Marlow planning approval rate
Marlow ward in Buckinghamshire has a 89.2% approval rate based on 1,489 planning decisions. Buckinghamshire overall: 85.4%.
Last updated: August 2026
89.2%
ward approval rate
1,489
Decisions
1,328
Approved
161
Refused
85.4%
Buckinghamshire average
Marlow sits slightly above the Buckinghamshire average, with a 3.8 point advantage. Planning outcomes here are generally favourable.
How Marlow compares
Marlow ward
89.2%
Buckinghamshire overall
85.4%
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Recent decisions in Marlow
Replacement windows in front elevation and external redecoration · Fri 10 Jul 2026
Proposed ground rear, garage conversion, first floor rear and side extensions, f · Fri 05 Jun 2026
New front porch, single storey rear extension with balcony over, incorporating c · Fri 05 Jun 2026
Proposed garden summer house. · Fri 05 Jun 2026
Creation of 5 new dwellings through the conversion of first floor commercial (Cl · Fri 05 Jun 2026
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Other wards in Buckinghamshire
Flackwell Heath and The Wooburns (87.4%)
Abbey (87.2%)
Ridgeway West (80.4%)
Chiltern Villages (85.7%)
Ridgeway East (79.4%)
Princes Risborough (82.2%)
Former Beaconsfield (90.4%)
Hazlemere (90.5%)
Penn, Tylers Green and Loudwater (89.0%)
Former Chalfont St Giles (87.4%)
Former Gerrards Cross (86.3%)