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PL/26/06796/PIP - Permission in Principle Refused

Proposal

Application for permission in principle for the erection of minimum of 2 and a maximum of 2 dwellings including secure bicycle storage with charging points and timers for electrically assisted pedal cycles (e-bikes) Data via plota.co.uk

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View original council record ↗Last checked 27 Oct 2026, 13:08

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Application progress

✓

Received

24 Aug 2026

✓

Consultation

28 Aug 2026

✗

Refused

25 Sept 2026

Appeal

Not lodged

Refused on 25 Sept 2026 · Consultation with Member · Last checked 25 Sept 2026

Documents 11

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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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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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 1

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

National landscape 55 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

SSSI 273 m away: Gomm Valley SSSI; Radon affected area, class 2; Local nature reserve 491 m away: Gomm's Wood; Priority habitat 49 m away: Deciduous woodland; 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 listed building at the site · 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.

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Important details

Council: Buckinghamshire
Application type: Permission in Principle
Received: 24 Aug 2026
Validated: 24 Aug 2026
Ward: Penn, Tylers Green and Loudwater
Parish: Chepping Wycombe
Case officer: Show
Target decision: 28 Sept 2026
Decision: Refused
Decision date: 25 Sept 2026
Decision level: Consultation with Member
Applicant: Show

How this decision compares

Decided in 32 days from validation, 28 days faster than Buckinghamshire's median of 60 for new homes. Refused, as 33% of new homes here are.

This one32d

Council60d

UK59d

48%decided within 8 weeks

67%approved

286decided in the last year

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

Public comments

7comments received

5 objecting2 supporting

71% object · below the UK average of 74%

2 neighbours consulted · Last counted 25 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Neighbours: 28 Aug 2026
Consultation: 28 Aug 2026
Comments by: 16 Sept 2026
Site or press notice: 2 Sept 2026
Statutory expiry: 28 Sept 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

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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

Land Adjacent Hilltop Hammersley Lane High Wycombe Buckinghamshire Data via plota.co.uk

Proposal

Application progress

Documents 11

Decision & officer reports 3

Statements & assessments 1

Plans & drawings 3

Application forms 1

Consultation & comments 2

Other documents 1