Economy Background Paper

June 2009

Delivery and Site Allocations Development Plan Document

Evidence Base for Update Consultation

1. Introduction

1.1 The Wycombe Economy Study was produced in September 2004 as evidence to support the production of the Wycombe Development Framework. The Core Strategy was adopted in July 2008, and work is now being progressed on the Delivery and Site Allocations (DSA) development plan document. 1.2 By the time the DSA document is submitted for Examination the study will be 6 years old. In the light of this and the economic downturn resulting from the “credit crunch”, it is necessary to update and supplement some of the intelligence contained within the study. 1.3 This paper is based upon a combination of in-house analysis of planning application monitoring data, external analysis of the office market and interviews with local agents. 1.4 This update covers the following four areas:

• Assessment of the development pipeline and number of vacant properties

• Analysis of the office market and office supply pipeline

• Assessment of the current market

• Review of key employment sites identified in the 2004 Wycombe Economy Study

2 Economic picture of Wycombe in 2009

2.1 Like many places Wycombe is experiencing the effects of the “credit crunch” and recession that this has triggered. There have been increasing numbers of vacant retail units appearing in the main centres in the District, unemployment has risen in line with national and regional trends, property prices have fallen and overall numbers of planning applications have declined.

2.2 In contrast to this the new Eden shopping centre has opened, there has been ongoing construction on the new Bucks New University Building and the new Sainsbury’s store (both due to open in 2009), there has been interest in developing a number of High Wycombe town centre sites to provide new hotels, and preliminary outcomes from housing completions show that the number of new houses built up to March 2009 was the highest annual figure recorded in the District since 1990.

2.3 The 2008 Development Trends document produced by the Council has identified that the District has a broad-based economy which does not rely on a single economic sector or activity; as such the District is able to maintain high levels of employment.

2.4 Reflecting national trends the manufacturing sector is continuing to shrink relative to employment in the service sector and as a result in recent years there has been a considerable loss of industrial floorspace.

2.5 Employment has grown in some new business clusters or sectors, industries that include Information, Communications and Technology (ICT) based companies, the life sciences and biotechnology industry, automotive and engineering sector and, to an extent, environmental technologies.

2.6 In general, floorspace and job creation in these sectors has more than matched losses in manufacturing. Local unemployment rates remain low. There is a broad based skills pool in the District and productivity is high. There are however, some skills shortages and difficulties are being experienced in the recruitment of suitable staff particularly for lower paid work.

3 The 2004 Wycombe Economy Study 3.1 The study was produced by Atkins Consultants Ltd in association with Ancer Spa and Lambert Smith Hampton. The study is in 2 parts; part 1 providing an economic overview of the District, the market and key sites, and part 2 a detailed review of employment land and allocations across the District.

3.2 The study made the following recommendations for employment land policy from the employment land review:

• Increase the supply of good quality employment land in the short term through the regeneration of existing employment sites

• Possible need for a new site in the longer term;

• Flexible employment land policies in terms of non-B use employment generating uses;

• Specific policies for small businesses; • Redevelopment/upgrading of existing employment land to meet changing requirements;

• Transfer of sites no longer suitable to other uses;

• Suggestions for facilitating regeneration priorities; and

• Identification of a typology/hierarchy of employment sites.

3.3 The Core Strategy contains strategic elements of the study within policy CS 11 Land for Business, setting out a typology of different types of land for business, and introducing a degree of flexibility in terms of the types of development that can be accommodated within the different typology. There are four typologies identified in the policy, they are:

• Prime business areas – primarily high value B1 use

• General business areas – larger concentrations of primarily business uses with some flexibility for employment generating non-B use classes and community facilities

• Scattered business sites – smaller employment generating sites with some flexibility for employment generating non-B use classes and community facilities.

• Mixed use business areas/sites – opportunity for new business premises of varying types as well as achieving wider community benefits and regeneration objectives

3.4 The 2007 Preferred Options Site Allocations document has developed this approach further by identifying sites that fall within each of the different typologies where appropriate as well as identifying those sites that have potential to change to other uses.

3.5 In line with the Economy Study the Core Strategy also identifies that there is scope for approximately 20 ha of employment land to be redeveloped for other uses and that new allocations for quality business development could be made in the M40 Gateway Area.

4 Assessment of the development pipeline and number of vacant properties

4.1 This consists of two parts 1) analysis of existing consents contained with the WDC monitoring database to identify consents issued; amount of floorspace consented and type of development; and 2) identification of vacant properties through the use of the BCC Vacant Commercial Land & Property database.

4.2 Wycombe District Council produces annually a development trends document which supplements the Annual Monitoring Report and brings together a range of planning related information. The information contained within this update is based upon the most recent edition which covers the period 2007- 2008. Analysis of completed planning applications (see table 1) shows that since 2004, approximately 18.1 ha of land in B1, B2 or B8 uses has been lost to other uses. An assessment of how much employment land will be lost as a result of identifying proposed Mixed Use sites in the DSA document (see table 2) identifies a further 11.3 ha, resulting in a total of 29.4ha.

4.3 The identification of the Handy Cross site for a new business park as well as new employment provision on Wycombe Marsh, Baker Street, Bridge Street, RAF Daws Hill, and Abbey Barn South account for approximately 12.7 to 13.7 ha of land, when combined with the total in para. 4.2 this is a net loss of 16.7 to 15.7 ha.

Table 1 Land lost Table 2 Net land lost/gained through from B use classes allocations in the DSA

Year Land (ha) Site loss (ha) gain (ha) Bartletts 0.6 2004-05 0.8 2005-06 3.5 Spri ngbank Hous e* 0.7 2006-07 1.9 Baker Street 1.2 2007-08 4 Hypnos 3.8 2008-09 7.9 former De La Rue 2 Total 18.1 Wycombe Marsh 3 Sports Centre 3.0 Includes loss on former Compair site RAF Daws Hill 0.8 Abbey Barn South 5.0 Gomm Valley* 1.0 former Compair** 1.7 - 2.7 Swan Frontage*** 0.6 Total 11.3 12.7 - 13.7

* proposed option ** proposed option and higher figure assumes AW College relocated to site *** minimum figure

4.4 Further assessment of planning applications which have either “not yet started” or are “under construction” indicates that there is a total of 157,070 m21 of floorspace across 26 sites for business uses in the development pipeline. A summary of this data is contained in table 3 below; appendix 1 contains the list of sites. These sites account for more than 70% of the total identified

4.5 Key sites that have planning consent are:

Molins 77,000 m2 Data centre Glory Park 17,896 m2 Offices Wycombe Marsh 10,000 m2 Offices Princes Estate 5819 m2 Mix of different employment uses Bartletts 1754 m2 Offices or light industrial Table 3 Assessment of sites with planning permission greater than 500m2

No. of sites 26 Not Yet Started 25 Under Construction 1 Use Class No. of sites Floorspace (m2) gain B1 3 5,013 B1a 12 55,696 B1c 2 1,517 B1c/8 1 2,399 B2 2 1,953 B8 5 13,491 SG 1 77,001 Total 26 157,070

4.6 The DSA document identifies a total of 228 ha of land on either Prime or General Business Areas, in addition, there is 85 ha of land identified as being suitable for Mixed use development, a proportion of which is expected to be developed for business uses. 18,518 m2 of the floorspace identified in table 3 is not located within either a Prime, General Business or Mixed Use area.

4.7 In total this amounts to at least 311 ha2 of land that can be identified as being in the either in the development pipeline or available for business uses across the District.

1 Net gain 2 Excludes scattered employment sites 4.8 These figures need to be offset by an assessment of planning application completions. An initial assessment of the 2008-2009 monitoring period3 indicates that there has been a net loss of 24,400 m2 of commercial floorspace, however this is mainly due to the demolition of the large former Compair factory in High Wycombe and without which there would have been a net gain of 5000m2, the majority of which is made up of new office development. 4.9 Buckinghamshire County Council maintains a database of vacant land and commercial property which is regularly updated. Currently this database contains approximately 87,000 m2 of vacant floorspace over 187 sites across the District. The majority of the vacant property is evenly split between High Wycombe and Marlow, and is predominantly office space. Table 4 Vacant Employment Land in WDC Type/Size (m2) Industry Industry/Warehouse Office Office/Industry Office/Retail Office/Warehouse Total

High Wycombe 1,268 3,622 18,662 5,985 - 929 30,465 Marlow 286 2,691 27,173 488 - - 30,637 Princes Risborough - 85 1,032 - - 5,574 6,691 Remainder of 774 847 16,678 900 161 - 19,359 District Total 2,327 7,245 63,545 7,373 161 6,503 87,153

4.10 Overall this shows that there is an almost equal amount of floorspace available in terms of vacancies and planning permissions, that the majority of consents and completions are occurring within existing employment sites, and that there is an ongoing loss of employment land across the District.

5 Analysis of the office market and office supply pipeline

5.1 Drivers Jonas were commissioned to undertake an assessment of the Wycombe office market and supply pipeline as part of a planning and infrastructure study of the M40 gateway area (the full report is an appendix to

3 To be finalised in 2008-2009 development trends later in 2009 M40 Gateway Daws Hill and Abbey Barn Development Framework). The report also compares High Wycombe with the other competing locations of Slough, Reading and Oxford.

5.2 The report identifies that High Wycombe is not an established key office location and as a result there have been a very few significant office developments in High Wycombe over the past few years. This lack of development is reflected in the poor overall quality of the existing office stock and a decrease in the take up of available office space compared to the rest of the area to the west of the M25.

5.3 The report also identifies that compared to Slough, Reading and Oxford, there is a limited amount of office space in the development pipeline and that currently High Wycombe probably has the smallest office market of the 4 towns.

5.4 Overall the conclusions in the report identify a number of actions that would enable High Wycombe to re-establish itself as an office location:

(i) Ensure a supply of deliverable development land within the short to medium term;

(ii) Put in place a policy framework for longer term commercial development to take advantage of the first signs of economic recovery;

(iii) Create an inward investment agency to raise the profile of the town and promote short and long term opportunities;

(iv) Engage in a dialogue with major commercial investors.

5.5 The report also suggests that an improvement in the range and quality of land for business is required and that rental levels could be used as a key factor in helping Wycombe to compete against other towns where there is considerable land in the development pipeline.

6 Assessment of the current market

This is based on discussions with local property agents to assess the current and future market requirements in terms of type of land for business, in terms of tenure, type of property and sector as well as the range of sites currently available in the District. 6.1 A number of local agents were approached to gain a view of the local commercial property market in Wycombe both at present and looking to the future. The following questions were put to the agents:

(i) Is Wycombe on the radar when businesses are looking for locations? (ii) Does Wycombe offer the right sort of sites? (iii) Does Wycombe have the right skills in the workforce? (iv) Are the sites/developments available the right sort in the right place? (v) What is good about what Wycombe has to offer? (vi) What are the three things that you would change to make Wycombe more attractive to new companies?

6.2 Overall, the response from the agents was a positive one, the view being that Wycombe is well placed once the economy begins to turn around. This was due to the fact that Wycombe and specifically High Wycombe town centre has new things to offer that will make it an attractive location for business in the form of the new Eden shopping centre, the new Bucks New University building and the new Sainsbury’s store.

6.3 The agents view of the Wycombe commercial market is that sites are mainly taken up by the internal market as local companies move between existing properties, there have been no significant moves into premises in by companies from outside the District.

6.4 There was general support for the sites that are currently available identified in an inward investment pack put together by the Economic Development team (see appendix 2), the view being that they were the right sort of sites broadly in the right locations, there was also no issue taken with the amount of land that is available for commercial development.

6.5 The common view is that Wycombe has good access to both rail and major roads, has good quality schools, a good quality environment as well as a good labour supply, but these are not unique within the Thames Valley.

6.6 In terms of the office market in High Wycombe, as there has been relatively little new office development over the past 10 years and the view that Wycombe traditionally had a manufacturing base, Wycombe is not perceived as an office location. The agents also pointed out that this is further compounded by the lack of up to date marketing material for High Wycombe and also a perception that Wycombe is not in the Thames Valley. 6.7 A view was also expressed that companies seeking new office premises are looking more and more for town centre locations, rather than out of town business parks. This is due to the range of facilities and choices that a town centre location can offer as well as public transport accessibility. The view was that although well located, prominent out of town sites would still attract investment and companies, town centres would begin to be an attractive option for company relocation and new office developments.

6.8 In order for High Wycombe to take advantage of this changing position the local agents identified that although the new developments already occurring would help attract investment, redevelopment of the Swan Frontage site facing the bottom of Marlow Hill and the Railway Station would be key in establishing High Wycombe as a place to do business. The position of Wycombe would also be further reinforced by the development of the Handy Cross site to create a new Business Park in a highly prominent location on the M40.

7 Review of key employment sites identified in the 2004 Wycombe Economy Study

7.1 This revisits the conclusions drawn by Atkins about a number of key employment sites identifying if they are still appropriate in the current and future economic climate.

7.2 Table 5 below includes the key sites that were identified in the 2004 study, the proposed allocations and changes to the approach in the review.

Table 5 Key sites and proposals

Area/Site Proposed allocation Comment/Action M4 Corridor Field House Lane, Marlow Prime and General Re-assess General Business Area and Business Area make more Prime Business Area to account for redevelopment that has occurred. Wessex Road, Bourne End General Business Area No change Loudwater/Woburn Glory Park, Wooburn Prime Business Area No change Green High Wycombe Cressex Business Park Prime and General Cressex specific policy considered but Business Area flexibility introduced by new policies made unnecessary Compair and De La Rue Mixed Use Area Different options considered on Compair in light of sports centre not relocating to this site and potential to include more business on the site/Change business residential mix on de la Rue in light of current proposals delivering wider benefits identified in Core Strategy, the potential to include more business on Compair and viability evidence Desborough Area Mix of General No change Business and Mixed Use Areas Land adjacent to Verco, General Business Area No change Chapel Lane Wycombe Marsh/Wye Mixed and General No change Valley Industrial Estate Business Area Council Offices/Post Office General Business Combine sites and facilitate new office Sorting Office Area/Mixed Use Area development with elements of mixed use within a Prime Business Area Future employment locations High Wycombe Railway Mixed Use Areas Allocate Easton Street as a prime Station & Easton Street/BT business area with limited scope for area mixed use, as little likelihood of redevelopment in the lifetime of LDF M40 Gateway Cressex Island site Mixed Use Area No change Wycombe Sports Centre Mixed Use Area No change to business element RAF Daws Hill/Abbey Barn Mixed Use Areas Mixed use approach incorporated into Lane South options, including potential business campus Wycombe Air Park none No change Other Locations Princes Risborough Station Mixed and General No change Area and Ercol Business Area Stockwell’s Timber Prime and General No change Yard/Beacon Heights, Business Area and Stokenchurch Special Residential Area TRADA, Hughenden Valley none No change Molins, Saunderton Low Impact Business Site has consent for Data Centre Use Binders Yard, Great none No change Kingshill Former WRC, Medmenham none No change Adams Park, High none Site has been removed from the Green Wycombe Belt – no specific proposals

7.3 These sites were discussed with the Council’s Head of Property services to assess whether the approach adopted to the sites in the 2007 preferred options document was still appropriate.

7.4 Overall the approach identified for these sites has remained the same upon reviewing the proposed allocations as included in the 2007 preferred options document. The only significant changes have been to re-allocate the Easton Street area as a Prime Business Area due to there being little likelihood of the site coming forward as a whole for redevelopment; a reassessment of the mix of uses proposed on the former Compair and former de la Rue sites due to Sports centre remaining in it’s current location and an assessment of a current planning application which would deliver wider benefits identified in Core Strategy, the potential to include more business on Compair and viability evidence; the Council Offices and Post Office sorting office were also assessed and it is proposed that they be allocated together as a Prime Business Area with flexibility to allow some other town centre uses.

8 Sustainable Economic Prosperity Strategy

8.1 In 2009 the Council produced an interim economic strategy for the District – the Sustainable Economic Prosperity Strategy (SEPS).

8.2 The strategy sets out the key priorities that the Council will focus on and actions that will deliver those priorities. The Economic Development team are in the process of refining the action plan and prioritising which actions can be taken forward with available resources. It is the intention that a finalised version of the SEPS will be produced and adopted in the autumn of 2009.

8.3 The priorities identified by the interim strategy are set out in the following table:

Table 6 Economic Development Priorities

Priority Overall focus

Shaping Quality Places Maintaining a sustainable balance between homes, jobs and essential infrastructure Optimising Investment Permitting the necessary amount of new development to invest in the community and improve the quality of life Securing Environmental Excellence Sustaining the Economy, while minimising the impact upon the natural environment Improving Community Cohesion- Promoting an inclusive approach which allows all sections of society to participate in the wealth generation created through economic development Nurturing Enterprise and Innovation Supporting business competitiveness at all levels Promoting Independence Encouraging individuals to improve their skill levels and participate in the labour market.

8.4 These priorities and the proposed actions clearly identify where the overall focus of economic policy for the District should be, reflecting the importance of improving the quality of provision, allocating land for new development and for mixed use developments.

8.5 On the whole the actions in the strategy support the approach to land for business as set out in the Core Strategy and the proposed allocations identified in the 2007 site allocations document and the 2009 update.

8.6 There are a number of key actions in addition to those relating to specific allocations in the strategy that are important to support the economy. These include encouraging inward investment which reflects the need identified by local agents and Drivers Jonas for promotion of the District, promotion of Community Hubs to encourage community activity and enterprise, increase support for the new business start-ups, assessing the need for an innovation centre and identifying specific opportunities for inward investment.

9 Key findings

9.1 There has been no significant change in the Wycombe Economy since the report was produced in 2004. There have been impacts as a result of the recession but there have also been positive changes in advance of this. The issue of the quality of existing provision is still relevant even though planning permission has been given to new developments, notably Glory Park, Molins, Wycombe Marsh, Bartletts and Princes Estate.

9.2 Wycombe both as a District and as a Town has a range of employment sites which accommodate a variety of different sectors. In terms of the development pipeline there is a there is a total of 311 ha floorspace with either planning permission or allocated for business use.

9.3 There has been a continuing trend in the net gain of office floorspace, but this is offset by the ongoing loss of manufacturing floorspace. The BCC vacant floorspace database has identified that there is currently 87,153 m2 of vacant floorspace across the District, which is split mainly between High Wycombe and Marlow and the majority of which is office floorspace.

9.4 When compared to Slough, Reading and Oxford, High Wycombe does not have an office market and as such is not perceived to be a location for new office development. It has low levels of uptake of vacant office stock and overall poor quality provision.

9.5 The town and district do have a number of positive characteristics that given the right circumstances could change this perception and stimulate economic growth once the economy begins to pick up again.

9.6 In terms of a strategy for economic growth the Core Strategy has set the strategic context for introducing a more flexible approach to development on business land and this is being further developed by the delivery and site allocations document.

10 Conclusions

10.1 Wycombe is currently at the cusp of key changes both in terms of formulating planning policy, but also in terms of how the economy will develop in the future.

10.2 There are a number of actions that would help to place Wycombe positively in the market place when the economy begins to pick up, these are:

• Identifying key sites for business development in the short, medium and long term,

• Delivery of key gateway sites within High Wycombe Town centre, and in the M40 Gateway area,

• Marketing of High Wycombe identifying current and future sites as well as key selling points about the town,

• Ongoing engagement with commercial developers to ensure the right sort of new business development is provided. Appendix 1 planning applications fro schemes greater than 500 m2

applicno Site name Address_1 Proposal1 Proposed_Use Scheme_Stage Use Negative Positive Net In DSA Gain Allocation

09/05063/FUL Water Water Research Reserved matters OF OFFICES NOT YET B1a 0 9176 9176 no Research Centre Henley 02/07101/OUT as STARTED Centre Road amended by Medmenham 05/05596/VCDN for Buckinghamshire the dem&redev of SL7 2ER existing offices & research centre and erecTION OF NEW 07/06278/FUL Land Rear Land Rear Of Change of use of OFFICES NOT YET B1a 0 750 750 no Of The The Hogshead land for erection of STARTED Hogshead, 84 High Street three storey B1 Marlow Marlow (Office) building with Buckinghamshire associated car SL7 2AF parking and landscaping (alternative scheme to planning permission ref 05/07615/FUL) 08/05384/FUL Grymsdyke Barns 1&2 Change of use of CAR LEASING BUS - STORAGE NOT YET B1c 0 761 761 no Farm Barns Grymsdyke Farm redundant farm WITH ANCIL OFFICES/VALET STARTED Barns Main buildings ( Barns 1 & Road Lacey 2 ) to offices and Green workshops for car Buckinghamshire LEASING business HP27 0RB 08/05688/FUL London 320 London Erection of a self WAREHOUSE(BIG YELLOW NOT YET B8 0 7831 7831 no Road High Road High storage warehouse STORAGE)/BUSINESS STARTED Wycombe Wycombe (use class B8) and Buckinghamshire one HP11 1LG industrial/business (B1c, B2 and/or B8) unit, Access arrangements, boundary treatment and ancillary works 08/06673/REM Princes Princes Estate Reserved matters BUSINESS USE NOT YET B1 0 2540 2540 yes Estate Summerleys application including STARTED Road Princes details of Risborough appearance, Buckinghamshire landscaping, layout HP27 9PX and scale for the removal of existing applicno Site name Address_1 Proposal1 Proposed_Use Scheme_Stage Use Negative Positive Net In DSA Gain Allocation

derelict building and replacement with B1 (business), B2 ( general industry) and B8 ( storage & distribution) comprising : low ri 07/06366/FUL Barletts William Bartlett Demolition of existing RETAIL/RESIDENTIAL/BUSINESS NOT YET B1 0 1754 1754 yes And Son Grafton buildings & erection STARTED Street High of 4 blocks Wycombe comprising 1 Retail Buckinghamshire unit (204 sq metres), HP12 3AJ resi, 8 Commercial/Business use units (1754 sq metres), creation of new accesses, car park 07/07566/FUL Compair Compair Site Erection of 672 STUDENT UNDER B1 0 719 719 yes Hughenden student rooms plus RESIDENCES/BUSINESS CONSTRUCTION Avenue High ancillary services and Wycombe 495 sq m of business Buckinghamshire start up units with HP13 5SJ access onto Hughenden Avenue together with disabled car parking and landscaping. 07/05145/OUT Glory Park Glory Park Outline application for OFFICES NOT YET B1a 2230 13111 10881 yes Avenue the erection of 3 x 3 STARTED Wooburn Green storey buildings and Bucks 3 x 4 storey buildings comprising 20,125 sqm B1 (office) floorspace 06/07638/OUTEA Wycombe Former Sewage Outline applicaton for OFFICES & RESIDENTIAL NOT YET B1a 0 10000 10000 yes Marsh Treatment Works mixed use STARTED Bassetsbury development Lane High comprising 500 Wycombe dwellings & 10,000 Buckinghamshire m2 B1 OFFICE HP11 1HS 07/05144/FUL Glory Park BUILDINGS A1, Construction of B1 OFFICES NOT YET B1a 0 7015 7015 yes A2, A3 Glory Business Park, to STARTED Park Avenue provide 7015 sqm Wooburn Green gross external applicno Site name Address_1 Proposal1 Proposed_Use Scheme_Stage Use Negative Positive Net In DSA Gain Allocation

Bucks floorspace, comprising 2 x 3 storey office buildings and 1 x 4 storey office building with associated parking and landscaping 06/05501/VCDN Globeside, Globeside Variation of condition BUSINESS PARK NOT YET B1a 0 6125 6125 yes Marlow Business Park 2 (time limit for STARTED Fieldhouse Lane submission of Marlow reserved matters) Buckinghamshire imposed on pp 02/05830/OUT (Final phase of the redevelopment of Thames Industrial Estate to provide 6825 sq. m of B1 Business Use with landscaping, car parking and access roads. 09/05066/REM Stiefel Stiefel Reserved matters OFFICES NOT YET B1a 0 4555 4555 yes Laboratories Laboratories UK application for STARTED Ltd Holtspur approval of Lane Wooburn landscaping details Green only for the Buckinghamshire redevelopment of the HP10 0AU site and construction of 3 x B1 ( Business buildings) with associated parking and servicing. ( pursuant to outline permission ref 02/05882/OUT) 06/06996/VCDN Wye Units 8-18 Wye Demolition of OFFICES NOT YET B1a 1068 3175 2107 yes Industrial Industrial Estate industrial units and STARTED Estate High Wycombe erection of three Buckinghamshire storey B1 (business) HP11 1LH development in two buildings permitted under 98/05741/OUT, without complying with Cond. 2 (time limit for submission of applicno Site name Address_1 Proposal1 Proposed_Use Scheme_Stage Use Negative Positive Net In DSA Gain Allocation

reserve matters) imposed on that permission & previously 06/06909/FUL Wessex Unit A & Unit B & Demolition of units A, OFFICES NOT YET B1a 570 2156 1586 yes Road Unit C Wessex B & C and erection of STARTED Road Bourne three linked End replacement B1 office Buckinghamshire buildings (gross SL8 5DT floorspace 2156 square metres) together with 58 car parking spaces and 12 bicycle spaces and associated landscaping, bin stores and fencing. 97/07310/FUL Bellfield BELLFIELD DEMOLISH & NEW OFFICE NOT YET B1a 0 1500 1500 yes Road ROAD OFFICE BUILDING + STARTED CARPARK 07/07750/VCDN Syan House Syan House Variation of Condition OFFICES NOT YET B1a 0 1080 1080 yes UNIT A,1 08 (Restriction of Use STARTED Coronation Road to Class III) & 09 Cressex (Hours of Operation) Business Park to allow change of High Wycombe use to class B1 Buckinghamshire (Office) HP12 3PP 07/06890/FUL Ruskin Ruskin Buildings mixed use OFFICE, RESIDENTIAL (12 NOT YET B1a 278 1199 921 yes Buildings Oakridge Road development FLATS) STARTED High Wycombe including demolition Buckinghamshire of 2 single st blocks, HP11 2PE mono-pitch block & removal of tanker canopy, oil tanks & platforms. Change of use of b1/b2/b8 blding to B1,NEW FLATS 08/06081/FUL Wessex Unit 1 Jacksons Change of use from LIGHT INDUSTRIAL NOT YET B1c 0 756 756 yes Road Industrial Park Class B8 (Storage STARTED Wessex Road and Distribution) to Bourne End Class B1 (Business) Buckinghamshire SL8 5DT applicno Site name Address_1 Proposal1 Proposed_Use Scheme_Stage Use Negative Positive Net In DSA Gain Allocation

09/05145/OUT De La Rue De La Rue Outline application for COMMERCIAL NOT YET B1c/8 0 2399 2399 yes Coates Lane redevelopment of site STARTED High Wycombe to provide 2,399 sqm Buckinghamshire of commercial use HP13 5EZ (B1(c)/B8), including access (Matters reserved: Appearance, Landscaping, layout and Scale) 08/06271/FUL Spicer Spicer House Demolition of single RETAIL/GEN INDUSTRIAL NOT YET B2 0 1245 1245 yes House Lincoln Road storey extensions STARTED Cressex and construction of Business Park two storey extension High Wycombe for production and Buckinghamshire storage space HP12 3RH 07/07920/FUL Land To Land To Rear Of Demolition of silo and INDUSTRIAL UNITS NOT YET B2 0 708 708 yes Rear Of Chiltern Paving blockwork storage STARTED Chiltern Lane End Road bins and erection of 3 Paving, High Wycombe x new B2 Industrial Lane End Buckinghamshire Units (700sq m in HP12 4HG total ) with associated car parking 08/05941/FUL Knaves Unit B2 Knaves Demolition of existing WAREHOUSE NOT YET B8 0 2498 2498 yes Beech Beech Industrial building & erection of STARTED Industrial Estate Knaves 8 single storey units Estate Beech Way of B8 (Storage & Loudwater Distribution) Buckinghamshire floorspace with up to HP10 9QY 15% floorspace of each unit as ancillary trade counter/retail (total 2498 sq m flooospace) in 2 blocks of 4 units with associated 08/06568/FUL Cressex Cetec House Change of use from STORAGE NOT YET B8 0 1560 1560 yes Business Lincoln Road B2 (General Industry) STARTED Park Cressex to B8 (Storage & Business Park Distribution) High Wycombe Buckinghamshire HP12 3RB applicno Site name Address_1 Proposal1 Proposed_Use Scheme_Stage Use Negative Positive Net In DSA Gain Allocation

07/06155/FUL Lincoln Unit 76 Lincoln Construction of STORAGE NOT YET B8 128 980 852 yes Road Road Cressex extension to existing STARTED Business Park storage building and High Wycombe external alterations ( Buckinghamshire alternative scheme to HP12 3RH p/p 06/06521/FUL to include external staircases to the south & east elevations) 08/05046/FUL Merlin Merlin House Splitting up of the WAREHOUSE/ANCIL SALES NOT YET B8 0 750 750 yes House Lancaster Road existing warehouse STARTED High Wycombe facility (750 sq m) Buckinghamshire into three equally HP12 3PY sized trade counter units ( 250 sq m) for product storage with ancillary retail/trade counter area of approximately 15 % 08/05740/FULEA Molins Molins Haw Lane Erection of 4 no. Data DATA CENTRE NOT YET SG 0 77001 77001 yes Saunderton centre buildings (sui STARTED Buckinghamshire generis use) , HP14 4JE electricity sub-station, RETENTION OF EX OFFICE AND "BALLROOM" BUILDING Appendix 2 WDC Inward Investment Sites