The "archaic" council system in Bucks is one step closer to being ditched in favour of one super authority across the county as councillors unanimously backed new plans this morning.

Cabinet members at Bucks County Council gathered at the county hall in Aylesbury on Monday, September 19 to discuss the business case for ‘Modernising Local Government in Buckinghamshire’.

If the plans – which were unveiled last week - are given the green light, all councils in Bucks would be abolished and replaced with one single authority by 2019.

The cabinet agreed to recommend that the full council approve the ‘blueprint’ for the new system at a full BCC meeting which is due to take place on Thursday.

If plans are given the green light they will be presented to the Government this autumn.

Leader of BCC, Cllr Martin Tett, said: “The current structure divides responsibility for example there is one council for handling the number of houses and where they might go and there is another council that is responsible for planning the infrastructure which goes for the roads.

“Local residents don’t really understand that and why we have this split between the two. The funding for housing goes predominantly with one council but the responsibility for providing roads goes to another.”

If the new system is agreed on “ambitious” town and parish councils will be given the opportunity to take on new responsibilities they have not tackled previously.

Other features would include five local area planning committees which ensure planning decisions continue to be made at a local level and 19 Community Boards which will give councillors new authority to make decisions on issues that affect residents.