STOKE POGES TASK FORCE
The planning application has landed.
136 documents — we've analysed them.
Explore the issues in our Information Hub.
Wycombe Wanderers' planning application for the proposed development at Farnham Park Playing Fields and South Buckinghamshire Golf Course was validated by Buckinghamshire Council on 1 October 2026.
It is accompanied by 136 documents, plans and maps, some running to more than 160 pages, covering the proposed Performance Hub, changes to the golf course and playing fields, Green Belt, trees and ecology, transport, landscape, drainage and many other matters.
We have worked through the application and identified the matters which we believe deserve particular scrutiny. Our Information Hub explains them one by one, using the Applicant's own plans and documents wherever possible.
The Council's planning portal currently shows 20 November 2026 as the latest advertisement expiry date. We recommend submitting any comments well before then.
The lease questions remain
Buckinghamshire Council and Wycombe Wanderers confirmed that the lease was completed on 24 August 2026 — before this planning application was submitted.
Yet the public has still not been able to see the agreement which governs WWFC's occupation and use of the land. SPTF requested the executed lease under the Environmental Information Regulations. The Council extended the original response period by a further 20 working days; that extended period expires on 20 October.
The lease matters because ownership, contractual rights and planning permission are three different things.
The Council remains the landowner, WWFC now holds contractual rights under the lease, and the present application seeks planning permission for the proposed development.
There is an additional complication: part of the land is held for charitable public-recreation purposes. What exactly has the Council agreed for the next 75 years, and how does that agreement interact with those obligations?
We hope the lease will finally provide some answers.
A reminder of what this is about
Compare what the public was consulted on in 2024 with what is proposed today.
The planning application contains substantial elements the public has never been consulted on by the Trustee - Buckinghamshire Council.
Source: Buckinghamshire Council public notice (2024) and Wycombe Wanderers' presentation material (2026)
The maps tell only part of the story
According to the proposal, the area shown in red on the Today's Proposal map would become a fenced 10-pitch training centre used primarily by Wycombe Wanderers, including a 17m high dome of an indoor pitch, a two-storey "Performance Hub", car park and ancillary infrastructure.
The area in purple would serve as compensation for tree loss and for biodiversity gain.
The proposal would remove current public sport from around 40–50 acres of land.
It raises a number of important procedural, legal and public interest questions. This website explains those issues, provides the supporting evidence and source documents, and shows how you can make your views heard.
Remember: The land belongs to the Farnham Park Sports Fields Charitable Trust, of which Buckinghamshire Council is Trustee.
Explore the Issues
0. What is this land for?
1. Is the Trust really financially unsustainable?
2. Is it necessary to lease the land?
3. How can the Charity be protected?
4. Has the Council followed a fair process?
5. How was Wycombe Wanderers FC selected?
6. Does the proposal reflect public demand?
Take Action
1. Sign the petition (still possible!)
2. Learn more about issues and concerns
3. Join the tree adoption scheme
4. Support the campaign
5. Stay updated - sign up for our newsletter
Where we stand
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WWFC public consultation - closed
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Council public consultation - not started
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Lease signed - 24 August 2026
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Planning application - now submitted
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Planning decision - not taken
Whether you support football or not, this campaign is about ensuring that decisions affecting public recreational land are made transparently, lawfully and in the public interest.