Planning application
Pollards Wood Nightingales Lane Little Chalfont Buckinghamshire HP8 4SP
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Notification under The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015, Schedule 2, Part 14, Class J) for proposed installation of 341 solar panels.
As published by the council, reference PL/26/01361/PRASP
Application record
- Reference
- PL/26/01361/PRASP
- Type
- Prior Appr: Part 14, Class J/K/OA-solar
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Prior Approval Not Required
- Received
- 18 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 18 Feb 2026
- Decided
- 13 Apr 2026
- Ward
- Chalfont St Giles and Little Chalfont
- Parish
- Little Chalfont
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- HP8 4SP
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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18 Feb 2026
Received by Buckinghamshire
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13 Apr 2026
Decision issued: Prior Approval Not Required
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4 Aug 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
4 documents on file for this application
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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.
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