136 - 140 Desborough Road High Wycombe Buckinghamshire HP11 2PU
Refused on 8 April 2024
Council decision: Application RefusedDelegated (officer decision)
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Proposal
Extensions and alterations to and change of use of existing first floor from retail (use class E) to dwellinghouses (use class C3) to create 2 x 2-bed flats with associated amenity space, landscaping, bin/cycle storage and fenestration alterations to ground floor
- Received
- 18 January 2024
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- Wycombe
- Ward
- Former Abbey
- ReceivedReceived18 Jan
- ValidatedValidated24 Jan
- Consult.Consultation19 Feb
- TargetTarget Date20 Mar
- DecidedDecided8 Apr
Decided in 75 days (council typically 63)
About this application
This is a full planning application for a change of use at 136 - 140 Desborough Road High Wycombe Buckinghamshire HP11 2PU. Wycombe has handled 7,420 applications of this type. This one was decided in 81 days, 3 weeks longer than Wycombe's typical decision time. The site is in 1 listed building nearby. There have been 5 other applications at this address. We hold 1,377 applications in total for the HP11 postcode area.
84% of full applications at Wycombe were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 9 weeks (median).
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Application details
- Postcode
- HP11 2PU
- Application type
- Full Application
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- High Wycombe Town Unparished
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 24 January 2024
- Consultation expiry
- 19 February 2024
- Neighbour consultation end
- 19 February 2024
- Target decision date
- 20 March 2024
Applicant and agent
- Agent address
- The Old Registry 20 Amersham Hill High Wycombe Buckinghamshire HP13 6NZ
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Additional information
- Planning Portal ID
- PP-12536403
- Documents
- 23
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Flood zone 2: Medium probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
Also checked, none recorded (24)
flood storage areas, conservation 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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Planning history at this site
4 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 202015 Jun
Prior notification application under Part 3, Class M for change of use of first floor of existing building…
ApprovedPart 3 Class M20/06464/PNP3M - 201611 Nov
Display of internally illuminated ATM signage (retrospective)
ApprovedAdvertisement consent16/08077/ADV - 201611 Nov
Installation of ATM to front (retrospective)
ApprovedFull Application16/08076/FUL - 201215 Jun
Installation of new shopfront and alterations to reinstate part as a separate retail unit
ApprovedFull Application12/06377/FUL
Source: Wycombe
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- 136 - 140 Desborough Road High Wycombe Buckinghamshire HP11 2PU20/06464/PNP3MApproved0.0 mi
- 136 - 140 Desborough Road High Wycombe Buckinghamshire HP11 2PU12/06377/FUL · FullApproved0.0 mi
- 136 - 140 Desborough Road High Wycombe Buckinghamshire HP11 2PU16/08077/ADV · AdvertisingApproved0.0 mi
- 136 - 140 Desborough Road High Wycombe Buckinghamshire HP11 2PU16/08076/FUL · FullApproved0.0 mi
- 134 Desborough Road High Wycombe Buckinghamshire HP11 2PU07/05427/FUL · FullApproved0.0 mi
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