Tesco Superstore Frogmoor Wharf Harefield Road Rickmansworth WD3 1LX Data via plota.co.uk

Proposal

Installation of one self service laundry kiosk to Tesco Superstore curtilage Data via plota.co.uk

View original council record ↗Last checked

Application progress

✓
Received
1 Jul 2026
✓
Validated
3 Jul 2026
✓
Approved
15 Sept 2026

Approved on 15 Sept 2026 · Committee Decision · Last checked 15 Sept 2026

Documents 22

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 8

Local nature reserve about 47 m away: Rickmansworth Aquadrome
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 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; 1 listed building within 150 m of the postcode pin; National infrastructure project about 182 m away: Expansion of Heathrow Airport (Third Runway), at pre-application; Flood defence about 29 m from the postcode pin (wall, designed for a 1 in 100 year flood); Inside the Rickmansworth built-up area; Green belt about 32 m away: London.
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 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.

Work with planning data?

Every application in Three Rivers - and every UK council - as a live feed, an API, or a bulk CSV export.

About Plota's data service

Important details

Application type
Full Application
Postcode
WD3 1LX
Received
1 Jul 2026
Validated
3 Jul 2026
Ward
Rickmansworth Town
Parish
Batchworth Community Council
Case officer
Show
Target decision
25 Sept 2026
Decision
approved
Decision date
15 Sept 2026
Decision level
Committee Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Laurence Piper

How this decision compares

Decided in 74 days from validation, 18 days slower than Three Rivers's median of 56 for commercial premises. Approved, as 86% of commercial premises here are.

54%decided within 8 weeks
86%approved
9%go to committee

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

Public comments

10comments received
10 objecting

100% object · above the UK average of 74%

27 neighbours consulted · Last counted 15 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15042325
Planning Portal ref
PP-15042325
Comments by
29 Jul 2026
Committee
10 Sept 2026
Statutory expiry
28 Aug 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