Former Penn Wood & Old Amersham planning approval rate
Former Penn Wood & Old Amersham ward in Buckinghamshire has a 88.9% approval rate based on 494 planning decisions. Buckinghamshire overall: 85.3%.
Last updated: March 2026
88.9%
ward approval rate
494
Decisions
439
Approved
55
Refused
85.3%
Buckinghamshire average
Former Penn Wood & Old Amersham sits slightly above the Buckinghamshire average, with a 3.6 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
85.3%
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Recent decisions in Former Penn Wood & Old Amersham
No recent comparable residential decisions found for this ward specifically. Check the council-level data for a broader view.
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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%)