The Academy - The South Buckinghamshire Stoke Road Stoke Poges Buckinghamshire SL2 4NL Data via plota.co.uk

Proposal

Proposed non-material amendment to planning permission (Proposed Country Park to incorporate general footpaths and associated landscaping (including land re-profiling with importation of soil), a new children's play area, change of use of existing clubhouse building to be utilised as a cafe with an associated outdoor toilet block and an area for informal overflow car parking (Part Retrospective) reason - playground area has been reduced, landscaping changes are proposed with some tarmac areas reduced and bin store has been rotated to align more closely with the toilet, becoming parallel with a gate/fence to be installed at either end… Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
1 Jul 2026
Decision
Awaiting decision

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet.

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 performance
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