Land West Of Christmas Lane and South Of Parish Lane Farnham Common Buckinghamshire Data via plota.co.uk

PL/26/06803/OA - Outline Application Registered

Proposal

Outline application for 40 dwellings (Use Class C3) (matters to be considered at this stage: access, scale and layout) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
24 Aug 2026
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Consultation
7 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 23 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision by 10 Nov 2026, from Buckinghamshire's recent new homes.

The consultation period closed on 23 Oct 2026.

Documents 24

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 9

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
Radon affected area, class 2; Special area of conservation about 479 m away: Burnham Beeches; Tree preservation order about 14 m away: South Bucks District Council Tree Preservation Order No. 10; 2003 dated 6/6/2003. Confirmed 22/8/200; SSSI about 479 m away: Burnham Beeches SSSI; Inside the Farnham Common and Farnham Royal built-up area; Green belt about 54 m away: London; Priority habitat about 44 m away: Deciduous woodland; 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 · 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, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) 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
Outline Application
Received
24 Aug 2026
Validated
24 Aug 2026
Ward
Farnhams and Stoke Poges
Parish
Farnham Royal Parish Council
Target decision
23 Nov 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Decision outlook

Day 65, past Buckinghamshire's usual 60 days for new homes. 69% are decided within thirteen weeks, so most likely by 23 Nov 2026.

Day 6526 days to the 91-day target
48%decided within 8 weeks
67%approved
286decided in the last year

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

Public comments

76comments received
73 objecting3 neutral

96% object · above the UK average of 74%

13 neighbours consulted · Last counted 23 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Neighbours
7 Sept 2026
Consultation
7 Sept 2026
Comments by
23 Oct 2026
Site or press notice
2 Oct 2026
Statutory expiry
23 Nov 2026
Env. assessment
No
Buckinghamshire
Planning Authority Score
1.3/10
Poor
#284 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Major dwellings

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