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Greenhaven Conservation
Greenhaven Conservation Ltd has acquired land between Amersham and Little Chalfont and will shortly start the works to create a new public open space known as a Suitable Alternative Natural Greenspace (SANG).
Why are we creating a SANG?
In March 2022 evidence was produced by Dacorum Borough Council that identified adverse effects on the integrity of the Special Area of Conservation (SAC) at the Chiltern Beechwoods Ashridge Commons and Woods within a 12.6km zone of influence. Buckinghamshire Council and the other authorities affected (based on advice from the UK Government’s adviser for the natural environment, Natural England) have not been able to issue decisions on planning applications which have a net increase in housing, until acceptable mitigation in line with the Mitigation Strategy to manage the recreational pressures and adverse effects of new development on the Special Area of Conservation have been identified.
Buckinghamshire Council published a Mitigation Strategy in August 2024, and it set out that new SANGs are required to protect the effected Chiltern Beechwoods SAC – the new SANGs will provide an alternative location for residents to use, and so reduce the pressure on the Chiltern Beechwoods SAC. For further information on this, please follow this link to the Council's website.
To meet this need and assist the Council and the development industry, Greenhaven Conservation will create a new SANG that will allow over a thousand new homes to be built.
Can this SANG help me?
Yes! Our SANG will have capacity to enable over 1,150 homes to be built across the ‘zone of influence’ where development is currently restricted. To check if you are in a location that is affected, please click on this link to Buckinghamshire Council’s website.
If your development is within the zone of influence and will provide up to nine new homes, you will be able to apply to reserve credits at our SANG.
If your development is for ten or more homes, it must be located within the 5km catchment area of our SANG.
Please click on the links below to access our interactive map which will show whether your site is within the 5km catchment area of our SANG.
If I reserve credits, how will this affect my planning application?
As soon as you reserve credits for our SANG, we will issue a 'Reservation Notice' to you, which you can then give to your planning officer. The Council has confirmed to us that this will allow it to then determine your planning application .
You will be required to enter into a s106 legal agreement with the Council, which is standard practice, and once this is completed the planning permission for your development will be issued.