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Albany House & Site Of The Hillside Centre Leigh Street & Upper Green Street High Wycombe Buckinghamshire

23/07973/FULFull ApplicationPending Decision
Full

Proposal

Partial demolition of existing commercial buildings and conversion of Albany House (use class B8) to create 25 x 1-bed and 22 x 2-bed flats (47 flats in total) (use class C3) and 881sqm of commercial floorspace comprising 7 x units (use class E), creation of 50 x car parking spaces, access from Leigh Street and Green Street, hard/soft landscaping and associated works

Received
29 November 2023
Target decision date
28 February 2024
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Council
Wycombe
Ward
Castlefield And Oakridge
Approximate site (title boundary)
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  1. Received29 Nov
  2. Validated29 Nov
  3. Consult.4 Jan
  4. Target28 Feb
  5. Decided
9 weeks typical decision time in Wycombe84% of full applications approved

This is a full planning application for demolition at Albany House & Site Of The Hillside Centre Leigh Street & Upper Green Street High Wycombe Buckinghamshire. Wycombe has handled 7,475 applications of this type and approves 87% of them, typically deciding them in 62 days. It was submitted on 29 November 2023 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in the Leigh Street Furniture Heritage, High Wycombe conservation area. There are no previous applications recorded at this address.

Application Details

Reference
23/07973/FUL
Address
Albany House & Site Of The Hillside Centre Leigh Street & Upper Green Street High Wycombe Buckinghamshire
Local Authority
Wycombe
Application Type
Full Application
Scale / Size
Medium
Decision Status
Undecided
Current Status
Awaiting decision
Ward
Castlefield And Oakridge
Parish
High Wycombe Town Unparished

Applicant & Agent

Agent Address
200 Dukes Ride Crowthorne Berkshire RG45 6DS

Planning Application Dates

Date Received
29 November 2023
Consultation Expiry
4 January 2024
Target Decision Date
28 February 2024
Date Validated
29 November 2023
Date Submitted
29 November 2023
Neighbour Consultation End
4 January 2024

Planning Decision

Decided By
Delegated Decision
Statutory Period
91 days

Publicity

Appeal

Additional Information

Planning Portal ID
PP-12622950
Documents
77
Coordinates
51.631910, -0.765502
Enriching application data
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: Wycombe

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Planning constraints

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Leigh Street Furniture Heritage, High Wycombe
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (23)

flood storage areas, listed buildings, 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.

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