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Three Rivers District Council
Planning applications.
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Three Rivers District Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
Collected application statistics
Collected records · All available dates1,400Searchable applications
256Recorded as pending
86%Approval rate · 713 approved or refused records
103Refused applications
610 approved · 103 refused · 54 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 19 Oct 2022 to 22 Sept 2026. Most recent record check: 28 Sept 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Local planning information
Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026Planning information PlanningLocal plan Stephen Giles-Medhurst OBEPre-application advice Pre-application adviceConservation areas Protected trees
Council contacts
- Planning enquiriesenquiries@threerivers.gov.ukCouncil source
- Planning enquiriesenquireplan@threerivers.gov.ukCouncil source
- General council enquiriesplanning.enforcement@threerivers.gov.ukCouncil source
Contact details were found on council pages. Check the source for opening hours and which enquiries the service handles.
Conservation areas and Article 4 directions
Explore published planning boundaries and follow their source records for designation details. Coverage varies: an empty map does not mean there are no restrictions. Check the council’s current maps and documents before relying on a boundary.
Conservation areas18 mapped area records
Article 4 direction areasNo boundary records available in this collection
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Data downloaded 14 Sept 2026. Display boundaries are simplified and indicative. Map record counts are not a complete count of designations or directions.
Sources: Planning Data conservation areas and Article 4 direction areas. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
More application records
- Unknown26/0401/DDD
Remonal of a dead Horse Chestnut Tree
The Coppice Kingfisher Lure Loudwater Rickmansworth Hertfordshire WD3 4ET
Received 9 Mar 2026 - Decided26/0402/CWO
Submission of Waste Management Scheme in accordance with paragraph 4.1 of Schedule 1 of S106 agreement dated 18/12/2023 accompanying planning permission 22/1148/FUL
Beesons Yard Bury Lane Rickmansworth Hertfordshire
Received 6 Mar 2026 - Decided26/0403/FUL
Loft conversion including rear dormer and front rooflights, erection of front porch and lean to extension
6 Helston Place Abbots Langley Hertfordshire WD5 0NB
Received 10 Mar 2026 - Decided26/0405/FUL
Construction of single storey rear extension and replacement roof to the existing single storey rear extensions
74 Greenfield Avenue Carpenders Park Watford Hertfordshire WD19 5DH
Received 10 Mar 2026 - Decided26/0406/FUL
Provision of vehicular access and dropped kerb
10 Hayling Road South Oxhey Watford Hertfordshire WD19 7BW
Received 10 Mar 2026 - Decided26/0407/FUL
Part-retrospective: Construction of single storey front extension (porch), single storey rear extension, loft conversion into habitable accommodation including front and rear rooflights, addition of flank ground floor window and re-positioning of solar panels
4 Braham Crescent Leavesden Watford Hertfordshire WD25 7NN
Received 11 Mar 2026 - Decided26/0411/DIS
Discharge of Condition 4(shield and acoustic housing) pursuant to planning permission 25/1488/FUL
CO-OP 5 - 6 Moneyhill Parade Uxbridge Road Rickmansworth Hertfordshire WD3 7BQ
Received 11 Mar 2026 - Decided26/0412/FUL
Demolition of existing detached garage and construction of single storey rear extension
9 Sandy Lodge Lane Moor Park Northwood Hertfordshire HA6 2JA
Received 11 Mar 2026 - Unknown26/0413/TCA
Birch (T1) - reduce by 2-3 metres, reshape
Mallows North Road Chorleywood Rickmansworth Hertfordshire WD3 5LE
Received 11 Mar 2026 - Unknown26/0414/TPO
T1) Walnut - leaningMajor decay present at base of treeFell to ground level using rigging equipment to safely lower all branches/timber to ground levelG2) Row of 5 x Sycamores Overhanging neighbouring property Reduce back to previous reduction points (0.5m)All works as part of continued maintenance and best practice
Woodcroft Cherry Hill Loudwater Rickmansworth Hertfordshire WD3 4JT
Received 11 Mar 2026 - Decided26/0415/HS2
Submission of plans and specifications under Paragraph 3 (other construction works) of Schedule 17 to the High Speed Rail (London-West Midlands) Act 2017. Development comprises amendments to previously approved earthworks (contours), realignment of previously approved locations of drainage attenuation ponds, and minor amendments to previously approved location of fences and gates.
HS2 Construction Site West Of A412 Denham Way Chalfont Lane West Hyde Hertfordshire
Received 12 Mar 2026 - Decided26/0417/RSP
Part Retrospective Demolition of existing store and w/c and construction of single storey rear extension
45 Links Way Croxley Green Rickmansworth Hertfordshire WD3 3RH
Received 12 Mar 2026 - Decided26/0418/FUL
Construction of first floor side extension and alterations to ground floor fenestration
2 The Mead Carpenders Park Watford Hertfordshire WD19 5BU
Received 12 Mar 2026 - Unknown26/0419/TCA
Fir Tree- reduce height of tree by approx one third
12 Ormonde Road Moor Park Northwood Hertfordshire HA6 2EL
Received 12 Mar 2026 - Decided26/0420/FUL
Erection of a bus shelter adjacent to the North Site Multi-deck Car Park
Warner Bros. Studios Leavesden Warner Drive Watford Hertfordshire WD25 7LP
Received 12 Mar 2026 - Decided26/0421/FUL
Construction of single storey front extension
209 Baldwins Lane Croxley Green Rickmansworth Hertfordshire WD3 3LH
Received 12 Mar 2026 - Decided26/0422/LBC
Listed Building Consent: Removal of existing fencing and construction of new brick boundary wall and piers with metal railings to the north eastern and north western boundaries
The Court Rickmansworth Road Chorleywood Rickmansworth Hertfordshire WD3 5SG
Received 12 Mar 2026 - Decided26/0423/RSP
Retrospective: Replacement of the front door
21 Dickinson Square Croxley Green Rickmansworth Hertfordshire WD3 3HA
Received 13 Mar 2026 - Unknown26/0424/TPO
Front of property Beach trees x 4, crown lift of approx 3ft to clear them above phone lines to prevent contact with them and improve clearance above the road, reduce risk to obstruction of vehicles and pedestrians. Yew tree - crown lift my 5 meters to lift above driveway
14A Copthorne Road Croxley Green Rickmansworth Hertfordshire WD3 4AE
Received 13 Mar 2026 - Unknown26/0425/TCA
Back garden - 1 ash tree - crown reduce by 30% (approx 2-3 meters all around) back to suitable growth points , maintaining trees natural shape. This is for general maintenance and to reduce crown spread and maintain trees natural shape at suitable size.
7 Seven Acres Northwood HA6 3JZ
Received 13 Mar 2026 - Decided26/0426/DIS
Discharge of Conditions 2 (Wall repairs) and 3 (Window replacement) pursuant to planning permission 25/0925/LBC
The Abbots House 10 High Street Abbots Langley Hertfordshire
Received 13 Mar 2026 - Decided26/0427/FUL
Construction of two story rear extension, first floor side extension and insertion of flank dormer window
Ingle Lodge Bridle Lane Loudwater Rickmansworth Hertfordshire WD3 4JB
Received 13 Mar 2026 - Decided26/0428/FUL
Demolition of existing carport and construction of part single, part two storey side and rear extensions; enlargement of lower ground floor level; installation of front/rear dormers, front/side rooflights; internal alterations and alterations to fenestration
Chesters Trout Rise Loudwater Rickmansworth Hertfordshire WD3 4JY
Received 13 Mar 2026 - Decided26/0429/NMA
Non-material amendment pursuant to planning permission 24/1568/FUL to allow revised duct positions to building elevations, doc shelter to loading area, new pedestrian gate and double gate for vehicles, aligned fence to service area and car parking area; amended drainage layout and boundary treatments and retaining walls; crash protection measures added to lighting columns and alterations to the wording of conditions 4 (LEMP) and 24 (External Lighting)
Lidl Great Britain Limited Hempstead Road Watford Hertfordshire
Received 13 Mar 2026
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What these statistics cover
These figures describe applications collected by PlanningTrack for Three Rivers District Council, across all dates currently available. They are a partial dataset, rather than an authority-wide performance measure. The date range does not establish continuous historical coverage.
The approval percentage is approved records divided by approved plus refused records. Pending, withdrawn and unknown outcomes are excluded. No percentage is shown until there is an approved or refused record.
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