43 - 45 High Street Chesham Buckinghamshire HP5 1BW Data via plota.co.uk

PL/26/07131/FA - Full Application Registered
ShopfrontsUtility infrastructureCommercial premises

Proposal

Installation of low level extract to the rear and repainting of existing shopfront. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
3 Sept 2026
✓
Consultation
28 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 29 Oct 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 20 Oct 2026, from Buckinghamshire's recent utility and infrastructure works.

Comments are open until 19 Oct 2026

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Documents 5

Statements & assessments 3

PDF NOISE REPORT Additional Information · 3 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF HERITAGE_STATEMENT Additional Information · 3 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF DESIGN_AND_ACCESS_STATEMENT Design and Access Statement · 3 Sept 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATION FORM - REDACTED Application Form and Certificate · 3 Sept 2026 View ↗

Other documents 1

PDF VENTILATION STRATEGY Additional Information · 3 Sept 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 6

Chesham 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 Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
18 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: 33,33a and 33b, High Street, Grade II, 31 m away · 16 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.
Show all 18 with distances
Historic England ↗
National landscape 112 m away: Chilterns
Outside the landscape; its setting can still be raised.
Previously an area of outstanding natural beauty, which is still the designation in law. Since 2023 authorities must seek to further its purpose, not merely have regard to it.
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 3; Inside the Chesham built-up area.
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 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.

Building

Floor area174 m² (1,873 sq ft)
Energy ratingB (asset rating 44)
UseRetail/Financial and Professional Services
HeatingAir Conditioning

From the energy performance certificate lodged in February 2026, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
Buckinghamshire
Application type
Full Application
Postcode
HP5 1BW
Received
3 Sept 2026
Validated
3 Sept 2026
Ward
Chesham South
Parish
Chesham
Target decision
29 Oct 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Decision outlook

Day 36, past Buckinghamshire's usual 15 days for utility and infrastructure works. 91% are decided within thirteen weeks, so most likely by 3 Dec 2026.

Day 3620 days to the 56-day target
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

No public comments yet.

14 neighbours consulted · Last counted 4 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Neighbours
28 Sept 2026
Consultation
28 Sept 2026
Comments by
19 Oct 2026
Site or press notice
25 Sept 2026
Statutory expiry
29 Oct 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

3 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

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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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings

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.