Planning application
Bay Tree Cottage 20 Ethorpe Close Gerrards Cross Buckinghamshire SL9 8PL
Works: Loft or dormer
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Loft conversion into habitable accommodation incorporating rear rooflights.
As published by the council, reference PL/25/4758/FA
Application record
- Reference
- PL/25/4758/FA
- Type
- Full Application
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Conditional permission
- Received
- 20 Oct 2025
- Validated
- 20 Oct 2025
- Decided
- 4 Feb 2026
- Ward
- Gerrards Cross and Denham
- Parish
- Gerrards Cross Town Council
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- SL9 8PL
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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20 Oct 2025
Received by Buckinghamshire
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4 Feb 2026
Decision issued: Conditional permission
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10 Aug 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
10 documents on file for this application
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Buckinghamshire granted permission on 4 February 2026, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
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