20/06/2008 Nampak Site - Phase 3 Messrs Wimpey are consulting again in respect of their proposals for Phase 3 seeking to substantially change what is set out in the agreed MK Local Plan. Representation made
18/06/2008 Traffic Calming in Weathercock Lane and Station Road Woburn Sands
16/06/2008 Mid Bed LDF Site Allocations Issues and Options Allocations Consultations - following the inititial consultation (see documents library) a further 70 submissions have been put forward by landowners and developers. Consultation due in July
09/06/2008 East of England Plan and Supporting Docment has now been published.Habitats assessment in respect of flooding and Ouse washes ignored
20/05/2008 Marston Vale Eco Towns proposal. Messrs Gallaghers propose 7,000 dwellings at Wixams, and Messrs O& H Properties propose 15,000 homes between Wixams and Brogborough. Comments required by end of June
01/05/2008 Archive Photo Gallery - a start has been made in uploading a substantial part of WSDS archive of the area. This is a work in progress.
11/04/2008 Grimley's Report - for Aylesbury, Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Mid Bedfordshire and Milton Keynes Council and MK Partnership
01/04/2008 East of England Spatial Strategy News - Habitats Assessment and further Government changes
23/03/2008 Draft South East Plan – The Panel Report following the Examination in Public, was published in August 2007. Publication of South East Plan is delayed until July 2008
18/03/2008 Wavendon Gateway Framework proposal and Planning Applications were refused at the meeting of MK Partnerships Planning Committee held on the 18th March 2008
12/03/2008 Greens Hotel Woburn Sands Application to convert and extend into 50 bed nursing home and 36 close care apartments. is refused by the Development Control Committee
03/03/2008 A421 Improvement M1 Junction 13 to Bedford. A public enquiry which commenced on the 4th December into the Highways Agency scheme, was completed on 13th February 2008. The report is awaited.
Welcome to the Woburn Sands and District Society (WSDS) web site. We hope you will find the contents of the site both interesting and enjoyable.
WSDS is a registered charity, non political, and non profit making, funded by the subscriptions of its membership. The Society was formed in the 1960’s to preserve and protect the amenities and rural character of the villages and hamlets in the area the Society covers. These include, Woburn Sands, Aspley Guise, Aspley Heath, the Brickhills, Husborne Crawley, Salford and Wavendon. Any person living in these areas is welcome to become a member of the Society, on payment of a small annual subscription.
You will find details of the current campaigns in which the Society is involved in the News sections of the site, and copies of the representations made, past and present in the representations and document library.
We also have an interest in the history of the area and have collected a large archive of old photographs in respect of our area. Prints of these may be purchased from the Society – see the Archive Photo section for a selection.
We would be delighted to publish details of local events in the area we cover. If you want your event to be publicized on the site, please provide details of the event using the Contact Us general enquiry section.