Land Rear Of Grovers Court and 1 To 27 Poppy Road Princes Risborough Buckinghamshire Data via plota.co.uk

PL/26/05932/FA - Full Application Registered

Proposal

Redevelopment of the site (including demolition of 3 Poppy Road) to deliver 65 residential dwellings with associated access, parking and landscaping. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
around 23 Jul 2026
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Consultation
24 Aug 2026
Decision
Expected by 22 Oct 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 5 Oct 2026; it is now day 74. The consultation period closed on 16 Sept 2026.

Documents 46

Statements & assessments 17

PDF AMENDED TRANSPORT STATEMENT 33. 25-104-02A Additional Information · 22 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF AMENDED PLANNING STATEMENT Additional Information · 22 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF ARBORICULTURAL OFFICER Consultation Letter · 15 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF SUSTAINABLE DRAINAGE OFFICER Consultation Letter · 14 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF ECOLOGY OFFICER Consultation Letter · 10 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF BAT EMERGENCE AND RE-ENTRY SURVEY Additional Information · 7 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF PLANNING STATEMENT ADDENDUM Additional Information · 4 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF 15. ECOLOGY-AND-TREES-CHECKLIST- LAND TO THE REAR OF POPPY ROAD HP27 9DA Additional Information · 23 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF 17. BNG - LAND TO THE REAR OF POPPY ROAD HP27 9DA - 23.06.26 - 43162355 - V1 Additional Information · 23 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF 17. BNG METRIC - LAND TO THE REAR OF POPPY ROAD HP27 9DA - 23.06.26 - 43162355 - Additional Information · 23 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF 22. 26-E053-003-V04-01 LAND TO THE REAR OF POPPY ROAD - ENERGY STATEMENT Additional Information · 23 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF 27. LANDSCAPE AND VISUAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT - HOW25207-LVIA_P1 Additional Information · 23 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF 32. 26-E053-002-V04-01 LAND TO THE REAR OF POPPY ROAD - SUSTAINABILITY STATEMENT Additional Information · 23 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF 33. 25-104-02A TRANSPORT STATEMENT Superseded · 23 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF 24. 25. 26. 226043 - FRA001 P2 FRA_DRAINAGE_STRATEGY_POPPYFIELDS_COMPRESSED Additional Information · 23 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF 31. POPPYFIELDS PRINCES RISBOROUGH - PLANNING STATEMENT - ISSUE Superseded · 23 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF 14. 7530 - D0.05 - P9 - LOWRES Design and Access Statement · 23 Jul 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 6

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.
Tree preservation order
Consent is needed before work on protected trees.
Not every council has published its orders as open data, so no order shown is not proof there is none.
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. A site survey can differ.
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.
National landscape 86 m away: Chilterns
Outside the landscape; its setting can still be raised.
Previously an area of outstanding natural beauty, which is still the designation in law. Since 2023 authorities must seek to further its purpose, not merely have regard to it.
Also on the record
Green belt 86 m away: London.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No listed building at the site · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 25 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
Received
around 23 Jul 2026
Validated
23 Jul 2026
Ward
Princes Risborough
Parish
Princes Risborough
Case officer
Show
Target decision
22 Oct 2026
Decision level
Committee Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Howarth Contractors

Decision outlook

Day 74, past Buckinghamshire's usual 59 days for demolitions. 78% are decided within thirteen weeks, so most likely by 22 Oct 2026.

Day 7417 days to the 91-day target
46%decided within 8 weeks
84%approved
409decided in the last year

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

Public comments

58comments received
56 objecting2 neutral

97% object · above the UK average of 75%

42 neighbours consulted · Last counted 25 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Neighbours
24 Aug 2026
Consultation
24 Aug 2026
Comments by
16 Sept 2026
Site or press notice
26 Aug 2026
Statutory expiry
22 Oct 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