The Dell Long Lane Heronsgate Rickmansworth Hertfordshire WD3 5DJ Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Erection of two self-build detached dwellings, alterations to existing vehicular access and land levels and proposed associated landscaping. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Refused on 18 Jun 2026 · Committee Decision · Last checked 25 Jul 2026
Planning committee
Decided by Three Rivers Planning Committee on 18 Jun 2026.
Refused by 5 votes to 0
Against officer advice: officers had recommended approval.
- Officers advised approval because the revised scheme would not substantially harm Green Belt openness, and its benefits outweighed its sustainability harm.
- Objectors raised heritage, rural character, sustainability, highway, activity and limited affordable housing benefits; the agent supported the proposal’s design and benefits.
- Members voted 5–0 with 3 abstentions to refuse the application for heritage, character, sustainability and affordable housing agreement reasons.
Source: Plota analysis of Three Rivers's committee minutes of 18 Jun 2026.
Documents 97
Decision & officer reports 1
Statements & assessments 10
Plans & drawings 21
Application forms 2
Consultation & comments 59
Other documents 4
Site constraints 4
Checked on 26 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.
Sales history 1
Last sold for £250,000 in October 2023. Other property, freehold.
Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.
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Important details
- Council
- Three Rivers
- Application type
- Full Application
- Postcode
- WD3 5DJ
- Received
- 13 Jan 2026
- Validated
- 19 Jan 2026
- Ward
- Chorleywood South And Maple Cross
- Parish
- Non-Parished
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 16 Mar 2026
- Decision
- refused
- Decision date
- 18 Jun 2026
- Decision level
- Committee Decision
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Show
How this decision compares
Decided in 150 days from validation, 94 days slower than Three Rivers's median of 56 for new homes. Refused, as 30% of new homes here are.
Plota live figures for new homes decided by Three Rivers in the last twelve months, from validation. Three Rivers decision record →
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-14534778
- Comments by
- 11 Feb 2026
- Site or press notice
- 22 Jan 2026
- Committee
- 18 Jun 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
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%).
Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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