Wing Parish Council has renewed its bid to purchase land owned by the unitary authority to stop it being turned into a housing development.

Wing Parish Council is seeking to purchase Chesterfield Crescent to transform what it calls a ‘contaminated’ site into healthy green space.

The parish council believes it is offering a viable alternative to a potential housing project at the former highways depot site off Chesterfield Crescent.

Bucks Council is looking to sell the land but did not disclose how negotiations have progressed and whether it would favour the parish council’s bid.

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Previously the parish council has revealed that it would want the plot of land turned into a wildlife corridor between Burcott and Wing.

“Wing is not opposed to new housing development, and our neighbourhood plan reflects that,” said parish council chair Helen Sunday. “But the nature of the site means housing or industrial units would have to be built on piled foundations. The site used to be a Council waste tip, and now incorporates a wide range of contaminants, and residents are concerned that digging and building work will disturb the toxic elements of the site.”

The parish council says it would use an innovative phytoremediation process to create a green space. Using tree-planting and natural processes, the site can be organically cleaned, turning it into a safe and healthy green space for public access, a spokesperson for the parish council revealed.

Councillor Sunday added: “With the help of specialists at Birmingham University and Oxford Brookes, we've proposed an effective and sustainable way to render the site safe for all. We have access to funding to deliver the project, and a team of people ready to help make it happen.”

Called ‘Wing’s green proposal’, the project is said to have received positive feedback from decision-makers within the council. Councillor Sunday said: said, “We're immensely grateful to Cllr [Robert] Carington and his team, for having the vision to consider such a different approach to brownfield site use, alongside ordinary bids from developers. Our bid has been carefully assessed. If it is successful, it will result in a project that is a case study for all, and a credit to both our village and Buckinghamshire Council themselves.”

Councillor Carington said: "Following cabinet approval, the site has been marketed for disposal with several offers received. These offers are being reviewed and will be presented in due course to cabinet for a decision in accordance with the council's normal governance procedures."

A connected campaign in 2022, which included the launch of a petition calling for Chesterfield Crescent to be used for alternatives to housing, was supported by then Buckingham MP Greg Smith and Councillor John Chilver.

Bucks Council previously questioned whether the parish council was capable of raising the money needed for the scheme. Bucks Council put forward plans for the site to be used as a small housing development of no more than 10 dwellings. Documents seen by the Bucks Herald in 2025, showed that there was interest in approving a new housing area on the site that would consist of three houses and six bungalows.