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Farnham Royal Parish Council responds to the Draft Local Plan for Buckinghamshire 2045

On 6 September 2026, Farnham Royal Parish Council formally submitted its response to Buckinghamshire Council’s recent local government consultation regarding the Draft Local Plan for Buckinghamshire 2045. The Parish Council’s submission highlights key local priorities, the protection of the Green Belt and ensuring adequate water infrastructure investment. The Council remains fully committed to representing the best interests of our community and ensuring that the voice of our villages are heard clearly by decision-makers.
 
The complete response as submitted to the local government authority can be downloaded below:
 

Update from Antony Birkett, Chair of Farnham Royal Parish Council

(Originally posted on Facebook 12 May 2026)

Dear Parishioners
 
At last night’s Farnham Royal Parish Council meeting, I made a commitment to attempt to find out the current situation regarding Verdon Court and any other possible HMO venues in the Parish.
 
Please remember FRPC is a volunteer organisation working on all of our behalf. We have no involvement in any Home Office decision making, nor are we informed.
 
This morning I called our MPs office, Joy Morrissey and had a case raised with her Parliamentary Assistant. I followed this with a written email that included both of our Bucks Unitary Authority councillors, Cllr Dhillon and Cllr Moore. This will ensure both alignment and transparency.
 
I will endeavour to have a further update tomorrow

Save Our Green Belt…Again!

Farnham Royal Parish Council has as one of its priorities the protection of the Parish’s Green Belt land. Berkeley Homes have submitted an outline application for planning on Green Belt land within the Parish.
 
Application PL/26/02558/OA is for up to 80 dwellings on over 11 acres of Green Belt land between Beaconsfield Road (A355), Purton Lane and Parsonage Lane. This would have a major impact on the Parish’s already stretched infrastructure, utilities and services. Your Parish Council believes Berkeley Homes’ assertion that the site is in fact “Grey Belt” land to support their application is tenuous at best.
 
Farnham Royal Parish Council has objected to this outline application based on the following points.
 
1) Under all criteria, including Buckinghamshire Council’s own assessment, Farnham Royal Parish Council strongly believes the site is Green Belt land.
 
2) Part of the site is within the Burnham Beeches 500m exclusion zone. Burnham Beeches is a nationally important site and has been protected by enforcing the exclusion zone in all previous decisions on applications for developments in the Parish.
 
3) There is no large scale investment in highways access, water and sewerage management or medical or leisure facilities within the Parish.
 
If you feel strongly about this application, we urge you to register your comments on Buckinghamshire Council’s planning system (https://publicaccess.buckinghamshire.gov.uk/online…/) or write directly to the Planning Officer (planning.comments.csb@buckinghamshire.gov.uk). Please use the reference PL/26/02558/OA in all correspondence.
 
Your Parish Council will keep all updated as further information becomes available.

Design a Bauble Competition 2025: The Results

This year’s competition saw a record breaking 270 entries!

Thank you so much for picking up your pens, pencils, paints, stickers and glitter to create some truly amazing designs. A huge congratulations to all of you!

After lots of deliberating, several cups of tea and a few chocolates, the results are in.

Drum roll, please…

 

Under 4 Years Old  –  Winner

Under 4 Years Old  –  Second Place

4 – 7 Years Old  –  Winner

4 – 7 Years Old  –  Second Place

8 – 11 Years Old  –  Winner

8 – 11 Years Old  –  Second Place

12 – 17 Years Old  –  Winner

12 – 17 Years Old  –  Second Place

Adult  –  Winner

Adult  –  Second Place

As you can see, the standard was particularly high, so high in fact that the Chairman awarded one Special Award and 13 Chairman’s Choice Prizes.

 

Chairman’s Special Award

Chairman’s Choice Prizes

VE & VJ Day Talk and Q&A Session

Following Tony Birkett’s popular exhibition and talk for D Day last year, he has kindly agreed to share more interesting facts with us as part of this year’s VE & VJ Day celebrations. 

Parish Picnic and VE & VJ Celebration

Join us for a fun filled community event at Farnham Common Sports Club on Sunday 11 May 2025! There will be lots of activities, live entertainment and food for everyone. Share this post and let your friends know!

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