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Thame House Castle Street High Wycombe Buckinghamshire

16/08188/PNP3OOffices to dwelling housesApproved
Prior approval

Approved on 20 January 2017

Council decision: Details ApprovedDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Prior notification application (Class O and formerly Class J) for change of use of 1, 2 ,3 ,4 ,5 & 6 falling within Class B1(a) (offices) to Class C3 (Residential) to create 120 self-contained bedsit flats

Received
23 November 2016
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Council
Wycombe
Ward
Previous Abbey Ward
  1. Received23 Nov
  2. Validated29 Nov
  3. Consult.
  4. Target24 Jan
  5. Decided20 Jan

Decided in 52 days

About this application

This is a planning application for a change of use at Thame House Castle Street High Wycombe Buckinghamshire. Wycombe has handled 13,118 applications of this type. This one was decided in 58 days, 5 days quicker than Wycombe's typical decision time. The site is in 7 listed buildings nearby. There have been 2 other applications at this address.

Application details

Application type
Offices to dwelling houses
Scale / size
Small
Parish
High Wycombe Town Unparished

Planning application dates

Date validated
29 November 2016
Target decision date
24 January 2017

Applicant and agent

Agent address
2 Sayer House Oxgate Lane London NW2 7JN

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Documents
12

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: High WycombeNext to the site
  • Listed building: Grade II*: 7, Castle StreetOn or next to this site · +2 more
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
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.

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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Associated applications

  1. 2016
    23 Nov

    Prior notification application (Class O and formerly Class J) for change of use of 1, 2 ,3 ,4 ,5 & 6 falling…

    This applicationApprovedApplication16/08188/PNP3O
  2. 2016
    23 Nov

    Prior notification application (Class O and formerly Class J) for change of use of floors 1, 2 ,3 ,4 ,5 & 6…

    ApprovedOffices to dwelling housesFiled alongside16/08190/PNP3O

Planning history at this site

6 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2019
    12 Oct

    Installation of an ATM in front elevation to the far right side of the shop front (Retrospective)

    ApprovedFull Application19/07466/FUL
  2. 2019
    12 Oct

    Display of internally illuminated ATM surround (Retrospective)

    ApprovedAdvertisement consent19/07467/ADV
  3. 2019
    13 Aug

    Certificate of lawfulness for proposed conversion of exisiting plan room to 1 x residential unit

    RefusedCertificate of Lawfulness - Proposed Use19/06965/CLP
  4. 2016
    3 Aug

    Prior notification application (Part 3, Class O) for change of use of first to sixth floors of existing…

    ApprovedOffices to dwelling houses16/07145/PNP3O
  5. 2009
    20 Apr

    Non-illuminated fascia signage and projecting sign

    ApprovedAdvertisement consent09/05695/ADV
  6. 2009
    10 Feb

    Change of use from A1 (retail) to A2 (Financial & Professional) for occupation by Connexions as a young…

    ApprovedFull Application09/05233/FUL

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