23 Sovereign Close Granborough Buckinghamshire MK18 3DA Data via plota.co.uk

Proposal

Certificate of lawfulness for proposed garage conversion into habitable accommodation Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
around 26 Jan 2026
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Approved
18 Mar 2026

Approved on 18 Mar 2026 · Last checked 2 Oct 2026

Site constraints 4

Also on the record
National infrastructure project about 1118 m away: Rosefield Solar Farm; 1 listed building within 150 m of the postcode pin; Inside the Granborough built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) 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 6 October 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. 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.

Sales history 3

Last sold for £415,000 in September 2016. Detached house, freehold.

5 September 2016£415,000
19 December 1997£155,000
20 December 1995£136,500New build

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

Building

Floor area117 m² (1,259 sq ft)
Energy ratingE (44 out of 100), could reach B
PropertyDetached house, 6 habitable rooms
Built1983 to 1990
HeatingElectric storage heaters
WallsCavity wall, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in September 2015, the latest held for this property, matched to this application by its address. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Postcode
MK18 3DA
Received
around 26 Jan 2026
Validated
26 Jan 2026
Target decision
23 Mar 2026
Decision
Cert of Law PROPOSED-granted
Decision date
18 Mar 2026

How this decision compares

Decided in 51 days from validation, 5 days faster than Buckinghamshire's median of 56 for changes of use. Approved, as 76% of changes of use here are.

51%decided within 8 weeks
76%approved
220decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 2 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
23 Mar 2026
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

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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.