Fire Station New Road Princes Risborough Buckinghamshire HP27 0BS Data via plota.co.uk

PL/26/02887/FA - Full Application Approved

Proposal

Steel fire training tower with associated concrete base. Data via plota.co.uk

View original council record ↗Last checked

Application progress

Received
3 Jun 2026
Consultation
3 Jun 2026
Approved
23 Jul 2026

Approved on 23 Jul 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 1 Aug 2026

Site constraints 5

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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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.
Conservation area 13 m away: Princes Risborough
The edge of the area; work outside it can still affect its setting.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Council document ↗
Also on the record
6 listed buildings within 150 m; National landscape 337 m away: Chilterns; Inside the Princes Risborough built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 September 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.

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Important details

Application type
Full Application
Postcode
HP27 0BS
Received
3 Jun 2026
Validated
3 Jun 2026
Ward
Princes Risborough
Parish
Princes Risborough
Case officer
Show
Target decision
29 Jul 2026
Decision
Approved
Decision date
23 Jul 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
Vaughan Architecture Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 50 days from validation, 13 days faster than Buckinghamshire's median of 63 for commercial and major works. Approved, as 86% of commercial and major works here are.

39%decided within 8 weeks
86%approved
55decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

13 neighbours consulted · Last counted 1 Aug 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Neighbours
3 Jun 2026
Consultation
3 Jun 2026
Comments by
24 Jun 2026
Site or press notice
26 Jun 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