The Stoke Mandeville Neighbourhood Plan has now passed an independent examination, and the decision has been made to proceed to a referendum.

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The referendum on the adoption of the Stoke Mandeville Neighbourhood Plan will be held on Thursday, 9th July 2026 to decide on the question below:

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Do you want Buckinghamshire Council to use the Neighbourhood Plan for Stoke Mandeville to help it decide planning applications in the neighbourhood area?

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​There are three polling stations as below.
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1 - Hawkslade Farm Community Centre, Orwell Drive, Aylesbury HP21 9YL - Polling Districts: ABT, ABV & DCG

2 - Stoke Mandeville Stadium, Guttmann Road, Aylesbury  HP21 9PP - Polling District: ABU

3 - Stoke Mandeville Community Centre, Eskdale Road, Stoke Mandeville, HP22 5UJ - Polling District: DCH

 

NOTE - Stoke Mandeville Stadium is being used rather than William Harding School for this poll only.

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The local community will be able to vote on whether it supports the plan, and if more than 50% vote ‘YES’ then the plan will be formally made.

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The Stoke Mandeville Neighbourhood Plan imposes certain conditions on any planning application outside the Settlement Boundary in the open countryside, and it will be a legal document that has full weight when planning applications are considered by Buckinghamshire Council.

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​​In a Parish whose rural nature will be forever changed as a result of the proposed housing allocations, HS2 and new road infrastructure, the Neighbourhood Plan cannot prevent development on strategic sites on land between Stoke Mandeville Village and the southern borders of Aylesbury.

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​However, the Stoke Mandeville Parish Council has done everything it can to influence what can still be protected, such as the many local green spaces and open countryside, and assets of historical or archaeological interest. 

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The latest revision of the Stoke Mandeville Neighbourhood Plan can be seen here - THE REVISED PLAN.

May 2026