Newland Park
Newland Park a beautiful listed grade II Georgian house on the northern fringe of the Parish from a private residence into a College of Further Education (or 'Teacher Training' as it was known in the 1940s) which, in turn, became part of High Wycombe College and, in 1992, was elevated to the status of a university college as part of Brunel University, specialising in degree courses in Health, Business Studies and Applied Social Studies.
It became a large, well equipped campus, once welcoming local sports and social activities. It housed over 500 students and catered for about 2,000 non resident students with their own modern social building before finally closing in 2005.
Behind the campus is the important Chiltern Open Air Museum, housing prehistoric, Medieval and modern buildings. All have been carefully transported and lovingly re-created, re-erected and repaired by volunteer 'Friends'. It attracts thousands of visitors every year as well as catering for local school children as part of their historic studies.
http://www.coam.org.uk/
What the future holds
Newland Park nestles in the middle of the much protected green belt and the proposed development will supposedly be constrained within the footprint of the existing buildings.
It must be noted that although Chiltern District Council’s Draft Core Strategy outlines 200 dwellings there are presently plans being put forward for up to 500 dwellings.
Despite what CDC might want to suggest, Newland Park is still very much part of the parish of Chalfont St Peter. We are responsible for their housing, local roads, education and healthcare needs, and policing. Any development there will impact on all aspects of living in our village.
SENSE4CSP have considered Newland Park as a battle that we will have to fight in the future, but now with unbelievably high densities such as these we will have to move our attentions to this site quickly.
The big noise that the Draft Core Strategy makes about sustainability being key to the Local Development Framework plan wholly contradicts this development. The site is served by single track roads, the infrastructure is very limited and of course our schools are already completely oversubscribed. It’s typical of the double standards that our Councillors are presently employing.