McDonalds Restaurant Ltd 94 - 102 High Street Rickmansworth Hertfordshire WD3 1AQ Data via plota.co.uk

26/0337/RSP - Retrospective application Pending Consideration

Proposal

Retrospective: Installation of HVAC plant and associated works to roof of building Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
2 Mar 2026
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Validated
13 Mar 2026
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Consultation
9 Apr 2026
Decision
Expected by 31 Oct 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 9 Oct 2026; it is now day 210.

The consultation period closed on 30 Apr 2026.

Documents 19

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 6

Rickmansworth Town Centre 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 ↗
5 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: 133, 133a and 133b, High Street, Grade II, about 50 m from the postcode pin · 5 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.
Show all 5 with distances
Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; Local nature reserve about 401 m away: Rickmansworth Aquadrome; National infrastructure project about 684 m away: Expansion of Heathrow Airport (Third Runway), at pre-application; Inside the Rickmansworth built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · 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 Planning Inspectorate, 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.

Sales history 1

Last sold for £1,275,000 in June 2025. Other property, freehold.

16 June 2025£1,275,000Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale

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

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Important details

Application type
Retrospective application
Postcode
WD3 1AQ
Received
2 Mar 2026
Validated
13 Mar 2026
Ward
Rickmansworth Town
Parish
Batchworth Community Council
Case officer
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Target decision
31 Oct 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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Agent
Sarah Carpenter
Freehold owner
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Decision outlook

Day 210, past the statutory target. 93% of full applications in Three Rivers are decided within thirteen weeks; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 2 Oct 2026.

Day 210154 days past the 56-day target
76%decided within 8 weeks
90%approved
5%go to committee

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

Public comments

9comments received
9 objecting

100% object · above the UK average of 74%

80 neighbours consulted · Last counted 2 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14740495
Planning Portal ref
PP-14740495
Comments by
30 Apr 2026
Site or press notice
9 Apr 2026
Statutory expiry
8 May 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

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 owner: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.