Chalfont Heights Scout Camp Denham Lane Chalfont St Peter Buckinghamshire SL9 0QJ Data via plota.co.uk

PL/25/4519/FA - Full Application Approved
Schools, care & communityDemolition

Proposal

Demolition and replacement of timber framed scout activity halls adjoining either side of masonry core building: Part demolition and reconstruction/ upgrade of central core building providing reception, administration, catering and sanitary facilities Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
around 24 Feb 2026
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Consultation
3 Mar 2026
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Approved
22 Apr 2026

Approved on 22 Apr 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 23 Sept 2026

Documents 9

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF DECISION Decision Notice · 22 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF CASE OFFICER REPORT DELEGATED Case Officer Report · 21 Apr 2026 View ↗

Statements & assessments 2

PDF ECOLOGY-AND-TREES-CHECKLIST Additional Information · 9 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF BHM A300R004 DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT Additional Information · 10 Oct 2025 View ↗

Other documents 5

PDF AI Additional Information · 24 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF PEA-PRA Additional Information · 24 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF 2964 A300R005 SITE PHOTOGRAPHS WEATHERBOARDING Additional Information · 9 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF A341L002 FURTHER SUBMISION LETTER PL-25-4519-FA Additional Information · 9 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF COVERING LETTER Additional Information · 10 Oct 2025 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Associated applications 2

  • FullApprovedPL/25/4519/FAThis application
    Demolition and replacement of timber framed scout activity halls adjoining either side of masonry core building: Part demolition…

Site constraints 6

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.
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 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 2; Priority habitat 35 m away: Deciduous woodland.
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 area119 m² (1,281 sq ft)
Energy ratingB (asset rating 35)
UseC2 Residential Institutions - Residential schools
HeatingHeating and Natural Ventilation

From the energy performance certificate lodged in May 2012, 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
SL9 0QJ
Received
around 24 Feb 2026
Validated
24 Feb 2026
Ward
Chalfont St Peter
Parish
Chalfont St Peter
Case officer
Show
Target decision
23 Apr 2026
Decision
Approved
Decision date
22 Apr 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
BHM Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 57 days from validation, 8 days faster than Buckinghamshire's median of 65 for community buildings. Approved, as 88% of community buildings here are.

44%decided within 8 weeks
88%approved
48decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

3 neighbours consulted · Last counted 23 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Neighbours
3 Mar 2026
Consultation
3 Mar 2026
Comments by
24 Mar 2026
Statutory expiry
21 Apr 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

2025
Willow Tree Farm Denham Lane Chalfont St Peter Buckinghamshire SL9 0QW
Outline planning application for construction of up to 4 dwellings (matter to be consider…
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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
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.