12 Reynolds Walk Chesham Buckinghamshire HP5 2LL Data via plota.co.uk

PL/26/05416/SA - Certificate of Lawful Use - Proposed Registered

Proposal

Certificate of lawfulness for the proposed new vehicular access, dropped kerb and permeable hard surfaced driveway Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
6 Jul 2026
Consultation
20 Jul 2026
Decision
Expected by 31 Aug 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 14 Sept 2026; it is now day 70. The consultation period closed on 10 Aug 2026.

Site constraints 4

Local nature reserve 189 m away: Captain's Wood
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.
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
National landscape 150 m away: Chilterns; Inside the Chesham built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building 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
Certificate of Lawful Use - Proposed
Postcode
HP5 2LL
Received
6 Jul 2026
Validated
6 Jul 2026
Ward
Chesham North
Parish
Chesham
Case officer
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Target decision
31 Aug 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
Authorised Designs Ltd

Decision outlook

Day 70, past the statutory target. 89% of extensions in Buckinghamshire are decided within thirteen weeks, which runs to 5 Oct 2026; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 12 Sept 2026.

Day 7014 days past the 56-day target
64%decided within 8 weeks
80%approved
888decided in the last year

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

Public comments

4comments received
4 objecting

100% object · above the UK average of 75%

Last counted 12 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Consultation
20 Jul 2026
Comments by
10 Aug 2026
Statutory expiry
31 Aug 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