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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610 approved · 103 refused · 54 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided26/0487/FUL
Construction of single storey front and rear extensions; loft extension; replacement of doors and windows; alterations to external materials
Ardwun Bell Lane Bedmond Abbots Langley Hertfordshire WD5 0QS
Received 24 Mar 2026 - Decided26/0489/CLPD
Certificate of Lawfulness Proposed Development: Loft conversion including rear juliet dormer and front rooflight; conversion of garage into habitable accommodation; windows to front/side elevation; external materials including tile cladding
11 Field Way Rickmansworth Hertfordshire WD3 7EL
Received 24 Mar 2026 - Decided26/0490/PDE
Prior Approval: Single storey rear extension (depth 6.00 metres, maximum height 2.60 metres, maximum eaves height 2.60 metres)
10 Home Way Mill End Rickmansworth Hertfordshire WD3 8QL
Received 25 Mar 2026 - Decided26/0491/CLPD
Certificate of Lawfulness Proposed Development: Loft conversion including hip to gable roof extension, rear dormers and front rooflights; side/rear windows
59 The Fairway Abbots Langley Hertfordshire WD5 0JY
Received 25 Mar 2026 - Decided26/0492/FUL
Installation of an air source heat pump to rear
Bankside 2 Langley Lane Abbots Langley Hertfordshire WD5 0LR
Received 25 Mar 2026 - Decided26/0493/FUL
Construction of single storey side and rear infill extensions and front porch; partial conversion of garage into habitable accommodation; alterations to side and rear fenestration
2 Lime Tree Walk Rickmansworth Hertfordshire WD3 4BX
Received 25 Mar 2026 - Decided26/0494/FUL
Construction of single storey rear extension and first floor side extension
33 Cedars Avenue Rickmansworth Hertfordshire WD3 7AW
Received 24 Mar 2026 - Decided26/0497/NMA
Non-material amendments pursuant to planning permission 25/1642/FUL to allow alterations to entrance canopy.
Batchworth Place Church Street Rickmansworth Hertfordshire WD3 1JE
Received 25 Mar 2026 - Unknown26/0498/TPO
Tree Number - T1Tree Type - Lime (Tilia cordata) Approx. Diameter at 1.5m - 0.6m Approx. Height - 18mApprox. Crown Spread Diameter - 10m Location - See map Service - Crown ReductionWork Required - Reduce height by up to 3m, 1m below previous pruning points. Re- pollard lateral spread to previous by removing approximately 2m. Reduce the North Eastern lateral limbs to 1m below previous pruning points, to finished crown dimensions of 15m height and 5m lateral spread. Remove all epicormic growth. Reason - As per clients request Priority Code - ON
3 Cardiff Way Abbots Langley Hertfordshire WD5 0TT
Received 25 Mar 2026 - Unknown26/0499/TPO
T1- horse chestnut- Front garden- Bring down in height by 2 metres and sides by 1.5 metres to allow light throughT2 Horse chestnut- Front garden- bring down in height by 2 metrres and sides by 1.5 metres to allow light throughT3 x2 horse chestnut and x2 Lime ( clump) -Front garden- Bring down in height by 2 metres and sides by 1.5 metresT4 Lime- Front Garden- Bring down in height by 2 metres and sides by 1.5 metres to allow light throughT5 Lime- Front Garden- Bring down in height by 2 metres and sides by 1.5 metres to allow light throughT6 Lime Front Garden- Bring down in height by 2 metres and sides by 1.5 metres to allow light throughT7 Ash + Horse Chestnut- Right side of house if facing the house- Cut back growth by 2.5 metres away from the houseT8 Ash x2- Back boundary- Bring down in height by 2.5 metres and sides by 1.5 metres to allow light through
Badgers Holt Homefield Road Chorleywood Rickmansworth Hertfordshire WD3 5QJ
Received 26 Mar 2026 - Unknown26/0500/TPO
(T1) Thuja in courtyard - lift to 4 metre, reduce height by 3 metres, reshape including increasing clearance from building by up to 1 metre, thin remaining live growth by 1/3rd - to minimise risk of damage to building and to increase headroom for delivery vehicles.
The Bury Bury Lane Rickmansworth Hertfordshire
Received 26 Mar 2026 - Decided26/0501/RSP
Part Retrospective: Construction of single storey front extension, part-single, part-two storey side and rear extensions, garage conversion and loft conversion including roof extension and insertion of rear dormers and front and side rooflights, internal alterations and alterations to fenestration
18 Batchworth Lane Northwood HA6 3AT
Received 26 Mar 2026 - Decided26/0502/RSP
Part-Retrospective: Demolition of existing bungalow and construction of two storey detached dwelling with associated parking and landscaping works
100 Watford Road Croxley Green Rickmansworth Hertfordshire WD3 3BX
Received 26 Mar 2026 - Unknown26/0503/TPO
Oak- Back garden, right side- Reduce height by 2.5 metres and sides by 1.5 metres to take weight out of limbs as tree has been reduced many years ago and to allow light through
La Vista 4 Little Hill Chorleywood Rickmansworth Hertfordshire WD3 5BX
Received 26 Mar 2026 - Decided26/0504/FUL
Demolition of existing conservatory and glass house, construction of single storey rear extension and outbuilding, installation of front solar panels and insulated render cladding, replacement windows, internal alterations and alterations to fenestration
4 Caroon Drive Sarratt Rickmansworth Hertfordshire WD3 6DD
Received 26 Mar 2026 - Decided26/0507/FUL
Conversion of garage into habitable accommodation and extension to drive
101 Byewaters Croxley Green Watford Hertfordshire WD18 8WH
Received 27 Mar 2026 - Decided26/0508/FUL
Construction of two-storey side extension
3 Talbot Cottages Bedmond Road Abbots Langley Hertfordshire WD5 0QB
Received 27 Mar 2026 - Decided26/0509/DIS
Discharge of Condition 2(Floor Excavation Method Statement) and Condition 3(Method Statement) pursuant to planning permission 25/0716/LBC
The Abbots House 10 High Street Abbots Langley Hertfordshire
Received 27 Mar 2026 - Unknown26/0510/DDD
T1 - Sycamore - Fell under 5 DAY NOTICERe site at below ?whatthreewords?//hike.indeed.watersAccessed from;Clutterbucks,Church LaneSarrattHertsWD3 6HLThe Sycamore is in significant declineThe stem nearest the carpark is completely dead and has now reached a point where all fine canopy has fallen off, and now more significant branches are failing. Sycamore when dead becomes very brittle and it is likely to see significant failures occurring in the canopy, which is close to the car park, overhead utilities and residential gardens and housesThe other stem does still have some life throughout, but this is sparse, in decline, and is attached to the dead stem via an inclusion. The extent of the inclusion is not visible due to ivy cover.The overall condition of the tree is very poor, and within striking distance of the school playing fields, car park and residential propertiesFor this reason we believe it should be removed as soon as is practible
Land Lying To The South West Of Dell Cottages The Green Sarratt Hertfordshire
Received 27 Mar 2026 - Decided26/0512/DIS
Discharge of Condition 6 (Arboricultural Impact Assessment) pursuant to planning permission 24/1622/FUL
3 Pembroke Road Moor Park Northwood Hertfordshire HA6 2HP
Received 27 Mar 2026 - Decided26/0513/FUL
Loft extension to the rear with associated roof extension and alterations, internal alterations and alterations to rear fenestration
62 Links Way Croxley Green Rickmansworth Hertfordshire WD3 3RJ
Received 27 Mar 2026 - Awaiting decision26/0516/FUL
Variation of Condition 2 (Plans) pursuant to planning permission 23/1827/FUL to allow alterations to lower ground floor plan layout
Tralee London Road Rickmansworth Hertfordshire WD3 1JT
Received 30 Mar 2026 - Decided26/0517/DIS
Discharge of Condition 3 (Habitat Management & Monitoring Plan) and Condition 8 (Landscaping and Boundary Treatments) pursuant to planning permission 24/1950/FUL
Cottage Farm Redhall Lane Chandlers Cross Rickmansworth Hertfordshire WD3 4LT
Received 30 Mar 2026 - Decided26/0518/FUL
Construction of single storey side/rear extension and enclosing and conversion of open under-croft into habitable accommodation
54 Abbots Road Abbots Langley Hertfordshire WD5 0BG
Received 30 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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