Rowan Stonefield Road Naphill Buckinghamshire HP14 4SP Data via plota.co.uk

PL/26/03418/FA - Full Application Approved

Proposal

Replacement of existing 3m x 4.8m wooden garden shed with a new 3m x 7m wooden garden building (combined shed and garden room) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
24 Apr 2026
Consultation
6 May 2026
Approved
10 Aug 2026

Approved on 10 Aug 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 10 Aug 2026

Site constraints 8

Chilterns National Landscape
Great weight to conserving the landscape; major development restricted.
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.
Article 4 direction
Former Wycombe Rural District - Poultry Production. Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.
An Article 4 direction withdraws particular permitted development rights, so work that would normally need no application needs one here. Not every council has published its directions.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Special area of conservation 257 m away: Chilterns Beechwoods
Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.
Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.
Also on the record
SSSI 257 m away: Bradenham Woods, Park Wood & The Coppice SSSI; Inside the Walter's Ash and Naphill built-up area; Green belt 37 m away: London; the 1970s provisional farmland map 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 listed building at the site · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 September 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England 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
Full Application
Postcode
HP14 4SP
Received
24 Apr 2026
Validated
24 Apr 2026
Ward
Ridgeway East
Parish
Hughenden
Case officer
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Target decision
19 Jun 2026
Decision
Approved
Decision date
10 Aug 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 108 days from validation, 52 days slower than Buckinghamshire's median of 56 for full applications. Approved, as 85% of full applications here are.

54%decided within 8 weeks
85%approved
714decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

6 neighbours consulted · Last counted 10 Aug 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Neighbours
16 Jun 2026
Consultation
6 May 2026
Comments by
27 May 2026
Env. assessment
No
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