142 Highfield Way Rickmansworth Hertfordshire WD3 7PJ Data via plota.co.uk

25/2060/CLPD - Certificate of Lawfulness - Proposed Use Refused

Proposal

Certificate of Lawfulness Proposed Development: Demolition of existing sheds and construction of an outbuilding Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
26 Nov 2025
✓
Validated
28 Nov 2025
✗
Refused
20 Jan 2026
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Appeal dismissed
2 Apr 2026

Refused on 20 Jan 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 9 Oct 2026

Site constraints 6

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; Inside the Chorleywood built-up area; Green belt about 41 m away: London; National infrastructure project about 1382 m away: Expansion of Heathrow Airport (Third Runway), at pre-application; Priority habitat about 41 m away: Deciduous woodland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 9 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.

Sales history 2

Last sold for £1,440,000 in June 2024. Detached house, freehold.

24 June 2024£1,440,000
9 January 1995£250,000

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

Building

Floor area324 m² (3,488 sq ft)
Energy ratingC (76 out of 100), could reach B
PropertyDetached house, 8 habitable rooms
Built1983 to 1990
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsCavity wall, as built, insulated (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in July 2022, the latest held for this property, matched to this application by its address. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Application type
Certificate of Lawfulness - Proposed Use
Postcode
WD3 7PJ
Received
26 Nov 2025
Validated
28 Nov 2025
Ward
Rickmansworth Town
Parish
Chorleywood Parish Council
Case officer
Show
Target decision
23 Jan 2026
Decision
refused
Decision date
20 Jan 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Appeal
Dismissed · 2 Apr 2026 · Written Representations · Inspectorate case 6003529 ↗
Applicant
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Agent
SH2 CONSULTING

How this decision compares

Decided in 53 days from validation, about the council's usual 51 days. Refused, as 9% of lawful development certificates here are.

95%decided within 8 weeks
91%approved
177decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 9 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14517124
Planning Portal ref
PP-14517124
Statutory expiry
23 Jan 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

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.