The Old House Chinnor Road Bledlow Ridge Buckinghamshire HP14 4AA Data via plota.co.uk

PL/26/03200/AGN - Prior Appr Refused
Agricultural

Proposal

Notification of agricultural or forestry development under Schedule 2, Part 6 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 for agricultural barn to be used as stables, storage of equipment and other services related to the stables Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
17 Apr 2026
✗
Refused
13 May 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 13 May 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 12 Jul 2026

Documents 2

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF CASE OFFICER REPORT DELEGATED Case Officer Report · 13 May 2026 View ↗ PDF DECISION Decision Notice · 13 May 2026 View ↗

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Site constraints 7

Green belt: London
Inappropriate development needs very special circumstances.
Green belt policy allows a short list of exceptions, such as limited extensions and replacement buildings. Anything else needs very special circumstances that clearly outweigh the harm. Some green belt land can count as grey belt, where it does not strongly serve the green belt's purposes. The council decides this in its green belt assessment or on each application, so we do not mark it here.
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Chilterns National Landscape
Great weight to conserving the landscape; major development restricted.
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.
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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 1
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 3; Inside the Bledlow Ridge built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 3, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No listed building at the site · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) 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 area666 m² (7,169 sq ft)
Energy ratingE (47 out of 100), could reach D
PropertyDetached house, 15 habitable rooms
BuiltBefore 1900
HeatingBoiler and radiators, oil, Boiler and radiators, oil
WallsSolid brick, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in June 2022, 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
Prior Appr
Postcode
HP14 4AA
Received
17 Apr 2026
Validated
17 Apr 2026
Ward
Ridgeway West
Parish
Bledlow Cum Saunderton
Case officer
Show
Target decision
14 May 2026
Decision
Prior Approval Refused
Decision date
13 May 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
ME Architects

How this decision compares

Decided in 26 days from validation, 9 days faster than Buckinghamshire's median of 35 for agricultural works. Refused, as 30% of agricultural works here are.

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 →

Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
14 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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings

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.