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Halifax 26A High Street Chesham Buckinghamshire HP5 1EP

Granted Buckinghamshire PL/25/4098/PAPCR Prior Appr: Part 03 Class G/MA-use C3

Works: New dwelling Several homes

Read from the description, not a valuation. How we read the register

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

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 and conversion of upper floors of Commercial, Business and Service (Class E) to 6no. flats (C3 Residential)

As published by the council, reference PL/25/4098/PAPCR

Application record

Reference
PL/25/4098/PAPCR
Type
Prior Appr: Part 03 Class G/MA-use C3
Status
Decided
Decision
Prior Approval Not Required
Received
26 Sep 2025
Validated
26 Sep 2025
Decided
27 Feb 2026
Ward
Chesham South
Parish
Chesham
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
HP5 1EP

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 26 Sep 2025

    Received by Buckinghamshire

  2. 27 Feb 2026

    Decision issued: Prior Approval Not Required

  3. 10 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

22 documents on file for this application

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What a grant of permission means

The process from here

Permission has been granted, usually subject to conditions listed on the decision notice, some of which must be discharged before work starts. The decision notice on the council portal sets out exactly what was approved.

Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses. Neighbours cannot appeal a grant; challenging one means judicial review of how the decision was made, within tight time limits.

About this record

Reading the register

This page mirrors an entry on the statutory planning register that Buckinghamshire is required to keep. The published feed for this record does not state which type of application it is, which is common for older entries and for some council systems; the register entry on the council portal will say, alongside the case officer and any consultation dates.

Every planning application follows the same broad path: submission, validation, publicity, then a decision by officers or committee. Our guide to planning application types explains the common types and what each can approve.

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