Buxton Civic Association

Planning Committee

The Planning Committee was set up in the early days of the Association to monitor and comment on planning issues. Comments are submitted to High Peak Borough Council on planning applications relating to Buxton and the surrounding area, in an attempt to achieve the highest standards of siting, design, scale and materials in every case. It keeps a particular eye on applications which affect the Association’s land holdings or which impinge widely on the local community.

More recently the Planning Committee have been invited by High Peak Borough Council to participate in public consultation exercises as a ‘stakeholder’ in the town. We have taken part in various consultations, including the Station Road Design Framework, the Pavilion Gardens redevelopment plans and Shaping the Future of High Peak.

In all these activities our strength is that we are an independent body with the general well-being of the town at heart. We have earned a reputation with the Local Authority for being informed, sound and honest and our views are valued as part of the planning process.

Members of the Association can contact the Planning Committee by e-mail. The views expressed may contribute to the deliberations of the Committee, if found to be pertinent. We regret, however, that members of the Committee are not able to make individual replies and can only make representations to the council on issues which are of common interest to the residents of Buxton or have an impact on the interests of the Association. Issues of purely local impact should be taken up by the residents concerned. Guidance is provided for such representations – follow the link to Guidance for contacting the Planning Authority.

Contact the Committee: planning@buxtoncivicassociation.org.uk