Planning application
Leywood House 47 Woodside Road Amersham Buckinghamshire HP6 6AA
Works: New dwelling
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Prior Notification under Class MA of Part 3, Schedule 2 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 for change of use of first and second floors from commercial, business and service (Use Class E) to 5 residential flats (Use Class C3)
As published by the council, reference PL/25/2273/PAPCR
Application record
- Reference
- PL/25/2273/PAPCR
- Type
- Prior Appr: Part 03 Class G/MA-use C3
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Refused As published: Prior Approval Refused
- Received
- 17 Jul 2025
- Validated
- 17 Jul 2025
- Decided
- 4 Sep 2025
- Ward
- Amersham and Chesham Bois
- Parish
- Amersham
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- HP6 6AA
Site history
Applications at this address on the Buckinghamshire register
This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 1 approved, 1 refused.
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PL/25/5527/PAPCR Granted
Leywood House 47 Woodside Road Amersham Buckinghamshire HP6 6AA
Prior Notification under Class MA of Part 3, Schedule 2 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 for change of use from Commercial, Business and Service (Class E) to create 5no. dwellings (use class C3 - Residential)
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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17 Jul 2025
Received by Buckinghamshire
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4 Sep 2025
Decision issued: Prior Approval Refused
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4 Aug 2026
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Who's behind it
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Smith Jenkins Ltd Agent, registered in Milton Keynes
Active · incorporated 2012 · Milton Keynes
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17 documents on file for this application
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Buckinghamshire refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
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