Local Plan Hearing Goes Online
The Chiltern Society’s Planning Officer has recently participated in the Public Examination for the South Oxfordshire Local Plan. The hearings were the first ones in the country to be held remotely using Microsoft Teams instead of a public meeting. Participants were given one or two slots to speak on the
Is the HS2 twin-bore Chiltern Tunnel Design Safe?
The Society has written to Andrew Stephenson MP, Minister for HS2 asking for confirmation that the Chiltern Tunnel design will meet the Operational Safety Requirements. We have engaged with HS2 Ltd over the past 10 years to establish whether the current Chiltern Tunnel Design is safe. We have asked a
HS2 archaeologists uncover Iron Age murder mystery and Stonehenge-style monument at Wellwick Farm
Archaeologists working on the HS2 project in Buckinghamshire have made an eerie discovery, unearthing a skeleton believed to be a murder victim from the Iron Age. Other discoveries at the Wellwick Farm site near Wendover span over 4,000 years of human history, and include a circular timber monument resembling Stonehenge.
Job Vacancy – Fundraising Manager
Job description As part of the Management Team the Fundraising Manager will lead the fundraising and membership initiatives and contribute to raising awareness of the Chiltern Society work internally and externally. Our Mission: Campaigning – to cut overbearing development, pollution, biodiversity loss, protect our chalk streams and climate change. Conserving – Chiltern
New social-distance friendly walks launched in the Chilterns
The Chilterns Conservation Board and Chiltern Society have developed a series of 23 walks across the Chilterns which are social-distance friendly, avoiding crowded ‘honey-pot’ locations and narrow paths where possible. Between 2 and 6 miles long, the walks start in market towns or villages, with good public transport links or
Update on Hertfordshire County Council’s intention to permanently close 4 crossings of the A41
This note reviews the issues relating to HCC’s intention to permanently close 4 crossings of the A41 at paths NC21, 22, 71 &72 in the parish of Northchurch. To the best of my knowledge there are no other rural Clearways built since the 1980’s in the locality with any at
HS2 Works Notification: Affinity Water pipeline, June to December 2020
HS2 announce a pipeline is to be built from the Chalfont St Giles Affinity Water pumping station to Amersham pumping station. This is to be able to treat water affected by turbidity (chalk suspended in water) likely to arise when HS2 tunnel close to the CSG pumping station. HS2 Works
Rights of Way group vs. HS2
The Rights of Way group have been conducting a long running dispute with HS2 Ltd, and National Grid, regarding the closure of paths GMI/12/1 and GMI/13/3, which run from Great Missenden up to Potter Row. National Grid have been working to replace two pylons around the North Portal of the
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