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PL/26/03893/HB - Listed Building Consent Refused

Proposal

Listed building application for the erection of single-storey front and rear extensions. Data via plota.co.uk

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View original council record ↗Last checked 8 Sept 2026, 09:36

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Application progress

✓

Received

12 May 2026

✓

Consultation

8 Jun 2026

✗

Refused

7 Sept 2026

Appeal

Not lodged

Refused on 7 Sept 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 8 Sept 2026

Documents 8

Site constraints 9

Green belt: London

Inappropriate development needs very special circumstances.

Green belt policy allows a short list of exceptions, such as limited extensions and replacement buildings. Anything else needs very special circumstances that clearly outweigh the harm. Some green belt land can count as grey belt, where it does not strongly serve the green belt's purposes. The council decides this in its green belt assessment or on each application, so we do not mark it here.

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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.

Little Missenden 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 ↗

Article 4 direction

Whole District excluding the Town of Chesham - 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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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 1

Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.

13 listed buildings within 150 m

Nearest: Barn to West of Town Farmhouse, Grade II, 31 m away · 13 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.

Show all 13 with distances

31 mBarn to West of Town FarmhouseGrade II
45 mGranary to West of Town FarmhouseGrade II
47 mTown Farmhouse and Wall Fronting RoadGrade II
57 mTown Farm CottageGrade II
60 mThe White CottageGrade II
73 mDering CottageGrade II
94 mRidgewell HouseGrade II
106 mThe White HouseGrade II
117 mFormer Village Stores Immediately North of the White HouseGrade II
121 mStephens Farm Barn to South of Manor Farm CottageGrade II
138 mManor Farm Cottage and Outbuildings to South and North EastGrade II
148 mThe Manor HouseGrade II
149 mBoundary Wall, Gates, Gate Piers and Railings to South of the Manor HouseGrade II

Historic England ↗

Also on the record

Radon affected area, class 3; Inside the Little Missenden built-up area; 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. 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 1

Last sold for £600,000 in April 2018. Detached house, freehold.

9 April 2018£600,000

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

Building

Floor area80 m² (861 sq ft)

Energy ratingD (66 out of 100), could reach B

PropertyDetached bungalow, 4 habitable rooms

Built2003 to 2006

HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas

WallsSolid brick, as built, insulated (assumed)

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

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Important details

Council: Buckinghamshire
Application type: Listed Building Consent
Postcode: HP7 0QU
Received: 12 May 2026
Validated: 12 May 2026
Ward: The Missendens
Parish: Little Missenden
Case officer: Show
Target decision: 7 Jul 2026
Decision: Refuse consent
Decision date: 7 Sept 2026
Decision level: Delegated Decision
Applicant: Show
Agent: Janus Conservation

How this decision compares

Decided in 118 days from validation, 54 days slower than Buckinghamshire's median of 64 for listed building works. Refused, as 14% of listed building works here are.

This one118d

Council64d

UK56d

37%decided within 8 weeks

86%approved

242decided in the last year

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

Public comments

2comments received

2 objecting

Last counted 8 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Consultation: 8 Jun 2026
Comments by: 3 Jul 2026
Site or press notice: 11 Jun 2026
Statutory expiry: 7 Jul 2026
Env. assessment: No

Buckinghamshire

Planning Authority Score

1.3/10

Poor

#284 of 296 councils

Relevant to this application:

Other 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

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.

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Proposal

Application progress

Documents 8

Decision & officer reports 2

Statements & assessments 3

Application forms 1

Consultation & comments 1

Other documents 1