Samarah House Marlow Road Bourne End Buckinghamshire SL8 5SP

PL/26/05846/SACertificate of Lawful Use - ProposedApproved

Outline / PiP

Approved on 15 September 2026

Council decision: Cert of Law PROPOSED-grantedDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)

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Proposal

Certificate of lawfulness for proposed use as a Specialist Ophthalmic Medical Practice and Day-Case Surgical Centre

Received: 21 July 2026
Decision level: Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments: 0 · last counted 4 October 2026
Council: Buckinghamshire Council
Ward: Flackwell Heath and The Wooburns
Agent: Bell Cornwell LLP

ReceivedReceived21 Jul
ValidatedValidated21 Jul
Consult.Consultation
TargetTarget Date15 Sep
DecidedDecided15 Sep

Decided in 56 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is an outline application at Samarah House Marlow Road Bourne End Buckinghamshire SL8 5SP. Buckinghamshire has handled 827 applications of this type. This one was decided in 56 days. There have been 5 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 160 applications across Flackwell Heath and The Wooburns. We hold 584 applications in total for the SL8 postcode area.

73% of outline applications at Buckinghamshire Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode: SL8 5SP
Application type: Certificate of Lawful Use - Proposed
Scale / size: Small
Parish: Wooburn and Bourne End

Planning application dates

Date validated: 21 July 2026
Target decision date: 15 September 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent: Bell Cornwell LLP
Agent address: Unit 2 Meridian Office Park Osborn Way Hook RG27 9HY

Planning decision

Statutory period: 56 days

Additional information

Documents: 6

Site constraints

Checking the site

2/3

Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
Article 4 direction: Former Wycombe Rural District - Poultry Production

Also checked, none recorded (23)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, tree preservation orders, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

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Planning history at this site

5 other applications at this property, newest first.

Source: Buckinghamshire

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