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Planning

Visions for the Future of the Chilterns

The last couple of months have been a busy time for the Planning Group with the Government and local Councils carrying out a number of visioning exercises relating to parts of the Chilterns. The Government has consulted on the Oxford-Cambridge Arc Spatial Framework, which is national guidance that will affect

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Conservation

Two New Recruits for the Chalk Streams and Wetland Meadows Project

We’re delighted to announce the Chiltern Society has been joined by two new recruits to work on Chalk Streams and Wetland Meadows Project, a partnership with the Chilterns Conservation Board (CCB) and The Chiltern Rangers. Laura Silverstone is the new Education and Engagement Officer, and Adrian Porter is the new

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HS2

HS2 Tunnelling Risks – Response, questions and concerns

Further to our letter to the Environment Agency on 15 June, we have now received a reply with references to various documents produced by HS2 / Align. This required an extensive review of those documents. This raised a number of questions and concerns. Please see our letter setting out these

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General

The Nature Alliance

https://naturealliance.org.uk/ The Nature Alliance is a major new project funded by The Rothschild Foundation to support young people build and maintain resilience in their wellbeing. It will create a fully integrated nature, health and wellbeing service across Buckinghamshire initially for young people under 25. The Nature Alliance is a partnership

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Planning

Chilterns Buildings Design Awards 2021 – Winner Announced

Sable House named Chilterns Building of the Year 2021 Sable House in Buckinghamshire has been named as the Chilterns Building Design Award winners for 2021. The awards, jointly organised by Chilterns Conservation Board and Chiltern Society, were presented in a ceremony at the winning building on Thursday 23 September 21.

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General

Woodland Management at Bottom Wood

On Monday 27th September we will be commencing the removal of some trees at our Bottom Wood site.  The main objective of the work is to manage the ash dieback in the woodland which is effecting a large proportion of the ash. This causes the trees to deteriorate rapidly, drop

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General

Buildings Design Awards 2021 – Update

The Chilterns Conservation Board and the Chiltern Society run the Buildings Design Awards competition every two years to encourage and recognise great examples of design and construction based on the principles in the Chilterns Buildings Design Guide. In previous years, the Awards have focused on celebrating design and construction that positively

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