Vorboss Limited Horwood House Mursley Road Little Horwood Buckinghamshire MK17 0PH Data via plota.co.uk

PL/26/02402/TELN - Telecoms Notification Approved

Proposal

Notification under Regulation 5 of The Electronic Communications Code (Conditions and Restrictions) Regulations 2003 (as amended) to install fixed line broadband electronic communications apparatus, detailed as (15m Pigtails to NTE) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
16 Mar 2026
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Approved
1 Apr 2026

Approved on 1 Apr 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 17 Sept 2026

Site constraints 4

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. Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) agrees.
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: Wood pasture and parkland
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
1 listed building within 150 m
Nearest: Horwood House, Service Wing, Stable Block, Gate Piers and Walls to Forecourt, Grade II, 41 m away
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.
Historic England ↗
Also on the record
National infrastructure project 419 m away: East West Rail - Bedford to Cambridge and Western improvements, at pre-application.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. 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.

Building

Floor area8,556 m² (92,096 sq ft)
Energy ratingC (asset rating 55)
UseC1 Hotels
HeatingHeating and Natural Ventilation

From the energy performance certificate lodged in June 2012, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Application type
Telecoms Notification
Postcode
MK17 0HU
Received
16 Mar 2026
Validated
16 Mar 2026
Ward
Horwood
Parish
Little Horwood
Case officer
Show
Target decision
30 Mar 2026
Decision
Telecoms notification acknowledged
Decision date
1 Apr 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Openreach

How this decision compares

Decided in 16 days from validation, about the council's usual 15 days. Approved, as 95% of utility and infrastructure works here are.

72%decided within 8 weeks
95%approved
196decided in the last year

Plota live figures for utility and infrastructure works decided by Buckinghamshire in the last twelve months, from validation. Buckinghamshire decision record →

Public comments

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Last counted 17 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
30 Mar 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

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.