The Chilterns Conservation Board Annual Review for 2021-22

The Chilterns Conservation Board Annual Review for 2021-22

We’re delighted to announce that we’ve published our Chilterns Conservation Board Annual Review 2021-22. The review includes key information about the Board and updates on its projects and events.

In it you'll find:

  • Updates on the Boundary Review for the Chilterns Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
  • Fantastic progress for the Chalk, Cherries and Chairs projects for wildlife with the Landscape Connections project well underway, farmers moving towards Countryside Stewardship, and new farmer clusters being set up.
  • Beacons of the Past hillfort project updates.
  • Farming in Protected Landscapes – impressive project facts and figures for nature and climate.
  • Mend the Gap updates.
  • Planning and development updates and the Chilterns Building Awards.
  • Updates on holding HS2 to account.
  • Electricity undergrounding news.
  • Chilterns Walking Festival updates.
  • Open for Business news on helping rural businesses develop bookable experiences.
  • Green recovery news.
  • Our financial year.
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Read our Annual Review 2021-22

The Chilterns Conservation Board reports annually on the work it has undertaken and also publishes its financial expenditure in an annual Statement of Accounts.

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Changes to National Planning Policy

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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 new Management Plan was approved in June 2025 and runs to the end of March 2030.

Board Meetings

Here you can find records from previous Board meetings and information about future ones.