41 Chairborough Road High Wycombe Buckinghamshire HP12 3HH Data via plota.co.uk

PL/26/06924/SA - Certificate of Lawful Use - Proposed Registered

Proposal

Certificate of lawfulness for proposed change of use from residential use (Class C3) to small children's home (Class C2). Data via plota.co.uk

View original council record ↗Last checked

Application progress

✓
Received
around 26 Aug 2026
Decision
Expected by 21 Oct 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 21 Oct 2026 and 29 Oct 2026, from Buckinghamshire's recent changes of use.

Site constraints 2

Also on the record
Scheduled monument 225 m away: Desborough Castle; Inside the High Wycombe built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

Checked on 24 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.

Work with planning data?

Every application in Buckinghamshire - and every UK council - as a live feed, an API, or a bulk CSV export.

About Plota's data service

Important details

Application type
Certificate of Lawful Use - Proposed
Postcode
HP12 3HH
Received
around 26 Aug 2026
Validated
26 Aug 2026
Ward
Castlefield and Oakridge
Parish
High Wycombe Unparished Area
Case officer
Show
Target decision
21 Oct 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Garnet Business Solutions LTD

Decision outlook

Day 39 of the 56-day target. Buckinghamshire usually decides changes of use by day 56.

Day 3917 days to the 56-day target
51%decided within 8 weeks
76%approved
219decided 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

No public comments yet.

Last counted 24 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
21 Oct 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

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