Anti-Mega Prison Campaign.

TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING ACT 1990 APPEAL UNDER SECTION 78

The MoJ Mega-Prison Appeal concluded 3rd February 2023.The appeal was against - Buckinghamshire Council

For - refusal of outline planning permission (ref. 21/02851/AOP)

Appellant(s) name - Ministry of Justice

Application Ref: 21/02851/AOP Appeal Ref: 22/00125/REF

Planning Inspectorate Ref: APP/J0405/W/22/3307860

The Prison Working Group would like to express a special thank you to our speakers; Greg Smith MP, Buckinghamshire Council, Cllr MacPherson, Grendon Underwood Parish Council, Cllr Jackman, Edgcott Parish Council, Cllr Harper, Daniel Hayes (Prison Sustainability) and Mike Spence (Visual Impact). It was also heartening to see the public turn out on the first day and continued representation by residents throughout the 10 days of the Appeal Hearing. Now, all we can do is await the Inspector's recommendation to the Secretary of State which will be used to inform his final decision.

The decision in question was made at a meeting of the Buckinghamshire Council Strategic Sites Committee held 24th March 2022. The decision was unanimous to refuse. GUPC would like to thank all speakers and supporters.

The full session is available to view at https://buckinghamshire.public-i.tv/core/portal/webcast_interactive/658191/start_time/120000/tab/feedback

The Appellant's Statement of Case [the grounds for their appeal] can be seen here

The Local Planning Authority Statement of Case can be seen here.

Completely separately, the MoJ have also submitted an application to increase the capacity of a current prison by 120 prisoners in two new, two storey building blocks, extending the car park and associated ancillary works.

Look out for application 22/01899/APP & 22/01900/ALB on the Planning Portal - HMP Springhill - link on the Parish Council/Planning tab above.
We urge you to submit your own objections and are very happy for you to refer to ours here
Thank you to all who contacted us about the above planning application. We have taken onboard your concerns and have submitted our objection via the online planning portal. We are working very closely with Edgcott PC who have also submitted an objection to Buckinghamshire Council.