHRIS SCHWIER 15-Feb-08 10000 SEER GREEN TETT/BACON 01494 00 CHALFONT ROAD SEER GREEN 01494 586622 766349/01494 873550 2843 South Bucks Developer Schemes VARIOUS ROUTES - 28-Mar-07 0 CHILTERN AMERSHAM

2705 Local committee schemes - not approved VARIOUS CHRIS SCHWIER 02-Apr-07 168000 ROUTES - CHILTERN AMERSHAM 01494 586622 2470 VARIOUS ROUTES - CHILTERN AMERSHAM AREA 2 POST SLR (Cenrtal Chilterns) SHAUN POPE 2013 02-Apr-07 10000

2472 VARIOUS ROUTES - CHILTERN AMERSHAM ENVIRONMENTAL GUIDELINES FOR SHAUN POPE 2013 02-Apr-07 2500 THE MANAGEMENT OF ROADS IN THE CHILTERNS