Princes Risborough School Merton Road Princes Risborough Buckinghamshire HP27 0DR Data via plota.co.uk

Decided 24/06542/FUL
Council
Buckinghamshire 1.3/10
Date received
around 25 Jul 2024
Date validated
25 Jul 2024
Postcode
HP27 0DR

Description

Construction of a new full size synthetic pitch and MUGA with floodlighting and fencing system to replace the existing natural grass area and existing MUGA and creation of three bunds Data via plota.co.uk

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Planning committee

Decided by Buckinghamshire West Buckinghamshire Area Planning Committee on 17 Dec 2025. The council has not yet issued its decision notice.

Approved

As officers recommended.

  • Officers advised permission because the facilities would improve sports provision and impacts on neighbours, drainage, landscape and biodiversity could be controlled.
  • More than 100 comments supported the proposal and more than 40 objected, raising sports provision, traffic, noise, lighting and other concerns.
  • The committee approved the application after a full debate, with revised hours in Condition 8 and up to 10 later evenings each year.
Read how the committee decided The proposal, site and history, officers’ assessment, public views, speakers, debate, vote and decision.

Source: Plota analysis of Buckinghamshire's committee minutes of 17 Dec 2025.

Associated applications 4

Site constraints 5

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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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.
National landscape 81 m away: Chilterns
Outside the landscape; its setting can still be raised.
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.
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 3; Inside the Princes Risborough built-up area; Green belt 76 m away: London.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No listed building at the site · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 14 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.

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Historical activity at this location

4 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

Previous applications at this address

2018 Approved
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2018 Approved
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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
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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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings