The White Bungalow Solesbridge Lane Chorleywood Rickmansworth Hertfordshire WD3 5SX Data via plota.co.uk

26/1086/FUL - Full Application Approved
Extensions & alterations

Proposal

Conversion of outbuilding into habitable accommodation for home office. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
6 Jul 2026
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Consultation
13 Jul 2026
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Approved
20 Aug 2026

Approved on 20 Aug 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 25 Sept 2026

Documents 13

Decision & officer reports 1

PDF DECISION NOTICE Decision · 20 Aug 2026 View ↗

Statements & assessments 2

PDF BIODIVERSITY CHECKLIST Supporting documents · 6 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT Supporting documents · 6 Jul 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 4

PDF 202106 / LP / 01 LOCATION PLAN OS Extract · 6 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF 202106 / PL / 501 EXISTING & PROPOSED PLANS Drawing · 6 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF 202106 / PL / 502 EXISTING & PROPOSED ELEVATION Drawing · 6 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF 201502 / PL / 503 PROPOSED BLOCK PLAN Drawing · 6 Jul 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

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

Consultation & comments 4

PDF COMMENT FROM CHORLEYWOOD PARISH Consultee Comment · 6 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF COMMENT FROM HERTS ARCHAEOLOGY Consultee Comment · 10 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF LIST OF NEIGHBOURS FOR PA Neighbour Notification List · 9 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF NEIGHBOUR LETTER SENT FOR PA Consultation Documents · 9 Jul 2026 View ↗

Other documents 1

PDF REPORT Report · 18 Sept 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 10

2 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Barn 13 Metres South East of Solesbridge Mill House, Grade II, about 3 m from the postcode pin · 2 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
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Historic England ↗
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.
Outer Loudwater conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Council document ↗
Local nature reserve about 230 m away: Chorleywood House Estate
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.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 1
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
National landscape about 26 m away: Chilterns
Outside the landscape; its setting can still be raised.
Previously an area of outstanding natural beauty, which is still the designation in law. Since 2023 authorities must seek to further its purpose, not merely have regard to it.
Also on the record
Inside the Chorleywood built-up area; Air quality management area about 12 m away: Chorley Wood NO2 AQMA; Priority habitat about 27 m away: Deciduous woodland; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 3, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 24 September 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. 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.

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Important details

Council
Three Rivers
Application type
Full Application
Postcode
WD3 5SX
Received
6 Jul 2026
Validated
6 Jul 2026
Ward
Chorleywood North And Sarratt
Parish
Chorleywood Parish Council
Case officer
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Target decision
31 Aug 2026
Decision
approved
Decision date
20 Aug 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 45 days from validation, 9 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
486decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

5 neighbours consulted · Last counted 25 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15063004
Comments by
7 Aug 2026
Site or press notice
13 Jul 2026
Statutory expiry
31 Aug 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

29 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

Previous applications at this address

2020
Loft conversion including insertion of rooflights
20/1172/FUL
2020
Loft conversion including insertion of rooflights
20/1172/FUL
2016 Approved
Various tree works
16/0035/TCA
2016 Approved
Various tree works
16/0035/TCA
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2024 Approved
Laundry Cottage Solesbridge Lane Chorleywood Rickmansworth Hertfordshire WD3 5SX
1) Dead tree just next to the house and leaning on the roof which needs to be removed - r…
24/1880/DDD
2024 Approved
Laundry Cottage Solesbridge Lane Chorleywood Rickmansworth Hertfordshire WD3 5SX
Trees behind the garage - x 12 - reduce by 12-15m to get those below the roof height. Tre…
24/1346/TCA
2023 Withdrawn
Old Mill House Solesbridge Lane Chorleywood Rickmansworth Hertfordshire WD3 5SX
Listed Building Consent: Alterations to fenestration including replacement of 5no. window…
23/1213/LBC
2023 Withdrawn
Old Mill House Solesbridge Lane Chorleywood Rickmansworth Hertfordshire WD3 5SX
Listed Building Consent: Alterations to fenestration including replacement of 5no. window…
23/1213/LBC
2023 Withdrawn
Old Mill House Solesbridge Lane Chorleywood Rickmansworth Hertfordshire WD3 5SX
Alterations to fenestration including replacement of 5no. windows; repairs and replacemen…
23/1212/FUL
2023 Withdrawn
Old Mill House Solesbridge Lane Chorleywood Rickmansworth Hertfordshire WD3 5SX
Alterations to fenestration including replacement of 5no. windows; repairs and replacemen…
23/1212/FUL
2022 Approved
The White Bungalow Solesbridge Lane Chorleywood Hertfordshire WD3 5SX
Loft conversion including rear dormer window and front rooflights
22/2279/FUL
2022 Approved
The White Bungalow Solesbridge Lane Chorleywood Hertfordshire WD3 5SX
Loft conversion including rear dormer window and front rooflights
22/2279/FUL
2022 Approved
Laundry Cottage Solesbridge Lane Chorleywood Rickmansworth Hertfordshire WD3 5SX
Ash - front of property - Overall crown reduction - 10-15 meters in height and 10-15 mete…
22/2371/TCA
2022 Approved
Laundry Cottage Solesbridge Lane Chorleywood Rickmansworth Hertfordshire WD3 5SX
Ash - front of property - Overall crown reduction - 10-15 meters in height and 10-15 mete…
22/2371/TCA
2022 Approved
Old Mill House Solesbridge Lane Chorleywood Hertfordshire WD3 5SX
1 x Cypress - Felling of tree
22/2117/TCA
2022 Approved
Old Mill House Solesbridge Lane Chorleywood Hertfordshire WD3 5SX
1 x Cypress - Felling of tree
22/2117/TCA
2022 Approved
Laundry Cottage Solesbridge Lane Chorleywood Rickmansworth Hertfordshire WD3 5SX
Tree - dead - remove
22/2334/DDD
2022 Approved
Laundry Cottage Solesbridge Lane Chorleywood Rickmansworth Hertfordshire WD3 5SX
Tree - dead - remove
22/2334/DDD
2020 Withdrawn
Barn South East Of Old Mill House Solesbridge Lane Chorleywood WD3 5SX
Variation to Condition 2 (approved plans) relating to Listed Building Consent 20/0655/LBC…
20/1485/LBC
2020 Withdrawn
Barn South East Of Old Mill House Solesbridge Lane Chorleywood WD3 5SX
Variation to Condition 2 (approved plans) relating to Listed Building Consent 20/0655/LBC…
20/1485/LBC
2020
Barn South East Of Old Mill House Solesbridge Lane Chorleywood WD3 5SX
Variation of Condition 2 (Approved Plans) of planning permission 20/0654/FUL (Conversion…
20/1476/FUL
2020
Barn South East Of Old Mill House Solesbridge Lane Chorleywood WD3 5SX
Variation to Condition 2 (approved plans) relating to Listed Building Consent 20/0655/LBC…
20/1485/FUL
2020
Barn South East Of Old Mill House Solesbridge Lane Chorleywood WD3 5SX
Variation of Condition 2 (Approved Plans) of planning permission 20/0654/FUL (Conversion…
20/1476/FUL
2020
Barn South East Of Old Mill House Solesbridge Lane Chorleywood WD3 5SX
Variation to Condition 2 (approved plans) relating to Listed Building Consent 20/0655/LBC…
20/1485/FUL
2018 Refused
Barn South East Of Old Mill House Solesbridge Lane Chorleywood WD3 5SX
Conversion of agricultural barn into a single residential dwelling with associated access…
18/1560/FUL
2018 Refused
Barn South East Of Old Mill House Solesbridge Lane Chorleywood WD3 5SX
Conversion of the existing agricultural barn into residential use as a single dwellinghou…
18/0510/FUL
2018 Refused
Barn South East Of Old Mill House Solesbridge Lane Chorleywood WD3 5SX
Listed Building Consent: Conversion of the existing agricultural barn into residential us…
18/0511/LBC
2016 Refused
River Cottage Solesbridge Lane Chorleywood Rickmansworth Hertfordshire WD3 5SX
Demolition of part of an existing garage block, and the discharge of the Section 52 Agree…
16/0209/FUL
2016 Refused
River Cottage Solesbridge Lane Chorleywood Rickmansworth Hertfordshire WD3 5SX
Demolition of part of an existing garage block, and the discharge of the Section 52 Agree…
16/0209/FUL
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
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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