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Haddenham Airfield, Aylesbury Vale District Council
Project Details
Client: Lands Improvement
Website: www.haddenhamairfield.com
Project Summary
- 233 new homes on a greenfield site
- 4.85 hectares of employment land and a new local convenience store
- 2.35 hectares of new sports facilities along with a new sports pavilion
- Play space and amenity area created within the development
PDL Activities & Achievements
- AVDC Planning Committee voted 8 to 1 in favour of approving this greenfield scheme
- Secured planning consent in advance of the Local Plan
- Active involvement in developing the Neighbourhood Plan, resulting in the site being included as the ‘no 1 priority site’ for new homes
- Secured the support of the Parish Council, local stakeholders, the glider club and sports clubs
- Extensive community engagement including site tours, design workshops, public exhibitions and stakeholder briefings
- Play ground design workshop session held with pupils at the local primary school
- Facilitation of detailed discussions with local sports clubs over design and provision of the sports pavilion
- Minimal local objection to the scheme (only 5 objections)
- Provision of a press office function during the planning stages, with ongoing proactive media engagement as occupiers take up space onsite
- Community engagement in relation to the re-location of the glider club offsite, which is a sensitive issue locally

