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Fern Cottage 40 First Avenue Amersham Buckinghamshire HP7 9BL

CH/2006/0910/FAFull ApplicationRefused
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Refused on 12 July 2006

Council decision: Refuse PermissionDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Retention of works to recontour/raise ground levels including contruction of retaining walls

Received
18 May 2006
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Council
Chiltern South Bucks
Ward
Amersham Town
  1. Received18 May
  2. Validated18 May
  3. Consult.20 Jun
  4. Target13 Jul
  5. Decided12 Jul

Decided in 55 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application at Fern Cottage 40 First Avenue Amersham Buckinghamshire HP7 9BL. Chiltern South Bucks has handled 8,004 applications of this type. This one was decided in 55 days. There have been 3 other applications at this address. We hold 2,558 applications in total for the HP7 postcode area.

82% of full applications at Chiltern South Bucks were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode
HP7 9BL
Application type
Full Application
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Amersham

Planning application dates

Date validated
18 May 2006
Consultation expiry
20 June 2006
Consultation start
30 May 2006
Consultation end
20 June 2006
Neighbour consultation start
30 May 2006
Neighbour consultation end
20 June 2006
Last date for comments
20 June 2006
Target decision date
13 July 2006

Applicant and agent

Agent address
3D2 Zetland House 5-25 Scrutton Street London EC2A 4HJ

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Documents
7

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Article 4 direction: Whole District excluding the Town of Chesham - Poultry production.
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
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.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

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© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

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Planning history at this site

5 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2015
    15 Dec

    Application for a Certificate of Lawfulness for a proposed operation relating to the erection of a rear roof…

    ApprovedCertificate of Lawful Use - ProposedCH/2015/2239/SA
  2. 2009
    30 Oct

    Retention of single storey rear and basement level extension without compliance with Condition 3 of planning…

    RefusedDischarge of conditionsCH/2009/1473/FA
  3. 2007
    31 Jan

    Creation of raised terraces in rear garden including the retention and creation of retaining walls

    ApprovedFull ApplicationCH/2007/0161/FA
  4. 2006
    20 Jul

    Retention and completion of single storey rear and basement level extension (amendment to planning permission…

    ApprovedFull ApplicationCH/2006/1336/FA
  5. 2005
    29 Apr

    Single storey rear and basement level extension

    ApprovedFull ApplicationCH/2005/0893/FA

Source: Chiltern South Bucks

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