Land To The Rear Of Bell Lane Combined School Bell Lane Little Chalfont Buckinghamshire Data via plota.co.uk

Registered PL/26/06336/MDLA

Admin / procedural

Council

Buckinghamshire 1.3/10

Date received

18 Aug 2026

Date validated

18 Aug 2026

Description

Application under Section 106 of the Town & Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended) to modify the planning obligation attached to the planning application (Change of use from agricultural land to a Suitable Alternative Natural Green Space (SANG), together with the provision of a new vehicular access, car park and associated landscaping) to introduce provisions in connection with Biodiversity Net Gain and allow the site to be registered with Natural England as a habitat bank… Data via plota.co.uk

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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 performance

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