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Custodians Lodge Wycombe Abbey School Frances Dove Way High Wycombe Buckinghamshire

24/07170/FULFull ApplicationPermitted
Full

Proposal

Demolition of existing Custodian's Lodge, temporary post room and garages. Construction of replacement Custodian's Lodge, post room with access gates and ancillary enclosures including installation of air source heat pump, 2 x substations, bin store for kitchen and storage shelter, reconfiguration of car parking, creation of new access from A404 (Abbey Way Gyratory), engineering and associated hard and soft landscaping

Received
11 September 2024
Decided
1 October 2025 · Application Permitted
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Council
Wycombe
Ward
Abbey
Approximate site (title boundary)
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  1. Received11 Sep
  2. Validated9 Oct
  3. Consult.
  4. Target4 Dec
  5. Decided1 Oct

Decided in 357 days (council typically 63)

9 weeks typical decision time in Wycombe84% of full applications approved

This is a full planning application for demolition at Custodians Lodge Wycombe Abbey School Frances Dove Way High Wycombe Buckinghamshire. Wycombe has handled 7,475 applications of this type and approves 87% of them, typically deciding them in 62 days. This one was decided in 385 days, 46 weeks longer than Wycombe's median. The site is in the Wycombe Abbey conservation area, with 2 listed buildings nearby. There have been 4 other applications at this address.

Application Details

Reference
24/07170/FUL
Address
Custodians Lodge Wycombe Abbey School Frances Dove Way High Wycombe Buckinghamshire
Local Authority
Wycombe
Application Type
Full Application
Scale / Size
Large
Decision Status
Permitted
Current Status
Decided
Ward
Abbey
Parish
High Wycombe Town Unparished

Applicant & Agent

Agent Address
250 Waterloo Road London SE1 8RD

Planning Application Dates

Date Received
11 September 2024
Target Decision Date
4 December 2024
Date Decided
1 October 2025
Date Validated
9 October 2024
Date Submitted
11 September 2024

Planning Decision

Decision
Application Permitted
Decided By
Delegated Decision
Statutory Period
56 days

Publicity

Appeal

Additional Information

Planning Portal ID
PP-13197698
Documents
120
Coordinates
51.626396, -0.750858
Enriching application data
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: Wycombe

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Planning constraints

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Also checked, none recorded (20)

flood storage areas, Article 4 directions, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, 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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