Orchard Cottage High Street South Stewkley Buckinghamshire LU7 0HR Data via plota.co.uk

PL/25/6666/FA Approved

Proposal

Alterations and refurbishment works Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
around 22 Jan 2026
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Consultation
17 Apr 2026
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Approved
8 May 2026

Approved on 8 May 2026 · Last checked 1 Oct 2026

Site constraints 4

Stewkley 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 ↗
4 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: 44, High Street South, Grade II, about 15 m from the postcode pin · 4 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
Inside the Stewkley 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 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 £244,000 in September 2025. Detached house, freehold.

5 September 2025£244,000Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale
1 February 2021£50,000Other property. Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale
7 March 2017£50,000Other property. Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale

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

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Important details

Postcode
LU7 0HR
Received
around 22 Jan 2026
Validated
22 Jan 2026
Target decision
8 May 2026
Decision
Approved
Decision date
8 May 2026
Freehold owner
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How this decision compares

Decided in 106 days from validation, 50 days slower than Buckinghamshire's median of 56 for extensions. Approved, as 82% of extensions here are.

54%decided within 8 weeks
82%approved
2,226decided in the last year

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

Public comments

1comment received
1 objecting

9 neighbours consulted · Last counted 1 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Neighbours
17 Apr 2026
Consultation
17 Apr 2026
Comments by
7 May 2026
Site or press notice
28 Jan 2026
Statutory expiry
19 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.

Freehold owner: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.