Jupiter House Mercury Park Wycombe Lane Wooburn Green Buckinghamshire HP10 0HH Data via plota.co.uk

PL/26/05958/PAPCR - Prior Appr Registered

Proposal

Prior Notification under Class MA of Part 3, Schedule 2 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 for change of use from office (Class E) to 7no. residential flats (Class C3). Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
24 Jul 2026
Consultation
4 Aug 2026
Decision
Expected by 18 Sept 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 18 Sept 2026, from Buckinghamshire's recent changes of use. The consultation period closed on 26 Aug 2026.

Site constraints 4

2 Article 4 directions
Former Wycombe Rural District - Poultry Production · Land at Mercury Park Business Park, Wooburn Green. Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Inside the Flackwell Heath and Wooburn Green built-up area; the 1970s provisional farmland map 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 · 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
Prior Appr
Postcode
HP10 0HH
Received
24 Jul 2026
Validated
24 Jul 2026
Ward
Flackwell Heath and The Wooburns
Parish
Wooburn and Bourne End
Case officer
Show
Target decision
18 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Brooks Murray Architects

Decision outlook

Day 52 of the 56-day target. Buckinghamshire usually decides changes of use by day 56.

Day 524 days to the 56-day target
57%decided within 8 weeks
68%approved
104decided in the last year

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

Public comments

1comment received
1 objecting

56 neighbours consulted · Last counted 12 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Neighbours
31 Jul 2026
Consultation
4 Aug 2026
Comments by
26 Aug 2026
Site or press notice
5 Aug 2026
Statutory expiry
18 Sept 2026
Env. assessment
No
Buckinghamshire
Planning Authority Score
1.3/10
Poor
#284 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

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