Helsthorpe Barns Crafton Crafton Mentmore Buckinghamshire LU7 0QL Data via plota.co.uk

PL/26/01317/FA - Full Application Awaiting decision

Proposal

Conversion of agricultural barns to two residential dwellings, landscaping, parking and associated works Data via plota.co.uk

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View original council record ↗Last checked 7 Oct 2026, 21:19

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Application progress

✓

Received

13 Apr 2026

✓

Consultation

25 Sept 2026

Decision

Expected by 31 Jul 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision soon after comments close on 16 Oct 2026; it is now day 179.

Comments are open until 16 Oct 2026

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Documents 21

Statements & assessments 11

Application forms 2

PDF NATURESPACE CERTIFICATE Additional Information · 1 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED Application Form and Certificate · 17 Feb 2026 View ↗

Consultation & comments 3

PDF PARISH COUNCIL-OBJECTS(FULL) Consultation Letter · 28 May 2026 View ↗ PDF DISTRICT LICENSING OFFICER (GREAT CRESTED NEWTS) Consultation Letter · 28 May 2026 View ↗ PDF HIGHWAYS COMMENTS Consultation Letter · 5 May 2026 View ↗

Site constraints 4

Grade II listed: Helsthorpe Farmhouse

List entry 1115956 · 0 m away

Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.

Historic England ↗

Agricultural land, grade 3a

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.

Habitat network: Network Expansion Zone

Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.

Also on the record

Scheduled monument 249 m away: Medieval settlement remains at Crafton.

Not affected

Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt

Checked on 6 October 2026. 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.

Building

Floor area316 m² (3,401 sq ft)

Energy ratingF (31 out of 100), could reach C

PropertyDetached house, 10 habitable rooms

BuiltBefore 1900

HeatingBoiler and radiators, oil

WallsSolid brick, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in February 2016, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council: Buckinghamshire
Application type: Full Application
Postcode: LU7 0QL
Received: 13 Apr 2026
Validated: 13 Apr 2026
Ward: Ivinghoe
Parish: Mentmore
Case officer: Show
Target decision: 31 Jul 2026
Decision level: Delegated Decision
Applicant: Show
Agent: Knight Frank

Decision outlook

Day 179, past the statutory target. 93% of agricultural works in Buckinghamshire are decided within thirteen weeks; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 7 Oct 2026.

target

predicted

Day 1798 days to the predicted decision (day 187)

82%decided within 8 weeks

70%approved

149decided in the last year

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

Public comments

6comments received

6 objecting

100% object · above the UK average of 74%

4 neighbours consulted · Last counted 7 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Neighbours: 16 Apr 2026
Consultation: 25 Sept 2026
Comments by: 16 Oct 2026
Site or press notice: 8 May 2026
Statutory expiry: 8 Jun 2026
Env. assessment: No

Historical activity at this location

1 nearby application on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

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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

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.