The East and South Buckinghamshire Area Planning Committee were scheduled to meet to discuss planning applications in Beaconsfield and Dorney. The meeting was scheduled to be held in the High Wycombe Council Chamber.

Planning Application: 16 Ledborough Wood, Beaconsfield

The committee were scheduled to consider an application for a variation of condition 15 (approved plans) of planning permission PL/23/1870/FA for 16 Ledborough Wood to allow for:

• demolition of an existing car port
• alterations to a garage
• an amended roof profile
• a new side dormer
• facade alterations

The applicant for the planning permission is Mr K Bains.

The report pack notes that the application was subject to a three member call-in from Councillor Wheelhouse, Councillor Ng, and Councillor Cranmer.

The site is within an area categorised as 'Woodland Road' and designated as an 'Established Area of Special Character' for the purposes of the Chiltern and South Bucks Townscape Character Assessment.

The report pack stated that revised plans were received to change the proposed roof materials back to the approved red/brown tile to ensure the resultant dwelling would remain in keeping with the materials along Ledborough Wood.

The report pack notes that ten objections have been received from individual households, with concerns raised including that the dwelling is too large, that it is overbearing on neighbouring property, and that the applicant has not engaged with neighbours.

Planning Application: Boveney Court Farm, Boveney Road, Dorney

The committee were scheduled to consider an application for the demolition of an open sided barn, conversion, alteration and change of use of existing buildings to Use Class C3 (residential) to provide 7 residential units and construction of 5 new residential units, to provide a total of 12 residential units including hard and soft landscaping, attenuation pond, bin and cycle stores, car parking, infrastructure and associated works at Boveney Court Farm. The applicant for the planning permission is Eton College.

The report pack notes that the application has been referred for determination by the South/East Area Planning Committee following it being called in by Councillor Sandy, Councillor Kelly and Councillor Ashman.

The site is located within the Parish of Dorney, and within the collection of buildings that lie within the area known as Boveney. It is accessed via Boveney Road, and lies within the Green Belt, and partly within a Conservation Area. The site was historically agricultural in nature, but its most recent use has been for B8 storage purposes¹. The site is currently unoccupied. The site consists of a collection of buildings, one of which is a Grade II listed building. The site lies within national Flood Zones 2 and 3, and Strategic flood zone 3a². The report pack notes that this current application follows a previously refused scheme, ref. PL/22/3562/FA which was refused on three grounds, relating to the schemes impact on the Green Belt, its impact on the Boveney Conservation Area, and its lack of affordable housing provision. The refusal was subsequently appealed by the applicant, and the matter was assessed by the Planning Inspectorate. The Appeal Inspector disagreed with the Council's decision relating to the schemes impact on the Green Belt and Boveney Conservation Area, and also considered that the appropriate level of affordable housing would have been secured via a planning obligation. The Inspector did however, still dismiss the appeal, but only on the grounds that the bat surveys that had been undertaken as part of the application, were subsequently out of date by the time the appeal was being determined.

The report pack includes comments from Dorney Parish Council, who object to the planning application on the grounds of fundamental life-safety concerns arising from confirmed flood risk and the complete absence of safe emergency access. The Parish Council quotes the Environment Agency as saying that the development presents a danger of loss of life for the general public .

The report pack also includes comments from NHS Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire West ICB, who object to the proposed development unless a developer contribution of £11,327 towards the creation of additional clinical capacity at Burnham HC or an identified primary care estates project in the local area to serve the development is secured through a Section 106 Agreement³.

Other Matters

The committee were also scheduled to confirm members' availability to undertake site visits on Monday 13 October 2025 if required, and to note the date of the next meeting as Tuesday 14 October 2025.