Burnham planning approval rate
Burnham ward in Buckinghamshire has a 74.5% approval rate based on 149 planning decisions. Buckinghamshire overall: 85.3%.
Last updated: April 2026
74.5%
ward approval rate
149
Decisions
111
Approved
38
Refused
85.3%
Buckinghamshire average
Burnham is 10.8 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 Burnham compares
Burnham ward
74.5%
Buckinghamshire overall
85.3%
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Recent decisions in Burnham
Single storey flat roof front extension to 10 and 12 Briar Close, Burnham · Mon 02 Mar 2026
Demolition of existing garage, single storey rear and side extension · Fri 27 Feb 2026
T1 Willow - Remove approximately 4 metres of re-growth leaving a finished height · Thu 29 Jan 2026
Householder application for 4.6m drop kerb · Thu 29 Jan 2026
Single storey rear extension · Wed 28 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:
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✓ Common refusal reasons in Buckinghamshire
✓ Your 10 nearest comparable planning decisions
✓ Appeal success rates
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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%)