3 Market Square & Riley House, Riley Road Marlow Buckinghamshire SL7 3HH Data via plota.co.uk

Decided PL/25/5618/VRC
Date received
around 14 Nov 2025
Date validated
14 Nov 2025
Postcode
SL7 3HH

Description

Variation of condition 4 (Hours of use) relating to application (Variation of condition 2 (plans) attached to pp (Change of use from retail (use class E(a)) to public house/restaurant (sui generis) with associated internal and external alterations, first floor rear extension and terrace to rear) to allow for alterations to pergola design/orientation, alterations to beer garden boundary wall/railings, fire escape gate positions, festoon lighting, rooflight design, smoke ventilation vents, cladding and external design (part retrospective)) to allow for changes to the opening hours Data via plota.co.uk

Last checked

Site constraints 5

Marlow 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 ↗
49 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: Crown Hotel, Grade II*, 22 m away · 4 Grade II*, 44 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.
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Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 3; Inside the Marlow built-up area; Air quality management area 19 m away: AQMA No.3 (Marlow).
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 7 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 area299 m² (3,218 sq ft)
Energy ratingB (asset rating 46)
UseOffices and Workshop Businesses
HeatingAir Conditioning

From the energy performance certificate lodged in October 2023, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Buckinghamshire
Planning Authority Score
1.3/10
Poor
#284 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

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

Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use

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.