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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610 approved · 103 refused · 54 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Unknown26/0953/TPO
2 x Silver birch - Reduce by 2-3m to allow more light in the garden.Conifer - Reduce by up to 6m.
21 Askew Road Moor Park Northwood Hertfordshire HA6 2JE
Received 11 Jun 2026 - Decided26/0954/FUL
Demolition of existing rear projection and construction of new single-storey side and rear extensions, pitched roof over existing side extension and alterations to rear fenestration
11 Nightingale Road Rickmansworth Hertfordshire WD3 7DE
Received 11 Jun 2026 - Decided26/0955/CLPD
Certificate of Lawfulness Proposed Development: Proposed loft conversion including hip to gable extension, rear dormer and front rooflights
31 Carpenders Avenue Carpenders Park Watford Hertfordshire WD19 5BS
Received 11 Jun 2026 - Decided26/0956/FUL
Construction of single storey front extension, single storey rear extension; garage conversion including alterations to existing garage roof; alternation to fenestrations and raised patio to rear
37 Blacketts Wood Drive Chorleywood Rickmansworth Hertfordshire WD3 5PY
Received 11 Jun 2026 - Unknown26/0957/TCA
Cherry Tree - Fell
10 St Francis Close Oxhey Hall Watford Hertfordshire WD19 4LP
Received 11 Jun 2026 - Unknown26/0958/TCA
T1 Field Maple - fell to ground level due to this tree causing structural damage to retaining wall and neighbour's path. T2 Ash - fell to ground level due to decay in root system. There is structural damage to neighbour's path and significant damage to client's driveway due to shallow roots
34 Bedford Road Moor Park Northwood Hertfordshire HA6 2AZ
Received 11 Jun 2026 - Pending Consideration26/0959/FUL
Demolition of existing buildings; construction of 2no. detached buildings to accommodate 18no. residential apartments with associated access, parking and landscaping works
30 Eastbury Avenue Northwood HA6 3LN
Received 12 Jun 2026 - Pending Consideration26/0960/FUL
Construction of two storey detached dwelling with associated parking and landscaping works
Land To The South West Of Dell Cottages, The Green, And Rear Of Clutterbucks, Church Lane Sarratt Hertfordshire
Received 12 Jun 2026 - Decided26/0961/FUL
Variation of Condition 2 (Plans) pursuant to planning permission 26/0508/FUL to allow an increase in size to the ground floor extension
3 Talbot Cottages Bedmond Road Abbots Langley Hertfordshire WD5 0QB
Received 12 Jun 2026 - Unknown26/0962/TCA
Tree Number - T1 Tree Type - Lawson cypress (Lawsoniana Chamaecyparis)Approx. Diameter at 1.5m - 0.4m Approx. Height - 14m Approx. Crown Spread Diameter - 8m Location - See map Service - Section dismantleWork Required - Section dismantle tree to near ground levelReason - As per clients specification / tree is now visibly in decline with a dead top and brown foliage removal recommended Priority Code - OnTree Number - T2Tree Type - unidentifiable dead tree Approx. Diameter at 1.5m - 0.3m Approx. Height - 5m Approx. Crown Spread Diameter - 4m Location - See map Service - Section dismantleWork Required - Section dismantle tree to near ground levelReason - As per clients specification / tree is now deadPriority Code - On
Wedgewood Sarratt Lane Loudwater Rickmansworth Hertfordshire WD3 4AS
Received 12 Jun 2026 - Decided26/0963/FUL
Extensions to temporary school building in association with on-site filming activities.
Warner Bros. Studios Leavesden Warner Drive Watford Hertfordshire WD25 7LP
Received 12 Jun 2026 - Decided26/0964/CLPD
Certificate of Lawfulness Proposed Development: Construction of detached single storey garage/outbuilding
130 Abbots Road Abbots Langley Hertfordshire WD5 0BL
Received 12 Jun 2026 - Decided26/0965/DIS
Discharge of conditions 5 (Tree Method Statement) and 6 (Hard and Soft Landscaping) pursuant to planning permission 26/0547/FUL
Downfield 49 Copthorne Road Croxley Green Rickmansworth Hertfordshire WD3 4AH
Received 12 Jun 2026 - Decided26/0966/FUL
Demolition of existing garage, construction of part two storey, part first floor side and rear extensions
53 Oakhill Road Maple Cross Rickmansworth Hertfordshire WD3 9RE
Received 15 Jun 2026 - Decided26/0967/FUL
Variation of Condition 6 (Use of Outbuilding) pursuant to planning permission 25/1238/FUL to allow someone else to work in the outbuilding alongside the applicant.
7 Little Oxhey Lane South Oxhey Watford Hertfordshire WD19 6FS
Received 15 Jun 2026 - Decided26/0968/FUL
Alteration and extension of driveway.
Pennhurst 1 Berks Hill Chorleywood Rickmansworth Hertfordshire WD3 5AG
Received 15 Jun 2026 - Decided26/0969/NMA
Non material amendments to planning permission 24/0822/FUL to allow the proposed roof tiles to be in dark grey.
58 Highfield Way Rickmansworth Hertfordshire WD3 7PR
Received 15 Jun 2026 - Unknown26/0970/TPO
T1- Weeping Willow in conservation area- Works - to pollard to previous points- 2-3 metres from top to side
King Fisher Cottage Trout Rise Loudwater Rickmansworth Hertfordshire WD3 4JS
Received 15 Jun 2026 - Decided26/0972/CLED
Certificate of Lawfulness Existing Use: Use of the detached building as one single family dwellinghouse
Austillay Homefield Road Chorleywood Rickmansworth Hertfordshire WD3 5QJ
Received 15 Jun 2026 - Decided26/0973/CLPD
Certificate of Lawfulness Proposed Development: Loft conversion including rear dormer and front rooflights.
125 Windmill Drive Croxley Green Rickmansworth Hertfordshire WD3 3FB
Received 15 Jun 2026 - Unknown26/0974/TCA
we would like to take down the tree, there is one right outside the front door, we suspect it to be a conifer which is now taller than the building and we worry that the root will be affecting the building especially in the summer months when it looks for water.
The Ebury Rooms Ebury Road Rickmansworth Hertfordshire WD3 1BL
Received 15 Jun 2026 - Pending Consideration26/0975/FUL
Two storey front, side and rear extension; basement and loft conversion including increase in ridge height; construction of 3no. dormers; installation of velux windows; alterations to external materials; raised rear patio; new carriage drive; alterations to the fenestration; internal alterations
43 Russell Road Moor Park Northwood Hertfordshire HA6 2LP
Received 15 Jun 2026 - Decided26/0976/DIS
Discharge of condition 6 (tree protection) pursuant to planning permission 25/1674/FUL
12 South Approach Moor Park Northwood Hertfordshire HA6 2ET
Received 16 Jun 2026 - Decided26/0977/PDNA
Permitted Development Notice: Construction of agricultural barn
Land Off Old House Lane Old House Lane Kings Langley Hertfordshire
Received 16 Jun 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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