The Lodge Old Chorleywood Road Rickmansworth Hertfordshire WD3 4EH Data via plota.co.uk

26/1462/PDM - Commercial, business, service to Resi Pending Consideration

Proposal

Prior Approval: Change of use from a physiotherapy practice (Class E) to a single dwelling (Class C3) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
14 Sept 2026
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Validated
29 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 24 Nov 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 24 Nov 2026, from Three Rivers's recent new homes.

Site constraints 2

Also on the record
Inside the Chorleywood built-up area; Green belt about 21 m away: London.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 30 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

Application type
Commercial, business, service to Resi
Postcode
WD3 4EH
Received
14 Sept 2026
Validated
29 Sept 2026
Ward
Rickmansworth Town
Parish
Batchworth Community Council
Case officer
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Target decision
24 Nov 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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Decision outlook

Day 5 of the 56-day target. Three Rivers usually decides new homes by day 56.

Day 551 days to the 56-day target
67%decided within 8 weeks
70%approved
10%go to committee

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 30 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15219719
Statutory expiry
24 Nov 2026
Env. assessment
No
Three Rivers
Planning Authority Score
7.3/10
Good
#54 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

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