193 - 203 High Street Rickmansworth Hertfordshire WD3 1BB Data via plota.co.uk

25/1996/FUL - Full Application Approved

Proposal

Alterations to existing shopfront including installation of replacement shop fascia, alterations to fenestration including renewal of window frames, timber fence and gutters, new sliding entrance doors, double door and 2no. fire doors; car park amendments including removal of 3no. car park spaces, existing kerb; installation of new bollard and replacement trolly shelter Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
18 Nov 2025
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Validated
9 Dec 2025
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Consultation
6 Jan 2026
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Approved
3 Feb 2026

Approved on 3 Feb 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 3 Oct 2026

Site constraints 7

Rickmansworth Town Centre 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 ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Local nature reserve about 243 m away: Rickmansworth Aquadrome
Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.
Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.
Also on the record
2 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin; Radon affected area, class 2; National infrastructure project about 619 m away: Expansion of Heathrow Airport (Third Runway), at pre-application; Inside the Rickmansworth built-up area.
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 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.

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Important details

Application type
Full Application
Postcode
WD3 1BB
Received
18 Nov 2025
Validated
9 Dec 2025
Ward
Rickmansworth Town
Parish
Batchworth Community Council
Case officer
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Target decision
3 Feb 2026
Decision
approved
Decision date
3 Feb 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. Approved, as 90% of full applications here are.

76%decided within 8 weeks
90%approved
5%go to committee

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

Public comments

1comment received
1 objecting

80 neighbours consulted · Last counted 3 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14455120
Planning Portal ref
PP-14455120
Comments by
27 Jan 2026
Site or press notice
6 Jan 2026
Statutory expiry
3 Feb 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