Planning application
HALIFAX 26A High Street Chesham Buckinghamshire HP5 1EP
Relates to PL/25/4098/PAPCR
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Regulation 77 Application under the Habitats Regulations 2017 following prior notification PL/25/4098/PAPCR
As published by the council, reference PL/26/01981/RHA
Application record
- Reference
- PL/26/01981/RHA
- Type
- Regs relating to Habitat Assessment
- Status
- Registered
- Received
- 11 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 11 Mar 2026
- Ward
- Chesham South
- Parish
- Chesham
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- HP5 1EP
Site history
Applications at this address on the Buckinghamshire register
This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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PL/25/4098/PAPCR Granted
Halifax 26A High Street Chesham Buckinghamshire HP5 1EP
Prior Notification under Class MA of Part 3, Schedule 2 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 for change of use and conversion of upper floors of Commercial, Business and Service (Class E) to 6no. flats (C3 Residential)
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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11 Mar 2026
Received by Buckinghamshire
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3 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 6 May 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.
Related applications
Cases linked to this one on the register
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PL/25/4098/PAPCR Granted
Halifax 26A High Street Chesham Buckinghamshire HP5 1EP
Prior Notification under Class MA of Part 3, Schedule 2 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 for change of use and conversion of upper floors of Commercial, Business and Service (Class E) to 6no. flats (C3 Residential)
Documents
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's median decision took 58 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About this record
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