Loudwater Farm Loudwater Lane Loudwater Rickmansworth Hertfordshire WD3 4HG Data via plota.co.uk

26/1500/CLED - Certificate of Lawfulness - Existing Use Pending Consideration
Admin / proceduralCommercial premises

Proposal

Certificate of Lawfulness Existing Use: Mixed use of the site under Class F1 (Learning and non residential institutions), Class F2 (Local Community), Class E (Commercial), Class C1 (Hotels) , Class C3 (Dwellinghouses) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
21 Sept 2026
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Validated
16 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 11 Dec 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. A decision is expected by 11 Dec 2026.

Comments are open until 20 Nov 2026

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Documents 13

Statements & assessments 3

PDF HERITAGE STATEMENT Supporting documents · 8 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF STATEMENT OF TRUTH 1 Supporting documents · 21 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF STATEMENT OF TRUTH 2 Supporting documents · 21 Sept 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 8

PDF 8540_B1 REV A FARM HOUSE - BLOCK PLAN & GF PLAN & ELEVATIONS Drawing · 16 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF 8540_B2 REV A THE CHALET & THE FORGE - BLOCK PLAN & FLOOR PLAN & ELEVATIONS Drawing · 16 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF 8540_A3 BARN 1 - BLOCK PLAN & FLOOR PLAN & ELEVATIONS Drawing · 16 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF 8540_B4 REV A COW SHED - BLOCK PLAN & FLOOR PLAN & ELEVATIONS Drawing · 16 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF 8540_A5 STABLES - BLOCK PLAN & FLOOR PLAN & ELEVATIONS Drawing · 16 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF 8540_A6 THE PAVILION - BLOCK PLAN & FLOOR PLAN & ELEVATIONS Drawing · 16 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF BLOCK PLAN Drawing · 8 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF LOCATION PLAN OS Extract · 21 Sept 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATION FORM - WITHOUT PERSONAL DATA Application Form · 21 Sept 2026 View ↗

Other documents 1

PDF COVERING LETTER Supporting documents · 21 Sept 2026 View ↗

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Site constraints 9

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 ↗
Outer Loudwater 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 ↗
In flood zones plus climate change
Inside the extent flood zones 2 and 3 could reach with climate change: the Central allowance for the 2080s on rivers, the Upper End allowance for sea level rise to 2125. From rivers. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Councils use it to decide when a flood risk assessment and the sequential test are needed. It is indicative and does not show whether a particular property will flood.
Flood map ↗
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
2 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin; Radon affected area, class 2; Flood defence about 4 m from the postcode pin (natural high ground, designed for a 1 in 20 year flood); Inside the Chorleywood built-up area; 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 20 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

Council
Three Rivers
Application type
Certificate of Lawfulness - Existing Use
Postcode
WD3 4HG
Received
21 Sept 2026
Validated
16 Oct 2026
Ward
Chorleywood North And Sarratt
Parish
Chorleywood Parish Council
Case officer
Show
Target decision
11 Dec 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show

Public comments

No public comments yet.

11 neighbours consulted · Last counted 27 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15232820
Planning Portal ref
PP-15232820
Comments by
20 Nov 2026
Site or press notice
30 Oct 2026
Statutory expiry
11 Dec 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

29 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

Previous applications at this address

2025 Approved
Top Car Park Laurel Bush (more like a tree) is indicated by the red X on the map. Amongst…
25/1972/TCA
2025 Approved
Top Car Park Laurel Bush (more like a tree) is indicated by the red X on the map. Amongst…
25/1972/TCA
2024 Approved
T1 - Crack Willow - coppice down to a height of 2m ( to old coppice point) as two of the…
24/0059/TCA
2019 Approved
Various tree works
19/2363/TPO
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2023 Approved
The Coach House Loudwater Lane Loudwater Rickmansworth Hertfordshire WD3 4HQ
G1 - Group of Hornbeams - reduce lateral growth extending over pool by 1.5m to prevent br…
23/1878/TPO
2023 Approved
The Coach House Loudwater Lane Loudwater Rickmansworth Hertfordshire WD3 4HQ
G1 - Group of Hornbeams - reduce lateral growth extending over pool by 1.5m to prevent br…
23/1878/TPO
2023 Approved
Dolphin Lodge Loudwater Lane Loudwater Rickmansworth Hertfordshire WD3 4HQ
Various tree works
23/1332/TPO
2023 Approved
Dolphin Lodge Loudwater Lane Loudwater Rickmansworth Hertfordshire WD3 4HQ
Various tree works
23/1332/TPO
2023 Refused
Chess Falls Loudwater Lane Loudwater Rickmansworth Hertfordshire WD3 4HQ
Various tree works
23/1454/TPO
2023 Refused
Chess Falls Loudwater Lane Loudwater Rickmansworth Hertfordshire WD3 4HQ
Various tree works
23/1454/TPO
2021 Approved
The Old Mill House Loudwater Lane Loudwater WD3 4HQ
Replacement windows
21/0418/FUL
2021 Approved
The Old Mill House Loudwater Lane Loudwater WD3 4HQ
Replacement windows
21/0418/FUL
2021 Approved
The Old Mill House Loudwater Lane Loudwater WD3 4HQ
Listed Building Consent: Replacement windows
21/0419/LBC
2021 Approved
The Old Mill House Loudwater Lane Loudwater WD3 4HQ
Listed Building Consent: Replacement windows
21/0419/LBC
2019 Refused
The Coach House Loudwater Lane Loudwater Rickmansworth Hertfordshire WD3 4HQ
Erection of an attached oak framed car port extension
19/1790/FUL
2019 Approved
Loudwater Farm Loudwater Lane Loudwater WD3 4HG
Various tree works - please see application form for full description of proposed works
19/1625/TPO
2019 Approved
The Coach House Loudwater Lane Loudwater Rickmansworth Hertfordshire WD3 4HQ
Demolition of existing conservatory and construction of replacement with single storey oa…
19/0856/FUL
2018 Approved
The Coach House Loudwater Lane Loudwater Rickmansworth Hertfordshire WD3 4HQ
Various tree works
18/1067/TPO
2018 Approved
Dolphin Lodge Loudwater Lane Loudwater Rickmansworth Hertfordshire WD3 4HQ
Various tree works
18/0201/TPO
2018 Approved
Dolphin Lodge Loudwater Lane Loudwater Rickmansworth Hertfordshire WD3 4HQ
Various tree works
18/0200/TCA
2017 Approved
The Old Mill House Loudwater Lane Loudwater WD3 4HQ
Loft conversion including increase in height of roof to existing structures, insertion of…
17/2305/FUL
2017 Approved
The Old Mill House Loudwater Lane Loudwater WD3 4HQ
Listed Building Consent: Loft conversion including increase in height of roof to existing…
17/2306/LBC
2016 Withdrawn
The Old Mill House Loudwater Lane Loudwater WD3 4HQ
Listed Building Consent: Loft conversion including extensions and increase in height of r…
16/2692/LBC
2016 Withdrawn
The Old Mill House Loudwater Lane Loudwater WD3 4HQ
Loft conversion including extensions and increase in height of roof to existing structure…
16/2691/FUL
2016 Withdrawn
The Old Mill House Loudwater Lane Loudwater Rickmansworth Hertfordshire WD3 4HQ
Listed Building Consent: Replacement windows and doors
16/1843/LBC
2016 Withdrawn
The Old Mill House Loudwater Lane Loudwater Rickmansworth Hertfordshire WD3 4HQ
Listed Building Consent: Replacement windows and doors
16/1307/LBC
2016 Withdrawn
The Old Mill House Loudwater Lane Loudwater Rickmansworth Hertfordshire WD3 4HQ
Listed Building Consent: Replacement windows and doors
16/1307/LBC
2016 Refused
Chess Cottage Loudwater Lane Loudwater Rickmansworth Hertfordshire WD3 4HG
Single storey side extension
16/0493/FUL
2016 Refused
Chess Cottage Loudwater Lane Loudwater Rickmansworth Hertfordshire WD3 4HG
Single storey side extension
16/0493/FUL
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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings