Planning Applications featuring Change of Use from A1

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FAO Matt White

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South Bucks District Council has received 24 applications within the last
5 years (dating back to 01/01/2004) that relate to a change of use from
A1. Out of these 11 were permitted, 10 refused and 3 withdrawn. None of
the above applications were retrospective. As far as we are aware, there
are only three Starbucks within South Bucks, the first is in Sainsbury's
in Beaconsfield, the second being in the new M40 motorway service
station Beaconsfield, and the third within Sainsbury's, Lake End Road,
Taplow. Therefore we have not received any change of use applications
from Starbucks or any retrospective applications from them. Please note
that there may be other applications included above where the site could
have been subsequently occupied by Starbucks, but as there is no
requirement to provide planning with occupier details we have no record of
these applications.

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Yours faithfully

Zoë Bloomfield

Corporate Information Officer

South Bucks District Council

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