Planning application
Shortenills Environmental Education Centre Nightingales Lane Chalfont St Giles Buckinghamshire HP8 4SG
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed construction of an environmental education centre primarily for use by children attending the school, with occasional access by parents and the public (by invitation only)
As published by the council, reference PL/25/3276/SA
Application record
- Reference
- PL/25/3276/SA
- Type
- Certificate of Lawful Use - Proposed
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Cert of Law PROPOSED-refused
- Received
- 29 Aug 2025
- Validated
- 29 Aug 2025
- Decided
- 24 Oct 2025
- Ward
- Chalfont St Giles and Little Chalfont
- Parish
- Chalfont St Giles
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- HP8 4SG
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/26/00396/SA Granted
Shortenills Environmental Education Centre Nightingales Lane Chalfont St Giles Buckinghamshire HP8 4SG
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed construction an environmental education centre at the Site.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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29 Aug 2025
Received by Buckinghamshire
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24 Oct 2025
Decision issued: Cert of Law PROPOSED-refused
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12 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Agent on file, a planning consultancy registered in High Wycombe
16 applications on PlanIndex · across 5 councils
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6 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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