Buckinghamshire Council planning applications
Data as of 5 November 2026
Buckinghamshire Council decided more than 9,800 planning applications in the twelve months to 5 November 2026. It refused 16% of those it approved or refused, higher than the middle UK council (9%), and took a median of 57 days to decide one.
Look up one application
Search by reference or address on Buckinghamshire Council’s own planning portal. Or ask Claude, with the PlanningLedger connector, to find it and read its officer report and decision notice (mcp.planningledger.com).
Recent major decisions
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3 November 2026 · Approved
Land Between Junctions 16 and 17 Of The M25 Near Chalfont St Peter Buckinghamshire · PL/22/1411/OA
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29 October 2026 · Approved
Court Lane Industrial Estate Court Lane Iver Buckinghamshire · PL/26/02874/DE
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28 October 2026 · Approved
Hayloaders Yard Wotton Road Brill Buckinghamshire HP18 9UB · PL/26/06359/FA
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2 October 2026 · Approved
Pinewood Mews Bond Close Iver Heath Iver Buckinghamshire SL0 0NA · PL/26/04620/PAPCR
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4 August 2026 · Approved
Thorney Business Park Thorney Lane North Iver Buckinghamshire · PL/24/3532/OA
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31 July 2026 · Approved
Land North Of East Claydon Substation East Claydon Road East Claydon Buckinghamshire · 25/01297/APP
Figures for Buckinghamshire Council
| Applications decided | more than 9,800 |
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| Share refusedof those approved or refused | 16%middle UK council 9% |
| Median time to a decisionfrom the valid date | 57 daysmiddle UK council 55 days |
| Householder applications refusedextensions, lofts, outbuildings | 13%of more than 2,600 decided |
| Appeals decidedin the last three years | more than 770 |
| Appeals allowedof those decided on their merits | 30%about one in three |
| Officer reports and decision notices searchable | back to 2017 |
| Local Plan policies held | Not held yet |
What inspectors decide appeals on
In their own words, from recent appeal decisions on Buckinghamshire Council’s planning applications.
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“The main issues are: • whether the proposed development would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt, having regard to the Framework and any relevant development plan policies and the effect of the proposed development on the openness of the…”
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“The main issues are: • The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area. • The principle of the proposed development with specific regard to its location. • The effect of the proposed development on…”
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“The main issues are: (a) the effect of the proposed development on the provision of community facilities and employment; (b) whether the proposed development should make provision towards off-site sports and leisure facilities; (c) the effect of the proposed development…”
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“The main issue in this case is the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area.”
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“The main issues are the effect of the proposed development on the living”
How we count, and what each figure leaves out: methodology. The council’s own register is the record, and each application links to it.