Land East Of Ivy Lane Great Brickhill Buckinghamshire MK17 9AH Data via plota.co.uk

PL/26/03638/OA - Outline Application Registered

Proposal

Outline application for the construction of up to 32 dwellings (market and affordable) with vehicular access from Ivy Lane with associated access road and upgrades to the existing footpath at Cuff Lane to accommodate pedestrian and cycle movements together with associated public open space including play and a viewpoint, creation of public rights of way and other associated works and operations including, but not limited to; earthworks and engineering operations (including SuDS and drainage) and landscaping and hardstanding works (matters to be considered at this stage: access and layout). Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
6 May 2026
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Consultation
1 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 20 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision soon after comments close on 22 Oct 2026; it is now day 156.

Comments are open until 22 Oct 2026

Comment on this application ↗

Documents 40

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 5

Public footpath 0 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.
3 Article 4 directions
Article_4_Direction_s__Aylesbury_Vale_.27 · 60 · 122736. Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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.
Agricultural land, grade 1
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), which most planning maps still show, had this area as grade 4. The predicted grade is Defra's current estimate; only a site survey settles it.
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
National infrastructure project 938 m away: The Grand Union Canal Transfer, at pre-application.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Planning Inspectorate 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
Outline Application
Postcode
MK17 9AH
Received
6 May 2026
Validated
6 May 2026
Ward
Newton Longville
Parish
Great Brickhill
Case officer
Show
Target decision
20 Nov 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Varsity Town Planning Ltd

Decision outlook

Day 156, past the statutory target. 69% of new homes 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 1 Oct 2026.

Day 15614 days to the predicted decision (day 170)
49%decided within 8 weeks
66%approved
283decided in the last year

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

Public comments

157comments received
153 objecting3 neutral1 supporting

97% object · above the UK average of 74%

32 neighbours consulted · Last counted 1 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Neighbours
8 May 2026
Consultation
1 Oct 2026
Comments by
22 Oct 2026
Site or press notice
16 Jun 2026
Statutory expiry
5 Aug 2026
Env. assessment
No
Buckinghamshire
Planning Authority Score
1.3/10
Poor
#284 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Major dwellings

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