Three Rivers House Northway Rickmansworth Hertfordshire WD3 1RL Data via plota.co.uk

25/1754/ADV - Advert Application Approved

Proposal

Advertising Consent: Display of flags Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
10 Oct 2025
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Validated
3 Dec 2025
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Consultation
16 Dec 2025
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Approved
17 Feb 2026

Approved on 17 Feb 2026 · Committee Decision · Last checked 3 Oct 2026

Site constraints 3

7 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Basing House, Grade II, about 29 m from the postcode pin · 7 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 ↗
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 ↗
Also on the record
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 3 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 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
Advert Application
Postcode
WD3 1RL
Received
10 Oct 2025
Validated
3 Dec 2025
Ward
Rickmansworth Town
Parish
Batchworth Community Council
Case officer
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Target decision
27 Feb 2026
Decision
approved
Decision date
17 Feb 2026
Decision level
Committee Decision
Applicant
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Freehold owner
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How this decision compares

Decided in 76 days from validation, 21 days slower than Three Rivers's median of 55 for advertisement consent. Approved, as 87% of advertisement consent here are.

67%decided within 8 weeks
87%approved
9,149decided in the last year

Plota live figures for advertisement consent decided across the UK in the last twelve months, from validation; too few recent advertisement consent in Three Rivers to go on. Three Rivers decision record →

Public comments

2comments received
2 objecting

2 neighbours consulted · Last counted 3 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
11 Jan 2026
Site or press notice
16 Dec 2025
Committee
16 Feb 2026
Statutory expiry
28 Jan 2026
Env. assessment
No
Three Rivers
Planning Authority Score
7.3/10
Good
#54 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other 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

Freehold owner and leaseholders: 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.