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Shortenills Environmental Education Centre Nightingales Lane Chalfont St Giles Buckinghamshire HP8 4SG

Granted Buckinghamshire PL/26/00396/SA Certificate of Lawful Use - Proposed

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

Proposal

Certificate of lawfulness for proposed construction an environmental education centre at the Site.

As published by the council, reference PL/26/00396/SA

Application record

Reference
PL/26/00396/SA
Type
Certificate of Lawful Use - Proposed
Status
Decided
Decision
Granted As published: Cert of Law PROPOSED-granted
Received
19 Jan 2026
Validated
19 Jan 2026
Decided
16 Mar 2026
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.

  • PL/25/3276/SA Refused

    Shortenills Environmental Education Centre Nightingales Lane Chalfont St Giles Buckinghamshire HP8 4SG

    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)

    Decided 24 Oct 2025 Lawful development

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 19 Jan 2026

    Received by Buckinghamshire

  2. 16 Mar 2026

    Decision issued: Cert of Law PROPOSED-granted

  3. 27 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Who's behind it

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Arrow Planning Ltd Agent, a planning consultancy registered in High Wycombe

Active · incorporated 2017 · High Wycombe

18 applications on PlanIndex · across 5 councils

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Documents

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7 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Buckinghamshire granted permission on 16 March 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.

About lawful development applications

A lawful development certificate is a legal determination that existing or proposed works do not need planning permission; the merits of the scheme are not considered. More in our guide to planning application types.

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