Land To The North And West Of Cottage Farm Redhall Lane Chandlers Cross WD3 4LT Data via plota.co.uk

26/1340/PDNA - PDN Agriculture Pending Consideration

Proposal

Prior Notification Agriculture: Construction of agricultural building for horticultural purposes; construction of a poly tunnel; associated landscaping works Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
20 Aug 2026
Decision
Expected by 15 Oct 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 9 Oct 2026; it is now day 50.

The consultation period closed on 18 Sept 2026.

Site constraints 7

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 ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 1
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
1 listed building within 150 m of the postcode pin; Radon affected area, class 3; Inside the Chandler's Cross built-up area; Priority habitat about 17 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 6 October 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, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) 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

Application type
PDN Agriculture
Postcode
WD3 4LT
Received
20 Aug 2026
Validated
20 Aug 2026
Ward
Chorleywood North And Sarratt
Parish
Sarratt Parish Council
Case officer
Show
Target decision
15 Oct 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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Decision outlook

Day 50, past Three Rivers's usual 37 days for prior approvals. 100% are decided within thirteen weeks, so most likely by 19 Nov 2026.

Day 506 days to the 56-day target
98%decided within 8 weeks
88%approved
56decided in the last year

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

Public comments

5comments received
5 objecting

100% object · above the UK average of 74%

13 neighbours consulted · Last counted 7 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15139370
Planning Portal ref
PP-15139370
Comments by
18 Sept 2026
Statutory expiry
15 Oct 2026
Env. assessment
No
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