Land South Of Maple Cross East Of M25 And West Of Denham Way Maple Cross Hertfordshire Data via plota.co.uk

Proposal

Environmental Impact Assessment Scoping Opinion Request - Development and erection of a residential led, mixed use development comprising: residential market and affordable homes (Class C3); provision of extra care housing (Class C2); a mixed use local centre with retail (Class E), healthcare centre (Class E), community (Class F2), primary school (F1) and nursery facilities (Class E); open spaces, recreational play, ecological areas, woodlands and public realm; new and improved pedestrian, cycle and vehicular accesses and network within the site; associated drainage, utilities, energy and waste facilities and infrastructure; and improvement works to existing access routes. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
4 Aug 2026
Decision
Awaiting decision

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet.

Important details

Application type
EIA Scoping Request
Received
4 Aug 2026
Validated
4 Aug 2026
Ward
Chorleywood South And Maple Cross
Parish
Non-Parished
Case officer
Show
Target decision
8 Sept 2026
Agent
Peter Warren

Public comments

1comment received
1 neutral

Last counted 20 Aug 2026

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Consultation & key dates

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 performance
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