The Lodge House Copthorne Road Croxley Green Rickmansworth Hertfordshire WD3 4AQ Data via plota.co.uk

26/0172/FUL - Full Application Refused

Proposal

Demolition of existing store and construction of single storey rear extension and first floor side extension with front, side and rear dormer windows. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
4 Feb 2026
✓
Validated
6 Mar 2026
✓
Consultation
16 Mar 2026
✗
Refused
1 May 2026
Appeal
Appeal lodged

Refused on 1 May 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 7 Oct 2026

Site constraints 4

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 Rickmansworth built-up area; Priority habitat about 32 m away: No main habitat but additional habitats present.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · 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 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 £335,000 in April 2008. Detached house, freehold.

25 April 2008£335,000
24 March 1999£210,000

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

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Important details

Application type
Full Application
Postcode
WD3 4AQ
Received
4 Feb 2026
Validated
6 Mar 2026
Ward
Dickinsons
Parish
Croxley Green Parish Council
Case officer
Show
Target decision
1 May 2026
Decision
refused
Decision date
1 May 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 56 days from validation, about the council's usual 55 days. Refused, as 10% of demolitions here are.

76%decided within 8 weeks
90%approved
142decided in the last year

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

Public comments

2comments received
1 objecting1 neutral

10 neighbours consulted · Last counted 7 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14676700
Planning Portal ref
PP-14676700
Comments by
27 Apr 2026
Site or press notice
16 Mar 2026
Statutory expiry
1 May 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.