Amersham Common House 133 White Lion Road Amersham Buckinghamshire HP7 9JY Data via plota.co.uk

PL/26/01298/FA - Full Application Refused

Proposal

Demolition of existing dwellinghouse and associated ancillary buildings and structures. Construction of one pair of semi-detached dwellinghouses and 6 x detached dwellinghouses to provide a total of 8 no. residential units (Use Class C3) together with associated hardstanding, landscaping, servicing and other ancillary works. Data via plota.co.uk

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View original council record ↗Last checked 29 Aug 2026, 12:03

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Application progress

✓

Received

17 Apr 2026

✓

Consultation

27 Jul 2026

✗

Refused

28 Aug 2026

Appeal

Not lodged

Refused on 28 Aug 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 29 Aug 2026

Documents 51

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF CASE OFFICER REPORT DELEGATED Case Officer Report · 28 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF DECISION Decision Notice · 28 Aug 2026 View ↗

Statements & assessments 31

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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Article 4 direction

Whole District excluding the Town of Chesham - 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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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 2

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

Also on the record

2 listed buildings within 150 m; Radon affected area, class 2; Priority habitat 8 m away: No main habitat but additional habitats present; Inside the Amersham built-up area.

Not affected

Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · 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.

Sales history 4

Last sold for £1,950,000 in January 2016. Detached house, freehold.

29 January 2016£1,950,000

12 May 2006£1,175,000

17 December 2004£925,000

4 March 1997£475,000

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

Building

Floor area709 m² (7,632 sq ft)

Energy ratingC (73 out of 100)

PropertyDetached house, 11 habitable rooms

BuiltBefore 1900

HeatingBoiler and underfloor heating, mains gas, Ground source heat pump, underfloor, electric

WallsCavity wall, as built, insulated (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in December 2014, 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: HP7 9JY
Received: 17 Apr 2026
Validated: 17 Apr 2026
Ward: Amersham and Chesham Bois
Parish: Amersham
Case officer: Show
Target decision: 17 Jul 2026
Decision: Refused
Decision date: 28 Aug 2026
Decision level: Delegated Decision
Applicant: Show
Agent: DP9

How this decision compares

Decided in 133 days from validation, 74 days slower than Buckinghamshire's median of 59 for demolitions. Refused, as 16% of demolitions here are.

This one133d

Council59d

UK56d

46%decided within 8 weeks

84%approved

410decided in the last year

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

Public comments

9comments received

5 objecting4 neutral

56% object · below the UK average of 74%

7 neighbours consulted · Last counted 29 Aug 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Neighbours: 24 Apr 2026
Consultation: 27 Jul 2026
Comments by: 10 Aug 2026
Site or press notice: 13 May 2026
Statutory expiry: 17 Jul 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

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.