Rushymead Residential Care Home Tower Road Coleshill Buckinghamshire HP7 0LA Data via plota.co.uk

PL/25/5832/FA - Full Application Registered

Proposal

Change of use of former care home (Class C2) to wedding venue (Sui Generis) and overnight accommodation (Class C1). Single storey rear Orangery extension. Formation of car park and associated works. Replacement retaining wall and new balustrade Data via plota.co.uk

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View original council record ↗Last checked 7 Oct 2026, 21:04

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Application progress

✓

Received

2 Feb 2026

✓

Consultation

15 Jun 2026

Decision

Expected by 31 Jul 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision soon after comments close on 6 Jul 2026; it is now day 249.

The consultation period closed on 6 Jul 2026.

Documents 30

Statements & assessments 15

Site constraints 8

Green belt: London

Inappropriate development needs very special circumstances.

Green belt policy allows a short list of exceptions, such as limited extensions and replacement buildings. Anything else needs very special circumstances that clearly outweigh the harm. Some green belt land can count as grey belt, where it does not strongly serve the green belt's purposes. The council decides this in its green belt assessment or on each application, so we do not mark it here.

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Chilterns National Landscape

Great weight to conserving the landscape; major development restricted.

Previously an area of outstanding natural beauty, which is still the designation in law. Since 2023 authorities must seek to further its purpose, not merely have regard to it.

Article 4 direction

Whole District excluding the Town of Chesham - Poultry production.. Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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

Radon affected area, class 2; Inside the Coleshill (Buckinghamshire) built-up area; Priority habitat 38 m away: Deciduous woodland; 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 · No listed building at the site · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) 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 1

Last sold for £2,493,525 in October 2024. Other property, freehold.

28 October 2024£2,493,525Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale

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

Building

Floor area1,555 m² (16,738 sq ft)

Energy ratingC (asset rating 53)

UseResidential Institutions: Hospitals and Care Homes

HeatingHeating and Natural Ventilation

From the energy performance certificate lodged in March 2024, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council: Buckinghamshire
Application type: Full Application
Postcode: HP7 0LA
Received: 2 Feb 2026
Validated: 2 Feb 2026
Ward: Chalfont St Giles and Little Chalfont
Parish: Coleshill
Case officer: Show
Target decision: 31 Jul 2026
Decision level: Delegated Decision
Applicant: Show
Agent: Westbourne Planning Ltd

Decision outlook

Day 249, past the statutory target. 78% of changes of use in Buckinghamshire are decided within thirteen weeks; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 7 Oct 2026.

target

predicted

Day 249193 days past the 56-day target

51%decided within 8 weeks

76%approved

220decided 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

60comments received

58 objecting1 neutral1 supporting

97% object · above the UK average of 74%

6 neighbours consulted · Last counted 7 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Neighbours: 3 Feb 2026
Consultation: 15 Jun 2026
Comments by: 6 Jul 2026
Site or press notice: 9 Feb 2026
Statutory expiry: 4 May 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

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.