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PL/26/04892/FA - Full Application Registered

Proposal

Demolition of existing dwelling and erection of dwelling with detached garage. New vehicular access onto private road. Data via plota.co.uk

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View original council record ↗Last checked 12 Sept 2026, 16:25

Application progress

✓

Received

22 Jul 2026

✓

Consultation

23 Jul 2026

Decision

Expected by 16 Sept 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 16 Sept 2026, from Buckinghamshire's recent demolitions. The consultation period closed on 13 Aug 2026.

Documents

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Site constraints 7

Ancient woodland: Pollards/Bailey Woods

Irreplaceable habitat. Standing advice asks for a 15 m buffer from the boundary.

National policy refuses development that would cause loss or deterioration of ancient woodland or ancient trees unless there are wholly exceptional reasons.

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.

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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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: Restorable Habitat

Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.

Also on the record

Tree preservation order 12 m away: The Bucks County Council (Amersham Rural District) Tree Preservation Order No 8 - 1949 Confirmed by; Priority habitat 12 m away: Deciduous woodland.

Not affected

Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No listed building at the site · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 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.

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Important details

Council: Buckinghamshire
Application type: Full Application
Postcode: HP8 4SN
Received: 22 Jul 2026
Validated: 22 Jul 2026
Ward: Chalfont St Giles and Little Chalfont
Parish: Little Chalfont
Case officer: Show
Target decision: 16 Sept 2026
Decision level: Delegated Decision
Applicant: Show

Decision outlook

Day 54 of the 56-day target. Buckinghamshire usually decides demolitions by day 56.

prediction

Day 542 days to the 56-day target

56%decided within 8 weeks

83%approved

147decided in the last year

Plota live figures for demolitions decided by Buckinghamshire in the last twelve months, from validation. Buckinghamshire decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

9 neighbours consulted · Last counted 12 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Neighbours: 23 Jul 2026
Consultation: 23 Jul 2026
Comments by: 13 Aug 2026
Statutory expiry: 16 Sept 2026
Env. assessment: No

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

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