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12 The Broadway Amersham Buckinghamshire HP7 0HP

PL/20/2004/PNA3Prior Notification Class A1 to A3 retailRefused
Outline / PiP

Refused on 19 August 2020

Council decision: Prior Approval RefusedDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Prior Notification under Class C of Part 3, schedule 2 of The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 - change of use from shop (Use Class A1) to restaurant and cafes (Use Class A3).

Received
25 June 2020
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Council
Chiltern South Bucks
Ward
Penn Wood & Old Amersham
  1. Received25 Jun
  2. Validated25 Jun
  3. Consult.3 Aug
  4. Target19 Aug
  5. Decided19 Aug

Decided in 55 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is an outline application for a change of use at 12 The Broadway Amersham Buckinghamshire HP7 0HP. Chiltern South Bucks has handled 1,766 applications of this type. This one was decided in 55 days. The site is in the Amersham conservation area, with 20 listed buildings nearby. There have been 8 other applications at this address. We hold 2,558 applications in total for the HP7 postcode area.

68% of outline 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 0HP
Application type
Prior Notification Class A1 to A3 retail
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Amersham

Planning application dates

Date validated
25 June 2020
Consultation expiry
3 August 2020
Consultation start
13 July 2020
Consultation end
3 August 2020
Last date for comments
3 August 2020
Target decision date
19 August 2020

Planning decision

Statutory period
55 days

Additional information

Documents
3

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Flood zone 2: Medium probability (rivers and sea)Next to the site
  • Conservation area: Amersham
  • Listed building: Grade II: Outbuilding to South of the Griffin HotelOn this site · +8 more
  • Article 4 direction: Whole District excluding the Town of Chesham - Poultry production.
Also checked, none recorded (21)

flood storage areas, 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

16 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2026
    18 May

    Change of use of the first floor assembly room and adjoining areas from class E(g) offices to sui generis use…

    PendingFull ApplicationPL/26/04074/FA
  2. 2023
    26 Jun

    Listed building consent for alterations to existing entrance for upper floor office suites to create…

    PendingListed building consentPL/23/2084/HB
  3. 2023
    29 Mar

    Listed building consent to enlarge existing window opening on rear elevation, insert glazed folding doors and…

    Conditional consentListed building consentPL/23/0913/HB
  4. 2021
    29 Mar

    Prior Notification under Class C of Part 3, schedule 2 of The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted…

    WithdrawnPrior Notification Class A1 to A3 retailPL/21/1323/PNA3
  5. 2020
    10 Mar

    Application for approval of details reserved by condition 2 on application reference CH/2017/0488/FA

    Condition AcceptedDischarge of conditionsPL/20/0852/CONDA
  6. 2020
    9 Jan

    Application for approval of details reserved by conditions 4, 5 and 6 on listed building consent…

    Condition AcceptedDischarge of conditionsPL/20/0066/CONDA

Source: Chiltern South Bucks

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