View the regeneration plans for our towns and places

Chesham is the third largest town in Buckinghamshire and features:

• multiple excellent schools including schools rated 'outstanding' by Ofsted
• active community groups
• cultural and historic amenities

It has direct links to a variety of Chiltern walks, ancient woodlands and the River Chess.

The town is home to over 1,200 businesses, collectively supporting over 6,500 jobs.

The Chesham Regeneration Group has been setup to work on the strategy. They'll support the Regeneration sub-board of the Growth Board.

Establishing and delivering the regeneration programme for Chesham will require a collaborative approach involving partnerships.

The members include Councillors and external partners from key stakeholder organisations. They will review its Terms of Reference and refresh the membership annually.

The current members are::

• From Buckinghamshire Council:
  • Councillor Rachael Matthews (Chairman)
  • Councillor Gareth Williams
• From Town Council (Committee):
  • Councillor Simon Booth
• Our other representatives:
  • Chesham Town Council Representative, Louise Hayday (Clerk)
  • Community Representative, Tony Molesworth (Chesham Renaissance)
  • Business Representative, Andy Garnett (Chamber of Commerce)
  • Private Sector Business, Harold Rothman (Silverson)
  • Arts and Culture Representative, Karen Perkins (Chesham Museum)

Along with Chesham Town Council and other stakeholders, we are considering multiple projects.

These support the principles of the Chesham Regeneration Strategy and include:

• a Neighbourhood Plan (in collaboration with Chesham Town Council)
• public routes and wayfinding opportunities to be better signposted to residents and visitors (in particular around the Underground Station)
• active and sustainable travel project
• The Lowndes Park Masterplan and play equipment

View the Chesham Regeneration Strategy (PDF, 8.41 MB)

We’re working with partners to deliver a Town Centre Impact Programme. This will focus on making improvements to the:

• infrastructure
• cleanliness
• vibrancy creating spaces that people:
  • feel proud of
  • want to visit

Community Events

We've exempted road closure fees from 7 community events (in conjunction with Chesham Town Council)

Tree planting

We've planted new trees on the High Street to replace damaged ones.

Re-purposing

We're exploring the Community Auction Scheme to bring long-standing empty retail premises back into use.

Addressing anti-social behaviour

A public campaign has called for measures to curb anti-social activities at Water Meadow Car Park during the evenings.

We're offering temporary CCTV support to guide coordinated efforts, in collaboration with Thames Valley Police.

Digital connectivity

A scheme is in development to enhance digital connectivity in Chesham High Street.