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Strings Elm Road Penn Buckinghamshire HP10 8LB

PL/22/2343/FAFull ApplicationPending Decision
Full

Proposal

Change of use from mixed retail and residential to a single two bedroom dwelling (Use Class C3)

Received
30 June 2022
Decided
5 October 2022 · Conditional permission
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Council
Chiltern South Bucks
Ward
Penn Wood & Old Amersham
Approximate site (title boundary)
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  1. Received30 Jun
  2. Validated30 Jun
  3. Consult.9 Aug
  4. Target28 Sep
  5. Decided5 Oct

Decided in 97 days (council typically 56)

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

This is a full planning application for a change of use at Strings Elm Road Penn Buckinghamshire HP10 8LB. 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 97 days, 6 weeks longer than Chiltern South Bucks's median. The site is in the Penn and Tylers Green conservation area, with 8 listed buildings nearby. There have been 11 other applications at this address. We hold 2,478 applications in total for the HP10 postcode area.

Application Details

Reference
PL/22/2343/FA
Address
Strings Elm Road Penn Buckinghamshire HP10 8LB
Postcode
HP10 8LB
Local Authority
Chiltern South Bucks
Application Type
Full Application
Scale / Size
Medium
Decision Status
Conditions
Current Status
Decided
Ward
Penn Wood & Old Amersham
Parish
Penn

Applicant & Agent

Agent
Duncan Gibson Consultancy
Agent Address
74 Parsonage Lane Windsor SL4 5EN

Planning Application Dates

Date Received
30 June 2022
Consultation Expiry
30 August 2022
Target Decision Date
28 September 2022
Date Decided
5 October 2022
Date Validated
30 June 2022
Date Submitted
30 June 2022
Consultation Start
19 July 2022
Consultation End
9 August 2022
Neighbour Consultation Start
19 July 2022
Neighbour Consultation End
9 August 2022
Last Date for Comments
30 August 2022

Planning Decision

Decision
Conditional permission
Decided By
Delegated Decision
Statutory Period
90 days

Publicity

Last Advertised
22 July 2022
Advertisement Expiry
12 August 2022
Site Notice Start
9 August 2022
Site Notice End
30 August 2022

Appeal

Additional Information

Documents
8
Coordinates
51.634170, -0.690303
Enriching application data
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: Chiltern South Bucks

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Associated applications

  1. 2022
    30 Jun

    Change of use from mixed retail and residential to a single two bedroom dwelling (Use Class C3)

    This applicationApprovedFullPL/22/2343/FA
  2. 2022
    30 Jun

    Listed Building Consent for internal and external changes to facilitate the change of use from mixed retail…

    Conditional consentListed building consentFiled alongsidePL/22/2344/HB

Planning history at this site

13 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2025
    2 Apr

    Application for approval of details reserved by conditions 3 (rear dormer details) and 4 (exposing roof…

    Condition AcceptedDischarge of conditionsPL/25/1082/CONDA
  2. 2025
    31 Mar

    Application for approval of details reserved by conditions 4 (rear dormer details) and 5 (exposing roof…

    Condition AcceptedDischarge of conditionsPL/25/1037/CONDA
  3. 2025
    8 Jan

    Replacement of single-glazed shop front, doors, and windows with Histoglass (Mono range), replacement of rear…

    ApprovedFull ApplicationPL/24/3820/FA
  4. 2024
    12 Dec

    Listed building consent for replacement of single-glazed shop front, doors, and windows with Histoglass (Mono…

    ApprovedListed building consentPL/24/3821/HB
  5. 2024
    11 Sep

    Approval of conditions 2 (new materials), 3 (windows and doors), 4 (flues, vents, grills or pipework) and 5…

    Condition AcceptedDischarge of conditionsPL/24/2802/CONDA
  6. 2024
    11 Sep

    Approval of conditions 2 (new materials) and 3 (new windows and doors) of planning permission PL/24/0978/FA

    Condition AcceptedDischarge of conditionsPL/24/2801/CONDA

Planning constraints

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Penn and Tylers Green
  • Listed building: Grade II: Antique Shop DilehurstOn or next to this site · +2 more
  • Article 4 direction: Whole District excluding the Town of Chesham - Poultry production.
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
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.

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