Sands planning approval rate
Sands ward in Buckinghamshire has a 77.4% approval rate based on 212 planning decisions. Buckinghamshire overall: 85.4%.
Last updated: September 2026
77.4%
ward approval rate
212
Decisions
164
Approved
48
Refused
85.4%
Buckinghamshire average
Sands is 8.0 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 Sands compares
Sands ward
77.4%
Buckinghamshire overall
85.4%
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Recent decisions in Sands
Change of use of ground-floor from Use Class C3 (Dwellinghouse) to Use Class E ( · Thu 03 Sep 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%)