Planning application
PL/26/00098/PNE
272 West Wycombe Road High Wycombe Buckinghamshire HP12 4AB
Proposal
Notification under The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015, Part 1 of Schedule 2 Class A for: single storey rear extension (depth extending from the original rear wall of 6.00 metres, maximum height 3.00 metres, eaves height 3.00 metres)
As published by the council, reference PL/26/00098/PNE
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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8 Jan 2026
Received by Buckinghamshire
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18 Feb 2026
Decision issued: Prior Approval Refused
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27 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
What refusal means
The process from here
The council refused this application for the reasons set out on the decision notice, which the council portal holds in full. Only the applicant can appeal a refusal; the time limit runs from the decision date and is shorter for householder schemes.
Refusal does not prevent a fresh attempt. Applicants often address the reasons for refusal and resubmit, so a refused scheme is not necessarily the end of proposals for the site.
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