Buckinghamshire planning committee decisions
22 decisions from the committee's minutes, 9 Dec 2025 to 23 Sep 2026. Each sets out what was proposed, what officers advised, what was said and how the committee decided.
1 in 5 decisions went against officer advice
1.6 times the rate across all 346 councils with committee decisions on Plota (11.1%), 39th highest of 205 councils with at least 15 decisions.
- Decisions
- 22
- Approved
- 86.4%
- Against officer advice
- 18.2%
- Meetings
- 14
How Buckinghamshire compares
Share of decisions against officer advice at the 205 councils with at least 15 decisions on Plota. Each dot is a council.
| 37 | Barnet | 18.5% | 10 of 54 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 38 | New Forest (District) | 18.5% | 5 of 27 |
| 39 | Buckinghamshire | 18.2% | 4 of 22 |
| 40 | Medway | 17.9% | 10 of 56 |
| 41 | Staffordshire Moorlands | 17.6% | 6 of 34 |
Source: Plota analysis of committee minutes from 346 councils.
More or less favourable than its officers?
Buckinghamshire's committee is in line with its officers. Officers recommended approval in 85.7% of these decisions; the committee approved 85.7%.
Across all 346 councils, committees approve 2.6 points fewer than their officers recommend, and Buckinghamshire is close to that.
Over the 21 decided applications with a clear officer recommendation.
Source: Plota analysis of Buckinghamshire's planning committee minutes and officer reports.
What it decides
86.4% approved and 13.6% refused. Buckinghamshire's minutes do not record vote counts.
Show as a table
| Month | Approved | Refused | Other |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 26 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 26 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Apr 26 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| May 26 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Jun 26 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Jul 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 26 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 26 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Source: Plota analysis of Buckinghamshire's planning committee minutes.
When it overrules its officers
4 of 22 decisions went against the planning officers' recommendation.
Which way
What kind of application
From the 4 of 4 with a recorded application type; one application can count under more than one.
Source: Plota analysis of Buckinghamshire's planning committee minutes and officer reports.
Recent decisions against officer advice
- Up to 45 dwellingsLand To The South East Of Whielden Street Amersham BuckinghamshireOfficers advised approval because housing and affordable housing benefits outweighed heritage, landscape and ecological harm.Refused
- Self-build dwelling and garageLand Off Cheddington Road Pitstone BuckinghamshireOfficers advised approval because the benefits were not significantly outweighed by the identified harms, subject to mitigation and conditions.Refused
- Two-storey side extension1 The Green Hulcott BuckinghamshireOfficers advised refusal because of the extension’s scale, heritage impact, missing flood assessment and insufficient protected-species information.Approved
- Garage and store1 The Green Hulcott BuckinghamshireOfficers advised refusal because the garage would harm the rural landscape, heritage assets, flood assessment and biodiversity.Approved
Latest decisions
Newest first. Each links to the full write-up: the proposal, the officers' advice, what was said and the vote.
September 2026 2
- Two-pitch traveller siteThe Hedgerow Parkwood Walters Ash BuckinghamshireApproved
- Light industrial conversionGrymsdyke Farm Main Road Lacey Green BuckinghamshireApproved
August 2026 2
- Homeless hostel accommodation8-9 Easton Street High Wycombe BuckinghamshireApproved
- Independent residential dwellingJersey Farm House Marston Road Granborough BuckinghamshireApproved
July 2026 1
June 2026 4
- Seven homesLand at Old Jobs Narcot Lane Chalfont St Peter BuckinghamshireApproved
- Sports facilities and care homeAmersham and Chiltern Rugby Club Ash Grove Amersham BuckinghamshireApproved
- Up to 45 dwellingsLand To The South East Of Whielden Street Amersham BuckinghamshireRefused
- Timpson key cutting kioskCar Park Tesco Stores Longwick Road Princes Risborough BuckinghamshireApproved
May 2026 1
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