The Site Lies Between The Settlements Of Grendon Underwood And Calvert And Extends Along The South Western… Data via plota.co.uk

Decided 23/03641/HS2
Appeal
Dismissed · 25 Jul 2025 · Written Representations · Inspectorate case 3362279 ↗
Council
Buckinghamshire 1.3/10
Date received
around 22 Nov 2023
Date validated
22 Nov 2023

Description

In accordance with the requirements of paragraph 2 and 3 of Schedule 17 to the High Speed Rail (London - West Midlands) Act 2017, the nominated undertaker hereby requests approval of PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS for the development of Sheephouse Wood Bat Mitigation Structure (SWBMS); Footpath CAG/2 Underbridge; Footpath SCL/13 Green Overbridge; Grendon Underwood Embankment (Part of); Calvert Cutting (Part of); earthworks associated with Sheephouse Wood Bat Mitigation Structure Services North and South Compounds; earthworks associated with the realignment of the Network Rail Claydon to Aylesbury Link Railway line (MCJ line); earthworks associated with the 4 No. Footpath realignments; earthworks associated with the 2 No. emergency access tracks; 3 No. Culverts (above ground elements only); Muxwell Brook Watercourse Diversion; Drainage Ditches; Mega Ditch Retaining Wall and location of the permanent fencing. Data via plota.co.uk

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Site constraints 6

Public footpath about 7 m away
Matters where it crosses or adjoins the site: obstructing a path without a diversion order is an offence, and work cannot start until the order is confirmed.
Compiled from highway authority data, not the legal definitive map. A few authorities have not published, so no path shown is not proof there is none.
Grendon Underwood conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Council document ↗
3 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Minstrel Cottage, Grade II, about 25 m from the postcode pin · 3 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
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Historic England ↗
Habitat network: Network Expansion Zone
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Inside the Grendon Underwood built-up area; 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 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 17 October 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. 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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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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings