would be retained, making the new Wycombe SnowDome the only site in the UK to have artificial snow and dry slopes on the same site. Construction was supposed to start in September 2008, with an opening date of September 2009. However, on 20 May 2009, SnowDome Group announced that legal problems had been encountered with the planning permission, and as such construction would be delayed. The slope and surrounding area have become more increasingly dilapidated. From a recent survey of the existing site, all debris of the burnt lodge have been removed, the chair-lifts appear to have been partially dismantled, and the dry slope, grounds and car park are overgrown and in a very poor state of repair. On 16 March 2010, the future of the SnowDome project became more hopeful after a public informal planning enquiry was conducted at Wycombe District Council offices. SnowDome submitted revised proposals, and a Section 106 agreement was signed off by the developers, Wycombe District Council and Buckinghamshire County Council. The revised development still has to be approved by the Planning Inspectorate and conform with planning conditions - the outcome of which was expected within a month. As of January 2012, Snowdome Ltd. appears to have abandoned its plans to re-develop the site as an indoor & outdoor ski slope and has put the land up for sale. Housing development and woodland management In mid-2015, local development company Hambledon Land took control of the site which, by this point, had been derelict for over ten years. Following local engagement, Hambledon Land submitted a planning application in April 2016. Planning consent was subsequently granted by Wycombe District Council on 29 November 2016. The proposals for the site include 30 new high-quality homes, on-site affordable housing and will fund a comprehensive woodland management plan to bring the adjacent Deangarden Wood into positive management. A number of contributions towards local infrastructure were also secured by the proposals. References Defunct ski areas and resorts Sports venues in Buckinghamshire High Wycombe Defunct tourist attractions in England