Burnham planning approval rate
Burnham ward in Buckinghamshire has a 75.9% approval rate based on 174 planning decisions. Buckinghamshire overall: 85.4%.
Last updated: September 2026
75.9%
ward approval rate
174
Decisions
132
Approved
42
Refused
85.4%
Buckinghamshire average
Burnham is 9.5 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
75.9%
Buckinghamshire overall
85.4%
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Recent decisions in Burnham
Demolition of the existing garage and temporary carport structure. Construction · Fri 11 Sep 2026
Demolition of garage and erection of a two-storey side/rear extension, two store · Wed 09 Sep 2026
Householder application for proposed first floor rear extension over existing gr · Fri 04 Sep 2026
Proposed dropped kerb, removal of low level boundary wall and 1.8m high brick wa · Thu 03 Sep 2026
Erection of a single storey side extension, conversion of the existing garage to · Fri 28 Aug 2026
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Other wards in Buckinghamshire
Marlow (89.3%)
Flackwell Heath and The Wooburns (87.4%)
Abbey (87.3%)
Ridgeway West (80.5%)
Chiltern Villages (85.9%)
Ridgeway East (79.5%)
Princes Risborough (81.8%)
Hazlemere (90.1%)
Former Beaconsfield (90.4%)
Penn, Tylers Green and Loudwater (89.0%)
Former Chalfont St Giles (87.4%)
Former Gerrards Cross (86.3%)