Heatherton House School Copperkins Lane Amersham Buckinghamshire HP6 5QB Data via plota.co.uk

PL/26/06879/FA - Full Application Registered

Proposal

Reduce height of wall and installation of new bow-top fencing on top of wall and staggered railing. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
around 21 Sept 2026
✓
Consultation
28 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 16 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 16 Nov 2026, from Buckinghamshire's recent extensions.

Comments are open until 19 Oct 2026

Comment on this application ↗

Site constraints 6

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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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.
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; National landscape 444 m away: Chilterns; Inside the Amersham built-up area; Priority habitat 42 m away: Deciduous woodland; Open access land 36 m away: Access Land - Combined Open Country, Registered Common Land and Section 16 Dedicated Land. MoD Byelaw, Section 28 Exclusions, Racecourses and Aerodromes and ECP Margin have been removed..
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building 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

Application type
Full Application
Postcode
HP6 5QB
Received
around 21 Sept 2026
Validated
21 Sept 2026
Ward
Amersham and Chesham Bois
Parish
Chesham Bois
Target decision
16 Nov 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
Barker Associates (Essex) Limited

Decision outlook

Day 18 of the 56-day target. Buckinghamshire usually decides extensions by day 56.

Day 1838 days to the 56-day target
54%decided within 8 weeks
82%approved
2,226decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

11 neighbours consulted · Last counted 28 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Neighbours
28 Sept 2026
Consultation
28 Sept 2026
Comments by
19 Oct 2026
Statutory expiry
16 Nov 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

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