A planning application has been submitted for the Wycombe Wanderers Football Club Training Ground on Marlow Road, Marlow.

The application is for approval of details required by conditions of planning.

This follows a recent planning approval, where permission was granted for the redevelopment of the existing football training facility.

The work already carried out included upgraded pitches, training grids and a goalkeeping area, a resurfaced car park, drainage and landscaping improvements, and a larger temporary training centre building.

The Cover Letter for the application said: "Whilst the planning condition is worded to require management measures for a period of 30 years, the submitted HMMP sets out a period of management of five years instead"

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According to the cover letter, the 30-year period appeared to be an error as the development is exempt from Biodiversity Net Gain provisions as it is retrospective.

"This exemption was agreed by the Council as per the Officer’s Report and the relevant informative within the decision notice itself.

"The 30-year period referred to in condition 4 therefore appears to be an error," the cover letter said. 

Condition 4 requires the club to put forward a Habitat Management and Monitoring Plan in line with a biodiversity report, showing how new and existing habitats will be looked after.

The application includes a new HMMP produced by Greengage Environmental Ltd.

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This plan aims to increase biodiversity through various measures. Future planting will “replace species-poor modified grassland with species rich wildflower grassland to support local wildlife” and “incorporate more nectar rich, climate resilient shrub planting of value for wildlife.”

The site will keep its rural trees and add new species such as hawthorn, blackthorn, hazel and wild cherry.

According to the plan, 50 new native trees are to be planted. Some grass near the pitches will continue to be short-mown for sport, but other areas will be managed “solely for biodiversity” using wildflower mixes and reduced cutting.

Access by the general public will not change, and fencing will keep people from walking on newly planted areas and help maintain the landscape.

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The application adds that no negative impacts are expected for nearby protected wildlife sites or species. Areas of grassland, trees and shrubs will be managed for local wildlife.

An ecologist will inspect the site every year “for the lifetime of project” to check how the new habitats are developing.

The club has to send annual monitoring reports to the council each September, with any changes made to improve the results for wildlife included.

The application remains registered and is awaiting a decision from Buckinghamshire Council.

No public or consultee comments have been posted on the planning portal in regards to the application.