A referendum was held on Thursday, 22 January 2026, asking Buckingham residents whether Buckinghamshire Council should use the Buckingham Neighbourhood Development Plan to help determine local planning applications. The plan received strong public support, with 94% of voters voting YES, giving it a clear community mandate to guide planning decisions in the neighbourhood area.
Referendum: Buckingham Neighbourhood Development Plan
A referendum was held for residents of Buckingham to decide whether the proposed Buckingham Neighbourhood Development Plan should be adopted.
A referendum was held on Thursday, 22nd January 2026 to decide on the question below: ‘Do you want Buckinghamshire Council to use the Neighbourhood Plan for Buckingham to help it decide planning applications in the neighbourhood area?’
See the below for more information on when and where the referendum was held.
The future scenarios consultation has now closed, but you can find out more about what the consultation involved below.
Future scenarios are not a suggested Neighbourhood Plan or policy, but starting points for discussion about Buckingham’s possible future, based on months of research about Buckingham and how it might develop over the next twenty years. The consultation event was an open opportunity to have your say about three different scenarios.
The Developers Roadshow was held on Saturday 27th January 2024 and was an opportunity for landowners and their representatives to showcase their ideas for future development in Buckingham directly to residents and attendees. They brought along information about the kind of developments they have planned, what they might look like, and how they might contribute towards the development of the town as a whole. Attendees were free to ask the developers questions directly as well as leave feedback on their preferences for the Buckingham Neighbourhood Development Plan Working Group to consider.
The draft Buckingham Neighbourhood Plan was submitted to Buckinghamshire Council on 6 December 2024 and underwent its final public consultation, known as the Regulation 16 Consultation.
Buckinghamshire Council administered the Regulation 16 Consultation, which ran for a period of seven weeks, from Thursday 12th December 2024 to Thursday 30 January 2025.
The draft Buckingham Neighbourhood Plan was submitted to Buckinghamshire Council on 6 December 2024 and underwent its final public consultation, known as the Regulation 16 Consultation.
Buckinghamshire Council administered the Regulation 16 Consultation, which ran for a period of seven weeks, from Thursday 12th December 2024 to Thursday 30 January 2025.
What is the Regulation 14 Consultation About?
This consultation sought input on the proposed new Buckingham Neighbourhood Development Plan, incorporating new policies and replacing older ones. It aligns with The Neighbourhood Planning (General) Regulations 2012 regulation 14.
The Consultation ran from July 9th to August 31st, 2024, residents contributed their views through:
A referendum was held on Thursday, 22 January 2026, asking Buckingham residents whether Buckinghamshire Council should use the Buckingham Neighbourhood Development Plan to help determine local planning applications. The plan […]
