Buckingham planning approval rate
Buckingham ward in Buckinghamshire has a 76.7% approval rate based on 30 planning decisions. Buckinghamshire overall: 85.3%.
Last updated: April 2026
76.7%
ward approval rate
30
Decisions
23
Approved
7
Refused
85.3%
Buckinghamshire average
Buckingham is 8.6 percentage points below the Buckinghamshire average, placing it among the stricter wards in Buckinghamshire. Checking what gets approved nearby before applying is particularly important here.
How Buckingham compares
Buckingham ward
76.7%
Buckinghamshire overall
85.3%
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Recent decisions in Buckingham
Conversion of garage to habitable room with installation of window to front elev · Fri 27 Feb 2026
Single storey side extension containing a bedroom and a bathroom. Removal of exi · Fri 27 Feb 2026
Removal of existing conservatory to rear and replacement with new single storey · Thu 26 Feb 2026
SINGLE STOREY REAR EXTENSION AND ALTERATIONS TO FENESTRATION · Thu 26 Feb 2026
Change of use from Use Class C4 6-person house of multiple occupancy (HMO) to Su · Mon 26 Jan 2026
What gets approved near your property?
In Buckinghamshire, 1 in 7 applications are refused. Your PlanningLens Pro Report gives you 17 pages of intelligence specific to your property:
✓ Ward-level approval rates for your exact area
✓ Common refusal reasons in Buckinghamshire
✓ Your 10 nearest comparable planning decisions
✓ Appeal success rates
✓ PDF report to share with your architect
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✓ Common refusal reasons in Buckinghamshire
✓ Your 10 nearest comparable planning decisions
✓ Appeal success rates
✓ PDF report to share with your architect
Less than one set of revised drawings. Based on 25,538 decisions.
Other wards in Buckinghamshire
Marlow (89.1%)
Flackwell Heath and The Wooburns (87.4%)
Abbey (87.1%)
Ridgeway West (80.5%)
Chiltern Villages (85.7%)
Ridgeway East (79.2%)
Princes Risborough (81.7%)
Former Beaconsfield (90.1%)
Hazlemere (90.4%)
Penn, Tylers Green and Loudwater (89.2%)
Former Chalfont St Giles (87.4%)
Former Gerrards Cross (86.3%)