Former Penn Wood & Old Amersham planning approval rate
Former Penn Wood & Old Amersham ward in Buckinghamshire has a 88.9% approval rate based on 496 planning decisions. Buckinghamshire overall: 85.4%.
Last updated: September 2026
88.9%
ward approval rate
496
Decisions
441
Approved
55
Refused
85.4%
Buckinghamshire average
Former Penn Wood & Old Amersham sits slightly above the Buckinghamshire average, with a 3.5 point advantage. Planning outcomes here are generally favourable.
How Former Penn Wood & Old Amersham compares
Former Penn Wood & Old Amersham ward
88.9%
Buckinghamshire overall
85.4%
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Recent decisions in Former Penn Wood & Old Amersham
New door to front for access to residential units, refurbish restaurant and chan · Mon 21 Sep 2026
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Other wards in Buckinghamshire
Marlow (89.3%)
Flackwell Heath and The Wooburns (87.5%)
Abbey (87.1%)
Ridgeway West (80.4%)
Chiltern Villages (86.1%)
Ridgeway East (79.5%)
Princes Risborough (82.0%)
Hazlemere (90.2%)
Former Beaconsfield (90.4%)
Penn, Tylers Green and Loudwater (88.7%)
Former Chalfont St Giles (87.4%)
Former Gerrards Cross (86.3%)