Planning Policy
Our planning policy documents set the context for development in the District, governing the decisions made on planning applications and what types of development are suitable for each area.
The Development Plan for Chiltern District consists of the Core Strategy, the saved policies of the Adopted Local Plan for Chiltern District and documents produced by Buckinghamshire County Council relating to Minerals and Waste (see links on the right hand side of this page for further information). The South East Plan (Archived) has been revoked and is no longer part of the Development Plan.
We also produce Supplementary Planning Documents to provide additional guidance on specific planning issues, and have regard to the Chilterns Buildings Design Guide and accompanying technical notes for applications which lie within the Chilterns Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
These documents contain policies that seek to guide and manage development in the District. The Council will determine a planning application in relation to the policies of the Development Plan.
A housing land supply trajectory is produced to support the 'plan, monitor and manage approach' to housing delivery by monitoring both past and anticipated housing delivery across a period of time.
For further information, please contact the Planning Policy Team planningpolicy@chiltern.gov.uk
