Abbey planning approval rate
Abbey ward in Buckinghamshire has a 87.2% approval rate based on 916 planning decisions. Buckinghamshire overall: 85.4%.
Last updated: June 2026
87.2%
ward approval rate
916
Decisions
799
Approved
117
Refused
85.4%
Buckinghamshire average
Abbey is broadly in line with the Buckinghamshire average, neither notably strict nor notably permissive.
How Abbey compares
Abbey ward
87.2%
Buckinghamshire overall
85.4%
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Recent decisions in Abbey
Display of replacement of 1 x illuminated fascia sign and 1 x illuminated head t · Thu 04 Jun 2026
Single storey front, side, rear, two storey rear/side extensions and internal al · Fri 29 May 2026
Single storey rear extension · Mon 18 May 2026
Construction of part two storey, part single storey front, side and rear extensi · Tue 03 Mar 2026
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Other wards in Buckinghamshire
Marlow (89.2%)
Flackwell Heath and The Wooburns (87.5%)
Ridgeway West (80.4%)
Chiltern Villages (85.7%)
Ridgeway East (79.4%)
Princes Risborough (81.9%)
Former Beaconsfield (90.1%)
Hazlemere (90.5%)
Penn, Tylers Green and Loudwater (89.3%)
Former Chalfont St Giles (87.4%)
Former Gerrards Cross (86.3%)