Merryways Christmas Lane Farnham Common Buckinghamshire SL2 3JE Data via plota.co.uk

PL/25/5775/FA Refused

Proposal

Detached garage with habitable roof, dormer and external staircase with new associated vehicular access. Data via plota.co.uk

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View original council record ↗Last checked 7 Oct 2026, 06:32

Application progress

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Received

around 13 Jan 2026

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Consultation

28 Apr 2026

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Refused

2 Jul 2026

Appeal

Not lodged

Refused on 2 Jul 2026 · Last checked 1 Oct 2026

Documents

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Site constraints 8

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 422 m away: Burnham Beeches; SSSI about 422 m away: Burnham Beeches SSSI; Inside the Farnham Common and Farnham Royal built-up area; Green belt about 52 m away: London; Priority habitat about 47 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.

Sales history 2

Last sold for £1,150,000 in December 2022. Detached house, freehold.

6 December 2022£1,150,000

22 August 2006£592,500

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

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Important details

Council: Buckinghamshire
Postcode: SL2 3JE
Received: around 13 Jan 2026
Validated: 13 Jan 2026
Target decision: 29 May 2026
Decision: Refused
Decision date: 2 Jul 2026

How this decision compares

Decided in 170 days from validation, 111 days slower than Buckinghamshire's median of 59 for demolitions. Refused, as 16% of demolitions here are.

This one170d

Council59d

UK56d

46%decided within 8 weeks

84%approved

410decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Neighbours: 15 Jan 2026
Consultation: 28 Apr 2026
Comments by: 19 May 2026
Statutory expiry: 10 Mar 2026

Historical activity at this location

1 previous application on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

Previous applications at this address

2025 Approved

Certificate of lawfulness for proposed single storey outbuilding to the rear of the exist…

PL/25/2632/SA 1 Oct 2025

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

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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