The Polecat Public House 170 Wycombe Road Prestwood Buckinghamshire HP16 0HJ Data via plota.co.uk

PL/26/07635/FA - Full Application Registered
Schools, care & communityNew homes

Proposal

Erection of a part two storey/part one and half storey pair of semi-detached dwellings to provide ancillary staff accommodation for the Polecat Public House and the formalisation of the existing car parking area together with associated hardstanding and landscaping works. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
around 28 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 23 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 23 Nov 2026 and 17 Dec 2026, from Buckinghamshire's recent community buildings.

Comments are open until 6 Nov 2026

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Documents 8

Statements & assessments 7

PDF ARBORICULTURAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT Additional Information · 28 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF PLANNING STATEMENT APPENDIX 1 LETTER FROM MCMULLENS TO LPA. Additional Information · 28 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF PLANNING STATEMENT Additional Information · 28 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF TRANSPORT STATEMENT Additional Information · 22 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF HERITAGE STATEMENT Additional Information · 22 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF ENERGY AND SUSTAINABILITY STRATEGY Additional Information · 22 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT Additional Information · 22 Sept 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATION FORM Application Form and Certificate · 28 Sept 2026 View ↗

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Site constraints 10

Grade II listed: The Polecat Public House
List entry 1332535 · The pin is inside its outline · 1 more listed building within 150 m (1 Grade II)
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 ↗
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.
Public footpath 14 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.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 1
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 3; Inside the Prestwood and Great Missenden built-up area; Priority habitat 48 m away: Traditional orchard; 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 scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 7 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 4

Last sold for £2,657,194 in January 2025. Other property, leasehold.

7 January 2025£2,600,000Freehold. Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale. One of 2 sales recorded that day
7 January 2025£2,657,194Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale. One of 2 sales recorded that day
6 December 2018£1,250,000Freehold. Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale
20 November 2015£680,000Freehold. Recorded 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 area518 m² (5,576 sq ft)
Energy ratingB (asset rating 43)
UseRestaurants and Cafes/Drinking Establishments/Takeaways
HeatingHeating and Natural Ventilation

From the energy performance certificate lodged in January 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
HP16 0HJ
Received
around 28 Sept 2026
Validated
28 Sept 2026
Ward
The Missendens
Parish
Great Missenden
Target decision
23 Nov 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
Walsingham Planning
Freehold owner
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Decision outlook

Day 11 of the 56-day target. Buckinghamshire usually decides community buildings by day 65.

Day 1154 days to the predicted decision (day 65)
44%decided within 8 weeks
88%approved
48decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 7 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Comments by
6 Nov 2026
Site or press notice
16 Oct 2026
Statutory expiry
23 Nov 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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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.

Freehold owner: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.