Draft Local Plan for Buckinghamshire evidence
To inform the Draft Local Plan Consultation, a range of evidence has been compiled drawing from a variety of information sources.
To comment on any of the evidence, visit our Local Plan consultation page.
Evidence
Select an option from below to view the evidence that informed the local plan.
Equality Impact assessment (PDF, 314KB)
Habitats Regulation Assessment Scoping Report (PDF, 4.11MB)
Habitats Regulation Assessment of Draft Plan (PDF, 5.85MB)
Health Impact assessment (PDF, 1.12MB)
Scoping Report for the Sustainability Appraisal (PDF, 8MB)
Sustainability Appraisal (PDF, 3.14MB)
Employment and Retail Evidence Report - Executive summary July 2025 (PDF, 220KB)
Employment Evidence Main Report - July 2025 (PDF, 6.15MB)
Employment Evidence Report - Appendices 1-5, 7 and 8 (PDF, 674KB)
Employment Evidence Report - Appendix 6 (PDF, 994KB)
Modern economy study (PDF, 4.15MB)
Retail Evidence Main Report - July 2025 (PDF, 2MB)
Retail Evidence Report Part B - Appendices July 2025 (PDF, 4.88MB)
Baseline Transport Study and the Local Transport Plan 5 (PDF, 4.6MB)
Appendix A - Initial Transport Impacts Assessment (PDF, 13.2MB)
Appendix B - BSTM Local Model Validation Report (PDF, 8.2MB)
Appendix C - TRACC outputs (PDF, 18.1MB)
Appendix D - Carbon Assessment Playbook (PDF, 655KB)
Appendix E - EEH Transport Strategy list of proposed schemes (PDF, 131KB)
Appendix F - A421 Corridor Study (PDF, 11.3MB)
Baseline Infrastructure Study (PDF, 2MB)
Communities Facility Study (PDF, 756KB)
Settlement Review (PDF, 966KB)
Wider Sports and Open Spaces Study (PDF, 3MB)
Net Zero Carbon Study and POS Statement 2025 (PDF, 3.7MB)
Net Zero Carbon Study Policy Options Risk Matrix 2025 (PDF, 855KB)
Renewable Energy Assessment (PDF, 8.9MB)
Strategic Flood Risk Assessment Level 1 (PDF, 15.2MB)
Appendix A to B (included within the SFRA Level 1 report)
Appendix C:
- Map C. 1 - Watercourses (PDF, 5MB)
- Map C. 2 - Flood History (PDF, 5MB)
- Map C. 3 - Fluvial Flood Zones (PDF, 5MB)
- Map C. 4 - Flood Zone 3b and Climate Change (PDF, 2MB)
- Map C. 5 - Flood Zone 3a and Climate Change (PDF, 16.6MB)
- Map C. 6 - Flood Zone 2 and Climate Change (PDF, 2MB)
- Map C. 7 - Flood Defences and Areas Benefitting from Defences (PDF, 5MB)
- Map C. 8 - Flood Warning and Alert Areas (PDF, 5MB)
- Map C. 9 - Risk of Flooding from Surface Water (PDF, 5MB)
- Map C. 10 - Risk of Flooding from Surface Water - 1 in 30 year and Climate Change (PDF, 2.41MB)
- Map C. 11 - Risk of Flooding from Surface Water - 1 in 100 year and Climate Change (PDF, 2.32MB)
- Map C. 12 - Rick of Flooding from Surface Water - 1 in 1000 year and Climate Change (PDF, 2.69MB)
- Map C. 13 - Groundwater Emergence Mapping (PDF, 5MB)
- Map C. 14 - Groundwater Flood Mapping (PDF, 4.4MB)
- Map C. 15 - Risk of Flooding from Reservoirs (PDF, 4.9MB)
- Map C. 16 - Working with Natural Processes (PDF, 5.5MB)
- Map C. 17 - Watercourse Buffer Strips (PDF, 5MB)
Appendix D - Settlement Flood History (DOCX, 2.45MB)
Appendix E - Sequential Test Methodology (DOCX, 525KB)
Appendix F - Userguide (PDF, 1MB)
Appendix G - Cumulative Impacts Assessment (DOCX, 966KB)
Appendix H - Sources of Information (DOCX, 424KB)
Water Cycle Study Level 1 Report (PDF, 18.7MB)
Water Cycle Study Level 1 Addendum (PDF, 2.2MB)
Appendix B - Page 1 - Ammonia deterioration (PDF, 4.3MB)
Appendix B - Page 1 - BOD deterioration (PDF, 4.3MB)
Appendix B - Page 3 - Phosphate deterioration (PDF, 4.3MB)
Urban Potential Study (PDF, 5.13MB)
Health and Wellbeing Study (PDF, 2.9MB)