Existing Base Station Old Rifle Range Farm Risborough Road Great Kimble Buckinghamshire Data via plota.co.uk

PL/26/02597/RM - Prior Appr Approved

Proposal

Removal and replacement of the existing 22.5 metre high tower and 2 no. antennas, with a 25 metre high tower and 4 no. upgraded antennas, the relocation of 3 no. antennas and 4 no. transmission dishes to be located on the new tower, and ancillary development thereto including the installation of 1 no. GPS module. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
30 Mar 2026
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Consultation
9 Apr 2026
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Approved
20 May 2026

Approved on 20 May 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 11 Jul 2026

Documents 27

Other documents 25

PDF COMMUNITY INFORMATION SHEET Additional Information · 30 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF ALLAYING HEALTH CONCERNS REGARDING 5G Additional Information · 30 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF COVERAGE AND CAPACITY V13 Additional Information · 30 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF DCMS MHCLG COLLABORATING FOR DIGITAL CONNECTIVITY LETTER Additional Information · 30 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF DIGITAL PUBLIC BENEFIT BROCHURE UPDATED Additional Information · 30 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF DSIT MINISTER OF STATE LETTER TO LEADERS NOV 2024 Additional Information · 30 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF EMF GUIDELINES V20 Additional Information · 30 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF GENERAL BACKGROUND INFORMATION FOR TELECOMMUNICATIONS DEVELOPMENT - ENGLAND - MA Additional Information · 30 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF GSMA 5G EMF BRIEFING WEB 05 20 Additional Information · 30 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF HEALTH AND MOBILE PHONE BASE STATIONS DOC V.4 Additional Information · 30 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF HEALTH SUMMARY V20 Additional Information · 30 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF HM GOVERNMENT OFCOM 5G GUIDE Additional Information · 30 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF HOW IT WORKS V12 Additional Information · 30 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF KEIR STARMER IN THE TIMES - WE WILL LAUNCH A GOLDEN ERA OF BUILDING Additional Information · 30 Mar 2026 View ↗
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PDF MOBILE UK DIGITAL INCLUSION REPORT Additional Information · 30 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF MOBILEUK 5G LOCAL AUTHORITY TOOLKIT Additional Information · 30 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF MOBILEUK HEALTH FACT SHEET V1 Additional Information · 30 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF PLANNING FOR TELECOMMUNICATIONS V8 Additional Information · 30 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF RADIO PLANNING AND PROPAGATION V6 Additional Information · 30 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF UPGRADES AND HEIGHT INCREASES V11 Additional Information · 30 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF ICNIRP DECLARATION WITH CLARIFICATION LETTER V.6 Additional Information · 30 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF GPDO APPLICATION LETTER (ENGLAND) V.8 Additional Information · 30 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF OLD RIFLE RANGE FARM SITE SPECIFIC SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION Additional Information · 30 Mar 2026 View ↗

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Site constraints 6

Article 4 direction
Former Wycombe Rural District - Poultry Production. Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.
An Article 4 direction withdraws particular permitted development rights, so work that would normally need no application needs one here. Not every council has published its directions.
Public footpath about 13 m away
Matters where it crosses or adjoins the site: obstructing a path without a diversion order is an offence, and work cannot start until the order is confirmed.
Compiled from highway authority data, not the legal definitive map. A few authorities have not published, so no path shown is not proof there is none.
Agricultural land, grade 2
Best and most versatile land (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Source: the Predictive Agricultural Land Classification Map (Defra and Natural England, 2025; the Welsh Government's Predictive ALC Map 2 in Wales), a model rather than a site survey. Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) agrees.
Where development of farmland is needed, policy prefers poorer land over the best and most versatile (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Three sources: Natural England's post-1988 field surveys, which are definitive where they exist; the Defra predictive map for England (2025) and the Welsh Government predictive map, modelled from the soil map with 3a and 3b split; and the 1970s provisional map, which planners and other services still show, coarser and with grade 3 undivided. Where the provisional and predicted grades disagree, treat the predicted grade as the current estimate and expect an application to carry its own survey.
National landscape about 7 m away: Chilterns
Outside the landscape; its setting can still be raised.
Previously an area of outstanding natural beauty, which is still the designation in law. Since 2023 authorities must seek to further its purpose, not merely have regard to it.
Also on the record
Tree preservation order about 11 m away; Green belt about 8 m away: London.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

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Important details

Application type
Prior Appr
Postcode
HP17 0UB
Received
30 Mar 2026
Validated
30 Mar 2026
Ward
Ridgeway East
Parish
Great and Little Kimble Cum Marsh
Case officer
Show
Target decision
24 May 2026
Decision
Prior Approval Granted
Decision date
20 May 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Perry Williams Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 51 days from validation, 25 days slower than Buckinghamshire's median of 26 for prior approvals. Approved, as 85% of prior approvals here are.

95%decided within 8 weeks
85%approved
481decided in the last year

Plota live figures for prior approvals decided by Buckinghamshire in the last twelve months, from validation. Buckinghamshire decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Neighbours
9 Apr 2026
Consultation
9 Apr 2026
Comments by
30 Apr 2026
Site or press notice
7 Apr 2026
Statutory expiry
24 May 2026
Env. assessment
No
Buckinghamshire
Planning Authority Score
1.3/10
Poor
#284 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Buckinghamshire is one of the slowest councils in England for householder decisions, ranking #280 out of 296. 55% of applications have the time limit extended, above the 41% national average. Householder applications are slightly less likely to be approved here (86%) than the national average (90%).

Among the slowest councils in England
for householder decisions
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Buckinghamshire decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
84%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #217 of 296
86%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #241 of 296
34%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #280 of 296
55%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #248 of 296
76%
Minor dwellings approved
491 decided (1-9 homes)
82%
Major dwellings approved
71 decided (10+ homes)
82%
Change of use approved
131 decided
4,446
Total decisions
690 refused in the year to March 2026