Planning application
26 Tower Street High Wycombe Buckinghamshire HP13 5AY
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed outbuilding
As published by the council, reference PL/26/01568/SA
Application record
- Reference
- PL/26/01568/SA
- Type
- Certificate of Lawful Use - Proposed
- Status
- Registered
- Received
- 25 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 25 Feb 2026
- Ward
- Terriers and Amersham Hill
- Parish
- High Wycombe Unparished Area
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- HP13 5AY
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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25 Feb 2026
Received by Buckinghamshire
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3 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 22 April 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
Buckinghamshire took a median of 58 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
SMW Consultancy Services Ltd Agent, registered in High Wycombe
Active · incorporated 2015 · High Wycombe
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
6 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
This application is with Buckinghamshire for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Buckinghamshire decided lawful development applications in a median of 56 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
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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