The Drive Park Close Rickmansworth Hertfordshire WD3 1QH Data via plota.co.uk

26/0551/CLPD - Certificate of Lawfulness - Proposed Use Approved
Change of useExtensions & alterationsNew homes

Proposal

Certificate of Lawfulness Proposed Development: Conversion of garage into habitable accommodation, alteration to rear fenestration Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
7 Apr 2026
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Validated
13 May 2026
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Approved
27 May 2026

Approved on 27 May 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 5 Jul 2026

Documents 9

Decision & officer reports 1

PDF DECISION NOTICE Decision · 28 May 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 7

PDF 101 PROPOSED ELEVATIONS Drawing · 13 May 2026 View ↗ PDF 103 EXISTING GF PLAN Drawing · 13 May 2026 View ↗ PDF 104 EXISTING 1ST FLOOR PLAN Drawing · 13 May 2026 View ↗ PDF 105 PROPOSED GF PLAN Drawing · 13 May 2026 View ↗ PDF TRDC02 LOCATION PLAN OS Extract · 6 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF TRDC01 BLOCK PLAN Drawing · 6 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF 102 EXISTING & PROPOSED SIDE ELEVATIONS Drawing · 6 Apr 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATION FORM - WITHOUT PERSONAL DATA Application Form · 6 Apr 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 5

Green belt: London
Inappropriate development needs very special circumstances.
Green belt policy allows a short list of exceptions, such as limited extensions and replacement buildings. Anything else needs very special circumstances that clearly outweigh the harm. Some green belt land can count as grey belt, where it does not strongly serve the green belt's purposes. The council decides this in its green belt assessment or on each application, so we do not mark it here.
Read the government guidance ↗
Local nature reserve 161 m away: Batchworth Heath
Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.
Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.
Registered park or garden 21 m away: Moor Park
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Registered parks and gardens, battlefields, world heritage sites and protected wrecks are designated heritage assets: harm needs clear and convincing justification.
Historic England ↗
Public footpath 25 m away
Matters where it crosses or adjoins the site: obstructing a path without a diversion order is an offence, and work cannot start until the order is confirmed.
Compiled from highway authority data, not the legal definitive map. A few authorities have not published, so no path shown is not proof there is none.
Also on the record
Inside the Moor Park built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No listed building at the site · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

Sales history 1

Last sold for £1,725,000 in March 2026. Detached house, freehold.

18 March 2026£1,725,000

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

Building

Floor area205 m² (2,207 sq ft)
Energy ratingE (40 out of 100), could reach D
PropertyDetached house, 8 habitable rooms
Built1950 to 1966
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsCavity wall, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in August 2024, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
Three Rivers
Application type
Certificate of Lawfulness - Proposed Use
Postcode
WD3 1QH
Received
7 Apr 2026
Validated
13 May 2026
Ward
Moor Park And Eastbury
Parish
Batchworth Community Council
Case officer
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Target decision
8 Jul 2026
Decision
approved
Decision date
27 May 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
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How this decision compares

Decided in 14 days from validation, 40 days faster than Three Rivers's median of 54 for extensions. Approved, as 91% of extensions here are.

83%decided within 8 weeks
91%approved
487decided in the last year

Plota live figures for extensions decided by Three Rivers in the last twelve months, from validation. Three Rivers decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14834436
Planning Portal ref
PP-14834436
Statutory expiry
8 Jul 2026
Env. assessment
No

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Three Rivers
Planning Authority Score
7.3/10
Good
#54 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Three Rivers is faster than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #30 out of 296. Only 24% of applications have the time limit extended, well below the 41% national average - the council usually decides on time. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (91%) than the national average (90%).

Faster than most councils
for householder decisions
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Three Rivers decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
89%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #145 of 296
91%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #184 of 296
82%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #30 of 296
24%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #28 of 296
85%
Minor dwellings approved
62 decided (1-9 homes)
63%
Major dwellings approved
8 decided (10+ homes)
94%
Change of use approved
17 decided
819
Total decisions
86 refused in the year to March 2026
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.