Planning application
Metro House 37 Woodside Road Amersham Buckinghamshire HP6 6AA
Works: New dwelling
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Notification under The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 2015 to Part 20 of Schedule 2 Class AB (new dwellings on terraced commercial units (additional storeys)) to allow the construction of 8 (4 x 2 bed and 4 x 1 bed) residential units (Class C3)
As published by the council, reference PL/26/01235/PADTC
Application record
- Reference
- PL/26/01235/PADTC
- Type
- Prior Appr: Part 20 Class AB-dwellings
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Refused As published: Prior Approval Refused
- Received
- 20 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 20 Feb 2026
- Decided
- 10 Apr 2026
- Ward
- Amersham and Chesham Bois
- Parish
- Amersham
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- HP6 6AA
Site history
Applications at this address on the Buckinghamshire register
This site has had 2 applications since 2026: 1 approved, 1 refused.
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PL/25/6377/FA Granted
Metro House 37 Woodside Road Amersham Buckinghamshire HP6 6AA
Insertion of one window in northwest side elevation and three windows in southeast elevation, and alterations to existing openings in southwest to create floor to ceiling glazing
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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20 Feb 2026
Received by Buckinghamshire
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10 Apr 2026
Decision issued: Prior Approval Refused
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4 Aug 2026
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Who's behind it
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Smith Jenkins Ltd Agent, registered in Milton Keynes
Active · incorporated 2012 · Milton Keynes
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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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