59 Old Town Close Beaconsfield Buckinghamshire HP9 1LF Data via plota.co.uk

Decided PL/25/4751/FA
Date received
around 20 Oct 2025
Date validated
20 Oct 2025
Postcode
HP9 1LF

Description

Part-single/part-two storey side/rear extension, installation of a first-floor flank window and re-siting of existing solar panels and rooflights. Data via plota.co.uk

Last checked

Planning committee

Decided by Buckinghamshire East & South Buckinghamshire Area Planning Committee on 3 Feb 2026. The council has not yet issued its decision notice.

Approved

As officers recommended.

  • Officers advised conditional permission because the extension would not harm the area, neighbours, parking or ecology.
  • A neighbour raised concerns about overlooking, loss of natural light and structural impacts from construction.
  • Members voted in favour of approval and resolved to approve the application.
Read how the committee decided The proposed extension, site history, officers’ assessment, neighbour concerns, committee discussion, vote and decision. Includes the meeting recording

Source: Plota analysis of Buckinghamshire's committee minutes of 3 Feb 2026.

Associated applications 2

Site constraints 5

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
Conservation area 25 m away: Beaconsfield Old Town; 36 listed buildings within 150 m; Inside the Beaconsfield built-up area; National infrastructure project 1604 m away: SDC M40 Campus, at pre-application.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 7 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Planning Inspectorate 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 5

Last sold for £598,000 in June 2016. Terraced house, freehold.

23 June 2016£598,000
11 May 2012£465,000
26 April 2007£328,000
27 June 2001£245,000
26 April 1996£128,000

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

Building

Floor area104 m² (1,119 sq ft)
Energy ratingB (85 out of 100)
PropertyEnd-terrace house, 5 habitable rooms
Built1991 to 1995
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsCavity wall, as built, insulated (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in March 2025, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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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

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use

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.