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PL/26/05877/EU - Certificate of lawfulness - existing Refused

Proposal

Certificate of existing lawfulness to confirm the commencement of planning permission (Change of use from agriculture to residential C3 use, demolition of existing modern agricultural buildings, erection of two new houses and conversion and extension of the traditional outhouse to residential dwelling) in terms of demolition of previously existing modern agricultural buildings took place 15th April 2024 as stated in an email to the Council dated 9th April 2025, thus satisfying the requirements of condition 1 of the aforementioned consent relating to all the land edged red Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓

Received

3 Aug 2026

✗

Refused

28 Sept 2026

Appeal

Not lodged

Refused on 28 Sept 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 28 Sept 2026

Documents 5

Site constraints 4

5 listed buildings within 150 m

Nearest: The Poplars, 15 m away · 1 Grade II*, 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.

Show all 5 with distances

15 mThe Poplars
17 mThe PoplarsGrade II
57 mThe BellGrade II
82 mJohn Bridle's Hall School HouseGrade II
129 mHardwick PlaceGrade II*

Hardwick 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 ↗

Agricultural land, grade 3b

Not best and most versatile land (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Source: the Predictive Agricultural Land Classification Map (Defra and Natural England, 2025; the Welsh Government's Predictive ALC Map 2 in Wales), a model rather than a site survey. Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) agrees.

Where development of farmland is needed, policy prefers poorer land over the best and most versatile (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Three sources: Natural England's post-1988 field surveys, which are definitive where they exist; the Defra predictive map for England (2025) and the Welsh Government predictive map, modelled from the soil map with 3a and 3b split; and the 1970s provisional map, which planners and other services still show, coarser and with grade 3 undivided. Where the provisional and predicted grades disagree, treat the predicted grade as the current estimate and expect an application to carry its own survey.

Radon affected area, class 6

An estimated 30% or more of homes reach the radon action level. Indicative for the 1 km square, which takes the highest class found in it; a radon test gives the answer for a building.

From the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency indicative atlas. Under building regulations, as the BRE guide BR 211 (2023) sets out, new buildings and extensions need basic radon protection from class 3 in England and Wales and from class 2 in Scotland, and full protection from class 5. The class at the site itself, from the detailed BGS map, decides which.

UKHSA radon ↗

Not affected

Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · 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.

Building

Floor area245 m² (2,637 sq ft)

Energy ratingD (55 out of 100), could reach B

PropertySemi-detached house, 7 habitable rooms

BuiltBefore 1900

HeatingBoiler and radiators, oil, Boiler and underfloor heating, oil

WallsSolid brick, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in June 2022, 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: Certificate of lawfulness - existing
Postcode: HP22 4DZ
Received: 3 Aug 2026
Validated: 3 Aug 2026
Ward: Quainton
Parish: Hardwick
Case officer: Show
Target decision: 28 Sept 2026
Decision: Cert of Law EXISTING-refuse operations
Decision date: 28 Sept 2026
Decision level: Delegated Decision
Applicant: Show
Agent: ACH Planning Limited

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 28 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry: 28 Sept 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.