Board members
The Board has 27 members, who are independent and do not represent any other organisation.
This comprises 13 local authority appointed members, six Parish Council elected members and eight Secretary of State appointed members. All Board members will have expressed an interest in becoming a Board member for the Chilterns Conservation Board.
- Members appointed by the Secretary of State must go through a formal application and selection process and are appointed for a period of three years, up to a maximum of ten years.
- Parish Council members are elected by the parish councils in their appropriate county within the Chilterns National Landscape: two Buckinghamshire, two Oxfordshire, one Hertfordshire and one Bedfordshire. They can remain Board members as long as they are parish council members and are willing to remain Board members.
- Local Authorities in the Chilterns National Landscape appoint their members usually in May – some do it annually, and some appoint them for years. There are five for Buckinghamshire Council, and one each for Oxfordshire County Council, Hertfordshire County Council, Central Bedfordshire Council, Luton Borough Council, Dacorum Borough Council, North Hertfordshire Council, South Oxfordshire District Council and Three Rivers District Council.
The Chilterns Conservation Board and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) have no formal influence over who is appointed or elected to the Board.
The CEO is responsible to the Board members of the Chilterns Conservation Board.
| Name | Nominated or Appointed by | Register of Interests | Committees (in addition to full Board) |
|---|---|---|---|
Chair: John Nicholls
|
Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | Register of Interests | Executive Committee, Planning Committee |
| Deputy Chair: Sir Hector Sants
|
Buckinghamshire Parish Councils | Register of Interests | Executive Committee |
| Colin Courtney | Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | Register of Interests | Executive Committee, Planning Committee |
| Dr Gemma Harper OBE | Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | Register of interests to follow. | |
| Paul Mainds BEM | Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | Register of Interests | Executive Committee |
| Professor Simon Mortimer | Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | Register of Interests | Planning Committee |
| John Shaw | Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | Register of Interests | |
| Dr Geeta Ludhra | Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | Register of Interests | |
| Joe Stewart | Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | Register of Interests | |
| John Harfield | Bedfordshire Parish Councils | Register of Interests | |
| Robert Carington | Buckinghamshire Council | Register of Interests | Planning Committee |
| Richard Newcombe | Buckinghamshire Council | Register of Interests | Executive Committee |
| Heather Wallace | Buckinghamshire Council | Register of interests to follow. | |
| Patricia Birchley | Buckinghamshire Council | Register of interests to follow. | |
| Charles Hussey | Buckinghamshire Parish Councils | Register of Interests | Executive Comittee, Planning Committee |
| Philip Spicer | Central Bedfordshire Council | Register of interests to follow. | Executive Committee |
| Sally Symington | Dacorum Borough Council | Register of Interests | |
| Paula Hiscocks | Hertfordshire County Council | Register of Interests | Planning Committee |
| Robert Roche | Luton Borough Council | Register of Interests | |
| Mick Debenham | North Hertfordshire District Council | Register of interests to follow. | |
| David Bartholomew | Oxfordshire County Council | Register of Interests | |
| John Griffin |
Oxfordshire Parish Councils | Register of Interests | Executive Committee |
| Sue Rowland | Oxfordshire Parish Councils | Register of Interests | Executive Committee, Planning Committee |
| James Norman | South Oxfordshire District Council | Register of interests to follow. | |
| Louise Price | Three Rivers District Council | Register of interests to follow. | Planning Committee |
Chilterns Management Plan
The Management Plan sets out the policies and actions to be followed by all stakeholders to conserve and enhance this special place. The current Plan has been extended to March 2025 and is currently under review.
Board Meetings
Here you can find records from previous Board meetings and information about future ones.
Chilterns Management Plan
The Management Plan sets out the policies and actions to be followed by all stakeholders to conserve and enhance this special place. The current Plan has been extended to March 2025 and is currently under review.
Challenging HS2
Find out how we are actively working to hold HS2 and their contractors to account, to reduce environmental damage and seek the best designs possible.