All council car park charges and on-street parking restrictions have been lifted today across Buckinghamshire. 

The five existing councils have taken the unprecedented step to help support communities, key workers and volunteers during the Coronavirus outbreak.

The changes will mean all council car parks across the county will be completely free to use and all parking restrictions lifted. This includes parking on yellow lines, limited waiting areas and in pay and display bays. Residents permits will also be extended by a month. Restrictions on disabled parking will however remain in force.

Parking officers will continue patrolling the main routes, car parks, and residential areas to help deal with any obstructions to support emergency services, key workers, essential food deliveries and residents.

If any vehicle does cause an obstruction, officers will attempt to locate the owner via the permits database so that the vehicle can be moved to a safer place. If owners can’t be located, vehicles will be towed to the nearest safe position. This will only be used as a last resort and will be to relocate vehicles, not remove them completely.

The support is intended for those who have severe medical conditions, and who do not have access to family, friends or local support networks.

These hubs will be coordination and distribution points for Bucks Council’s networks – they are not ‘drop in’ centres for the public and will not be open to the general public.

Information on coronavirus (COVID-19) including what you can do to protect yourself and support your community.  www.buckinghamshire.gov.uk/coronavirus

Due to the ongoing situation regarding COVID-19 (coronavirus), waste services are currently operating with a reduced number of staff.

RECYCLING (mixed and paper & card): Kerbside recycling collections have been suspended. This is an evolving situation and the ability to reinstate the service is being assessed on a daily basis.

Advice for residents: Store recycling, so that it can be recycled once the service resumes, which will be communicated by the Councils. Present your bin on your usual collection day in preparation for the service to resume. However, if it is not collected because the service is still suspended, do not report a missed collection and bring in your container(s).

If you are not able to store your recycling, it can be disposed of in your black general rubbish bin or bags on your usual collection day. To support crews, residents are asked to contain all their waste within their bin(s) and use the food recycling service. There are no current planned changes to collection frequencies or days.

GARDEN WASTE: The garden waste service has suspended.

Advice for residents: Garden waste materials are not hazardous if left for longer than two weeks and can be home-composted. Store this waste until the service resumes. Due to current social distancing measures, the Household Recycling Centres in Buckinghamshire are closed. Do not visit these sites to dispose of your garden waste.

GENERAL RUBBISH: The general rubbish service continues as business as usual. There are no current planned changes to collection frequencies or days.

Advice for residents: To support our crews, contain all waste within their bin(s) and use the food recycling service.

FOOD WASTE: The food recycling service continues as business as usual. There are no current planned changes to collection frequencies or days.

Advice for residents: To support our crews, we kindly ask that residents use the food recycling service. There are no current planned changes to collection frequencies or days.

MEDICAL (including COVID-19) WASTE: For information on how to dispose of waste from possible cases of COVID-19 and cleaning of areas where possible cases have been (such as disposable cloths and tissues), visit: COVID-19 waste. Sharps and sack collections are occurring as business as usual. Customers should request collections as usual (sharps only).

HOUSEHOLD RECYCLING CENTRES: All Household Recycling Centres across Buckinghamshire are closed until further notice – for more information see the ‘Coronavirus disruptions’ page

UPDATE: THIS MEETING HAS BEEN CANCELLED Chesham Bois Parish Council have called an Extra Ordinary Meeting of Council to approve their response to the planning application.   It will take place on Wednesday 18th March at 8pm in The Parish Centre, Glebe Way, Chesham Bois HP6 5ND The papers can be found below

Agenda

Comments Received

CBPC Heritage Report

CBPC Transport Report

Keep Britain Tidy have just announced that The Great British Spring Clean will be postponed until September 2020.

We have therefore cancelled our event scheduled for this Saturday 21st March

Your views are sought on the Proposed Parking Controls for Amersham and Chesham Bois. You can view the plans and complete the survey at https://democracy.buckscc.gov.uk/mgConsultationDisplay.aspx?ID=10570

Alternatively, you can complete the survey and view the plans at Amersham Temporary Library at the CDC offices or at Country Hall in Aylesbury.

The survey closes on Tuesday 14th January 2020.