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Farnham Royal
Neighbourhood Plan 2023 -2040

Creating a better future for the Farnham’s

Farnham Royal sign
Creating a better future for the Farnham’s

Farnham Royal
Neighbourhood Plan
2023 -2040

Creating a better future for the Farnham’s

Welcome to the Farnham Royal Neighbourhood Plan page.

Here you can find useful information about the Neighbourhood Planning Process and specifically information on the work being done for the residents of Farnham Common and Farnham Royal to develop a plan for the future of the two villages.

The Neighbourhood Plan Steering Group has been working since late 2019 in consultation with residents to gather insights and data to build a plan which will help guide in the future development of the Farnham’s up to 2040.

We have identified four key objectives to help us in developing our local plan:

  1. Design coding to manage the quality of infill and other schemes and prioritising the mix of any future housing schemes to deliver smaller homes
  2. Defining a green infrastructure network important for wildlife and our local communities to protect them from loss, improve their condition and number/size
  3. Securing investment in traffic management schemes to make active travel to the Farnham Common Village Centre and other services and facilities more pleasant
  4. Protecting community and commercial services and facilities including retaining and enhancing the vitality and viability of Farnham Common Village Centre

Update December 2023 
Pre-Submission Plan, Maps and Design Code

We’ve finished preparing the Pre-Submission Neighbourhood Plan and now need to progress to the formal consultation (Regulation 14) stage.

The formal consultation is diarised to start on 8 January 2024 and finish on 25 February 2023.
You can download the following documents as PDFs here.  

Please note that these are very large files (up to 6MB) and could take some time to download. Please be patient and try to avoid clicking the links multiple times.
There is also a hard copy available to read at the Parish Office.
Please email the Clerk at clerk@farnhamroyal-pc.gov.uk or call 01753 648497 to arrange a convenient time if you would like to look at it.

Contents and Useful Links

What is a Neighbourhood Plan?

A Neighbourhood Plan is a land use document.
Once a neighbourhood plan is made (adopted) it becomes part of the development plan for the area. This means that its policies will carry full weight when planning applications are decided. Its policies must therefore relate to the development and use of land and buildings – things that need planning permission.

Latest Activities and Updates

View the Farnham Royal Neighbourhood Plan 2023 -2040 Outline Policies and Residents’ Questionnaire on this page:
Outline Polices and Residents' Questionnaire

Neighbourhood Plan Timeline

  • 19 July 2016

    Neighbourhood Area Application

    Farnham Royal Neighbourhood Area Application 2016

  • 28 Sept 2016

    Neighbourhood Area Designation

    Current Boundary Map PDF image:
    Farnham Royal Neighbourhood Area Application 2016

    Download the Decision Report:
    Neighbourhood Area Decision Report Final 2016

  • To February 2023

    Evidence gathering

  • February - April 2023

    Informal consultation questionnaire

    Policy page and an informal consultation with residents via a short questionnaire, submissions may be made through to the 28th April..
    > Click here to go to the Questionnaire…

  • May to June 2023

    Plan preparation

  • July - December 2023

    Review and final plan creation

  • January to February 2024

    Formal consultation on a draft Neighbourhood Plan

    This consultation will be guided by the requirements of Regulation 14 of the relevant Regulations and is also known as the Pre-Submission consultation.

  • March 2024

    Review final Neighbourhood Plan and final evidence base

    Review final Consultation Statement
    Review final Basic Conditions Statement
    Submit to Buckinghamshire Council

  • Mid 2024

    Formal consultation on a revised draft Neighbourhood Plan

    This consultation will be run by Buckinghamshire Council and will be guided by the requirements of Regulation 16 of the relevant Regulations and is also known as the Submission consultation.

  • Late 2024

    Examination & Referendum

The Farnhams’ Neighbourhood Plan Report Update May 2023

The Farnhams’ Neighbourhood Plan Report
from the Annual Parish Meeting 2023

by Leani Haim of O’Neill Homer

> Click here to download the APM FNP Summary

Audio Report from the APM

Neighbourhood Plan Contact

In the event of a resident wishing to make contact about the Neighbourhood Plan, please write or email in the first instance to:

The Clerk, Judith Hall
Address: Farnham Common Village Hall, Victoria Road, Farnham Common SL2 3NL

Email the Council about the Neighbourhood Plan