A COUNCILLOR has said he is fed up of Princes Risborough being "the dumping ground for houses but not for cash".

At the monthly town council meeting on Tuesday night Cllr Gary Hall said he is fed up of seeing a loss of services from the town, but yet it could double in size due to the Local Plan.

He spoke during a meeting where councillors heard the tourist information office will be moved to the library, as could the police station.

County councillor Bill Bendyshe-Brown said the tourist information office in Horns Lane will close and amalgamate with the library.

It won't be open on a Mondays as libraries are shut.

Cllr Alan Turner said: "It sends out all the wrong messages.

"We have done an awful lot of work as a town council on regenerating the town.

"Whatever number of houses we get in the local plan we are going to be expanding.

"We are just about filling up all the town's retail units. The tourist information centre will be removed from a very clear public place and it will be tucked away to a small desk in the library."

Last week the Wycombe District Council cabinet ruled that the move should go ahead, meaning the closure of the council-leased premises in Risborough and Marlow.

Gary Hall said he was disappointed WDC councillors had not been consulted on this.

Cllr Bendyshe-Brown said: "The problem we have got as always. We actually haven't got the money. The current information office is very expensive.

"We have got to find a lot of savings- not just here but Marlow too."

But Cllr Turner said there are many ways where money could be saved, including creating a unitary authority.

He said a lot of money is being spent in High Wycombe including the Handy Cross Hub redevelopment, which is costing £150m.

Cllr Turner added: "Everything is Wycombe-centric with the money going in there and all the big projects.

"I know we are not alone around the district- we are all feeling very hard done by."

Princes Risborough could face a huge change in the number of homes it has as the Local Plan consultation document proposed either 400, 1,000 or 2,500 new homes.