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The Swan Public House Blackwell Hall Lane Ley Hill Buckinghamshire HP5 1UT

PL/20/0335/FAFull ApplicationWithdrawn
Full

Proposal

Change of use and conversion to two dwellings (C3) to include external and internal alterations and rear extension. Demolition of porch and a shed. Changes to windows and doors and addition of side rooflights and provision of on site parking.

Received
13 February 2020
Decided
18 August 2020 · Withdrawn
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Council
Chiltern South Bucks
Ward
Chess Valley
Approximate site (title boundary)
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  1. Received13 Feb
  2. Validated13 Feb
  3. Consult.14 Aug
  4. Target21 Aug
  5. Decided18 Aug

Decided in 187 days (council typically 56)

8 weeks typical decision time in Chiltern South Bucks82% of full applications approved

This is a full planning application for demolition at The Swan Public House Blackwell Hall Lane Ley Hill Buckinghamshire HP5 1UT. Chiltern South Bucks has handled 8,018 applications of this type and approves 83% of them, typically deciding them in 56 days. This one was decided in 187 days, 19 weeks longer than Chiltern South Bucks's median. The site is in 1 listed building nearby. There have been 15 other applications at this address. We hold 951 applications in total for the HP5 postcode area.

Application Details

Reference
PL/20/0335/FA
Address
The Swan Public House Blackwell Hall Lane Ley Hill Buckinghamshire HP5 1UT
Postcode
HP5 1UT
Local Authority
Chiltern South Bucks
Application Type
Full Application
Scale / Size
Medium
Decision Status
Withdrawn
Current Status
Decided
Ward
Chess Valley
Parish
Latimer & Ley Hill

Applicant & Agent

Agent
Barker Parry Town Planning Ltd
Agent Address
33 Bancroft Hitchin SG5 1LA

Planning Application Dates

Date Received
13 February 2020
Consultation Expiry
14 August 2020
Target Decision Date
21 August 2020
Date Decided
18 August 2020
Date Validated
13 February 2020
Date Submitted
13 February 2020
Consultation Start
9 June 2020
Consultation End
14 August 2020
Neighbour Consultation Start
4 June 2020
Neighbour Consultation End
25 June 2020
Last Date for Comments
3 July 2020
Committee Meeting
25 August 2020

Planning Decision

Decision
Withdrawn
Decided By
Delegated Decision
Statutory Period
190 days

Publicity

Last Advertised
5 June 2020
Advertisement Expiry
26 June 2020
Site Notice Start
12 June 2020
Site Notice End
3 July 2020

Appeal

Additional Information

Documents
23
Coordinates
51.707195, -0.568824
Enriching application data
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: Chiltern South Bucks

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Associated applications

  1. 2020
    13 Feb

    Change of use and conversion to two dwellings (C3) to include external and internal alterations and rear…

    This applicationWithdrawnFullPL/20/0335/FA
  2. 2020
    13 Feb

    Listed Building Consent for: Change of use and conversion to two dwellings (C3) to include external and…

    WithdrawnListed building consentFiled alongsidePL/20/0336/HB

Planning history at this site

14 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2025
    10 Jun

    Listed building consent for installation of timber staircase and alterations to existing internal first floor…

    ApprovedListed building consentPL/25/1455/HB
  2. 2025
    8 May

    Listed building consent for external repairs, replacement fenestration, insertion of 2 new windows, 2 new…

    PendingListed building consentPL/25/1108/HB
  3. 2023
    13 Jul

    Listed building consent for the change of use to nursery (Use Class E) with associated internal alterations.

    PendingListed building consentPL/23/2287/HB
  4. 2023
    13 Jul

    Change of use to nursery (Use Class E) with associated internal alterations.

    PendingFull ApplicationPL/23/2286/FA
  5. 2020
    2 Oct

    Change of Use to a single dwelling (C3) to include provision of on-site parking

    RefusedFull ApplicationPL/20/3086/FA
  6. 2018
    26 Jun

    Internal alterations to facilitate change of use of The Swan Public House to use class D1 (Non-residential…

    Conditional consentListed building consentCH/2018/0231/HB

Planning constraints

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Listed building: Grade II: The Swan Public HouseOn this site
  • Article 4 direction: Whole District excluding the Town of Chesham - Poultry production.+1 more
  • Green belt: Buckinghamshire
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (21)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, tree preservation orders, 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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