O'neills 7 Pauls Row High Wycombe Buckinghamshire HP11 2HQ

Pending PL/26/00720/FA
Date received
9 Apr 2026
Date validated
9 Apr 2026
Postcode
HP11 2HQ

Description

Proposed internal and external refurbishment to improve both functionality and appearance. Externally, works include a new covered pergola with rafters and an externally mounted TV, illuminated barrel sign, fixed seating, fixed booths at the beer garden entrance, loose tables and chairs, a new DDA-compliant access, perimeter festoon lighting, new external furniture, and jet washing of existing paved surfaces. The building will be redecorated with a green finish to the lower half, timber panels above, and off-white paint on the rendered surfaces. Internally, the works comprise a new illuminated front bar and modifications to the rear bar to O'Neills specifications, retention and refurbishment of timber flooring, new brick-slip parquet tiles to the bar apron, new decorative finishes, lighting, furniture, and fixed rear booths with ceiling planting rafters, alongside refurbishment of selected existing furniture

Buckinghamshire
Planning Authority Score
1.9/10
Poor
#266 of 292 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Buckinghamshire is slower than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #246 out of 292. 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%).

Slower than most councils
for householder decisions
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Buckinghamshire decision performance
Based on MHCLG data, 2025
83%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #231 of 292
85%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #243 of 292
46%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (64%) #246 of 292
50%
Extended time limit
Above avg (40%) #223 of 292
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