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128 High Street Chesham Buckinghamshire HP5 1EB

PL/23/3868/FAFull ApplicationAwaiting decision
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Proposal

Part change of use of existing floor space to 5 residential units, retaining ground floor frontage commercial unit, plus an additional storey of accommodation for residential use, addition of windows to front, side and rear

Received
30 November 2023
Decision due
24 October 2025
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Council
Chiltern South Bucks
Ward
Former Chess Valley
Agent
Architects@BHD Ltd
  1. Received30 Nov
  2. Validated30 Nov
  3. Consult.12 Feb
  4. Target24 Oct
  5. Decided

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Comments close on 12 February.

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About this application

This is a full planning application for a change of use at 128 High Street Chesham Buckinghamshire HP5 1EB. Chiltern South Bucks has handled 8,004 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 30 November 2023 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in the Chesham conservation area, with 5 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. We hold 982 applications in total for the HP5 postcode area.

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Application details

Postcode
HP5 1EB
Application type
Full Application
Scale / size
Medium
Parish
Chesham

Planning application dates

Date validated
30 November 2023
Consultation expiry
12 February 2024
Consultation start
22 January 2024
Consultation end
12 February 2024
Neighbour consultation start
6 December 2023
Neighbour consultation end
27 December 2023
Last date for comments
12 February 2024

Applicant and agent

Agent
Architects@BHD Ltd
Agent address
First Floor 12 Church Square Leighton Buzzard LU7 1AE

Planning decision

Statutory period
694 days

Publicity

Last advertised
15 December 2023
Advertisement expiry
5 January 2024
Site notice start
13 December 2023
Site notice end
3 January 2024

Additional information

Documents
12

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
  • Conservation area: Chesham
  • Listed building: Grade II: 130, High StreetOn or next to this site
Also checked, none recorded (22)

flood storage areas, Article 4 directions, 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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© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

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Source: Chiltern South Bucks

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