Beechfield Green Lane Farnham Common Buckinghamshire SL2 3SR Data via plota.co.uk

PL/26/04474/FA - Full Application Registered

Proposal

Single storey rear extension, erection of porch to front elevation and reinstatement of side extension. Construction of detached garage, boundary wall and entrance gate. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
18 Jun 2026
Consultation
5 Aug 2026
Decision
Expected by 12 Aug 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision soon after comments close on 26 Aug 2026; it is now day 88. The consultation period closed on 26 Aug 2026.

Site constraints 8

Special area of conservation 33 m away: Burnham Beeches
Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.
Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.
SSSI 33 m away: Burnham Beeches SSSI
Natural England may need consulting, depending on what is proposed.
Sites of special scientific interest are the best wildlife and geological sites in the country. Development likely to harm one is rarely permitted.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Inside the Farnham Common and Farnham Royal built-up area; Green belt 25 m away: London; Priority habitat 33 m away: Deciduous woodland; Open access land 34 m away: Access Land - Combined Open Country, Registered Common Land and Section 16 Dedicated Land. MoD Byelaw, Section 28 Exclusions, Racecourses and Aerodromes and ECP Margin have been removed.; 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 · No listed building at the site · 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
SL2 3SR
Received
18 Jun 2026
Validated
18 Jun 2026
Ward
Farnhams and Stoke Poges
Parish
Farnham Royal Parish Council
Case officer
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Target decision
12 Aug 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Decision outlook

Day 88, past the statutory target. 89% of extensions in Buckinghamshire are decided within thirteen weeks, which runs to 17 Sept 2026; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 12 Sept 2026.

Day 8832 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

2comments received
1 objecting1 neutral

14 neighbours consulted · Last counted 12 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Neighbours
23 Jun 2026
Consultation
5 Aug 2026
Comments by
26 Aug 2026
Statutory expiry
13 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