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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-GB link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Dear Member<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I attach information on a public consultation over Burnham Beeches starting next week.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>It is relevant to Taplow as we are within the 5.6km zone. The zone has already been cited in an objection to the currently undecided housing development application on the Old Boathouse site in Mill Lane.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Relevant reference documents are:<br><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><a href="https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fjncc.gov.uk%2Four-work%2Fspecial-areas-of-conservation-overview%2F&data=02%7C01%7CSimon.Meecham%40buckinghamshire.gov.uk%7C084e7c7614674a44268d08d82edb5bd2%7C7fb976b99e2848e180861ddabecf82a0%7C0%7C0%7C637310866965964562&sdata=b%2BWxo7A6cN8cjneRvttc%2FmkDyr1pp1cB6ZxxGs2hdDc%3D&reserved=0" target="_blank">https://jncc.gov.uk/our-work/special-areas-of-conservation-overview/</a><br></span><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><a href="https://www.cityoflondon.gov.uk/things-to-do/green-spaces/burnham-beeches-and-stoke-common/how-we-manage-the-beeches">https://www.cityoflondon.gov.uk/things-to-do/green-spaces/burnham-beeches-and-stoke-common/how-we-manage-the-beeches</a></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Please feel free to make any personal response to the consultation. HTS committee is assessing what response we might make.<br><br>Roger Worthington, Secretary HTS<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>==================<br>From: <strong>Planning Mailbox: Policy</strong> <<a href="mailto:planning.policy.csb@buckinghamshire.gov.uk">planning.policy.csb@buckinghamshire.gov.uk</a>><br>Date: Wed, 22 Jul 2020, 07:53<br>Subject: Consultation on the Burnham Beeches Special Area of Conservation Supplementary Planning Document<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> I am writing to inform you that from 29 July 2020 to 3 September 2020 Buckinghamshire Council will be consulting the public on new planning guidance to protect Burnham Beeches. As you may be aware Burnham Beeches is designated as a Special Area of Conservation. This is the UK’s highest level of protection and the Council looks at different ways to help preserve and protect this significant and historic site.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>We will be consulting on a mitigation and avoidance strategy which will help the Council manage the impacts of new homes within a 500 metre zone and a 5.6 kilometres zone of the Burnham Beeches boundary. This consultation document is a <i>Supplementary Planning Document; </i>in other words it supplements the Councils existing policies to protect Burnham Beeches. It sets out the Council’s plans to protect the ancient trees from the potential impacts of increased recreational activity, which new housing may create. The public will be able to view the draft document on the councils website and a hard copy of the document will also be available to view at <a href="https://www.buckscc.gov.uk/services/libraries/find-a-library/burnham/" target="_blank">Burnham Community Library</a>, Windsor Lane, Burnham, SL1 7HR during opening hours. Any comments the public may have can be submitted online, by email at <a href="mailto:planning.policy.csb@buckinghamshire.gov.uk" target="_blank">planning.policy.csb@buckinghamshire.gov.uk</a> or by post to the contact and address below. If you have any questions about this consultation, please contact the email address or phone number below.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>With best wishes<br><b>Simon Meecham</b><br><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Lead Local Plan Consultant</span></b><br><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Planning, Growth and Sustainability Directorate</span><br><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Buckinghamshire Council</span><br><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Tel: 01494 732175</span><br><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Email: <a href="mailto:Simon.Meecham@Buckinghamshire.gov.uk" target="_blank">Simon.Meecham@Buckinghamshire.gov.uk</a><br></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>King George V House, King George V Road, Amersham HP6 5AW</span><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></body></html>