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PL/26/05345/SA - Certificate of Lawful Use - Proposed Approved

Proposal

Certificate of lawfulness for the proposed garage conversion Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
2 Jul 2026
Approved
13 Jul 2026

Approved on 13 Jul 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 20 Jul 2026

Site constraints 5

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
2 listed buildings within 150 m; Inside the Stoke Hammond built-up area; Tree preservation order 21 m away; the 1970s provisional farmland map 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 · 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
Certificate of Lawful Use - Proposed
Postcode
MK17 9LW
Received
2 Jul 2026
Validated
2 Jul 2026
Ward
Newton Longville
Parish
Stoke Hammond
Target decision
27 Aug 2026
Decision
Cert of Law PROPOSED-granted
Decision date
13 Jul 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
Kevin Todd Architectural Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 11 days from validation, 45 days faster than Buckinghamshire's median of 56 for extensions. Approved, as 81% of extensions here are.

64%decided within 8 weeks
81%approved
922decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

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