High Wycombe planning news
High Wycombe planning news, newest first: applications, appeals and committee decisions, each story linked back to the council file.
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Wooburn Green: 6 Homes Plan Backed by Officers, Vote 28 Oct
Officers back six homes at 147 Wycombe Lane, Wooburn Green, and a shop with four flats in Walters Ash, despite objections. Councillors decide on 28 October.
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Planning
Wooburn Green Conservation Area: 3 Changes, Say by 29 Nov
Holtspur Lane houses and a Wycombe Lane property would join Wooburn Green's conservation area, first drawn in 1971. Comments close on 29 November.
Planning
Princes Risborough Market House Clock Tower Repairs Approved
Repairs to stop rain getting into the Market House clock tower in Princes Risborough were approved on 6 October: new lead flashing and replacement oak.
Wycombe Wanderers
Wycombe Wanderers Training Ground: Comment by 1 November
Wanderers have applied for a training ground at Farnham Royal: 9 pitches, an indoor pitch and the golf course cut from 18 holes to 12. Comment by 1 Nov.
Planning
Kingshill Road Traveller Site Refused, Longwick 40 Homes Too
Councillors went against their officers twice on 23 September, refusing the Ladys Mile Traveller site and 40 homes at Longwick. Walters Ash was approved.
Princes Risborough
Princes Risborough Relief Road: Developers, Not the Council
Buckinghamshire Council gave up building it in November 2025 after spending £5.5m of a £12m grant. Its draft Local Plan now makes 2,895 new homes deliver it.
Planning
Wycombe Green Belt Traveller Sites: One Refused, One Passed
Councillors refused four Traveller pitches at Ladys Mile, Kingshill Road, against officer advice on 23 September, and approved two at Walters Ash.
Planning
Longwick 40 Homes Refused Despite Officers Saying Yes
Councillors voted on 23 September to refuse up to 40 homes on Thame Road, Longwick, against officers' advice. Nineteen would have been affordable homes.
Planning
Wycombe Air Park Data Centre Backed 8-0, Not Yet Granted
Councillors backed six data halls at Booker by eight votes to nil on 2 September. No permission has been issued and the minutes are still unpublished.
High Wycombe
Easton Street Car Park Demolition Starts, Path Closed
Mechanical demolition of the High Wycombe multi-storey began on 7 September. A section of Birdcage Walk is shut, and the site is allocated for 160 homes.
Planning
High Wycombe: 8 Gordon Road Flats Refused Over Flooding
Eight flats next to 86 Gordon Road were refused on 26 August. Four reasons: surface water flooding, the Princes Gate junction and daylight loss at No 86.
Planning
High Wycombe Homeless Hostel: 16 Beds, Decision Tonight
Officers recommend approving a 16-bed hostel at 8-9 Easton Street. The Union Baptist Church next door supports it but wants staffing levels set.
Planning
Glory Park Wooburn Green: 24-Hour Car Centre Backed
Officers recommend approving Citygate's vehicle centre on the last empty part of the old Glory Mill site. Five objections; transporters banned 9pm to 6am.
Wycombe Wanderers
Wycombe Wanderers Farnham Park: Council Rejects Petition
Buckinghamshire Council will not restart the Farnham Park lease, it said on 19 August. A day earlier it set the environmental terms for the club's plans.
Planning
Mayhew Crescent plan: six homes, comments close 25 August
Three pairs of semis are proposed behind 83 to 93 Mayhew Crescent, with No 91 demolished for access. Neighbours have until 25 August to comment.