Site Extends From Just South Of The A41 To East Of Waddesdon, Bicester Road, Fleet Marston, Buckinghamshire

Registered PL/26/02490/HS2
Council
Date received
26 Mar 2026
Date validated
26 Mar 2026

Description

In accordance with the requirements of Paragraphs 2 and 3 of Schedule 17 to the High-Speed Rail (London - West Midlands) Act 2017, the nominated undertaker hereby requests approval of PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS relating to the following development authorised by the Act: - Waddesdon Embankment (Part of) - Waddesdon South Cutting (Part of) - Bicester Road Embankment (Part of) - Footpath WAD/4 Accommodation Overbridge - A41 Bicester Road Overbridge - Bridleway FMA/1 Accommodation Overbridge - Earthworks associated with A41 Bicester Road Realignment and Overbridge - Earthworks associated with the Bridleway FMA/1 Accommodation Overbridge and bridleway and cycleway link - Earthworks associated with Footpath WAD/4 Accommodation Overbridge and access track - Earthworks associated with the Putlowes Auto Transformer Station (ATS) Compound - Earthworks associated with 1 No. new Drainage Flow Spreader Device - Earthworks required to some of the approved access tracks and to create 1 No. new access track - Earthworks associated with the 10 No. Field Accesses and Utility Maintenance Access - Earthworks associated with 5 No. drainage ponds - Drainage Ditches and Swales - Watercourse Diversions - Flood Compensation Area - Earthworks associated with GSMR Compound - Earthworks associated with the UKPN Compound - 4 No. Culverts and Ancillary Culverts (above ground elements only) - Waddesdon Drop Inlet Culvert - Cranwell Farm Culvert - Fleet Marston Culvert - Wayside Farm Inverted Siphon Culvert - 6 No. Maintenance Staircases (Line Side Steps) - Lighting Equipment - 7 No. Minor Ditch Crossings (Slab Crossings) - Location of the Vehicle Restraint Barriers - Location of the permanent (security and boundary) fencing

2/10
Planning Authority Score
#252 of 277

Buckinghamshire is slower than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #225 out of 277. 50% of applications have the time limit extended, above the 40% national average. Householder applications are slightly less likely to be approved here (85%) than the national average (90%).

Buckinghamshire decision performance
Based on MHCLG data, 2025
83%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #218 of 277
85%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #230 of 277
54%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (71%) #225 of 277
50%
Extended time limit
Above avg (40%) #211 of 277
75%
Minor dwellings approved
490 decided (1-9 homes)
76%
Major dwellings approved
72 decided (10+ homes)
80%
Change of use approved
116 decided
4,436
Total decisions
734 refused in 2025