The School House 54 Vicarage Road Marsworth Buckinghamshire HP23 4LT Data via plota.co.uk

PL/26/04476/FA - Full Application Registered

Proposal

Small extension to side utility room in order to move downstairs toilet. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
3 Jul 2026
Consultation
13 Jul 2026
Decision
Expected by 28 Aug 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision soon after comments close on 2 Sept 2026; it is now day 73. The consultation period closed on 2 Sept 2026.

Site constraints 6

Marsworth conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
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 ↗
Habitat network: Network Expansion Zone
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
6 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: Marsworth War Memorial, Grade II, 56 m away · 1 Grade II*, 5 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
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Historic England ↗
Also on the record
National landscape 433 m away: Chilterns; Inside the Marsworth built-up area; the 1970s provisional farmland map had this area as grade 2, 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
Full Application
Postcode
HP23 4LT
Received
3 Jul 2026
Validated
3 Jul 2026
Ward
Ivinghoe
Parish
Marsworth
Case officer
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Target decision
28 Aug 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Decision outlook

Day 73, past the statutory target. 89% of extensions in Buckinghamshire are decided within thirteen weeks, which runs to 2 Oct 2026; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 12 Sept 2026.

Day 7317 days past the 56-day target
64%decided within 8 weeks
80%approved
888decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

6 neighbours consulted · Last counted 12 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Neighbours
13 Jul 2026
Consultation
13 Jul 2026
Comments by
2 Sept 2026
Site or press notice
12 Aug 2026
Statutory expiry
28 Aug 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