Hazelwood House Old Solesbridge Lane Chorleywood Rickmansworth Hertfordshire WD3 5ST Data via plota.co.uk

26/1413/RSP - Retrospective application Pending Consideration
Change of useCommercial premises

Proposal

Retrospective: Change of use of the use of the existing detached ancillary outbuilding for short term guest accommodation Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
4 Sept 2026
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Validated
17 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 12 Nov 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 12 Nov 2026 and 20 Nov 2026, from Three Rivers's recent commercial premises. Comments are open until 9 Oct 2026.

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Documents 8

Statements & assessments 2

PDF BIODIVERSITY CHECKLIST Supporting documents · 8 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF PLANNING STATEMENT Supporting documents · 4 Sept 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 1

PDF HH PA 01 REV A EXISTING ELEVATIONS, FLOOR, SITE & LOCATION PLAN Drawing · 4 Sept 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATION FORM Application Form · 16 Sept 2026 View ↗

Consultation & comments 2

PDF LIST OF NEIGHBOURS FOR PA Neighbour Notification List · 18 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF NEIGHBOUR LETTER SENT FOR PA Consultation Documents · 18 Sept 2026 View ↗

Other documents 2

PDF ACCOMMODATION LIST PART 1 Supporting documents · 4 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF ACCOMMODATION LIST PART 2 Supporting documents · 4 Sept 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 9

Air quality management area: Chorley Wood NO2 AQMA
The council has declared the area as failing an air quality objective.
Schemes that add traffic, parking or combustion plant are assessed against the area's action plan and may need an air quality assessment.
Council record ↗
Local nature reserve about 125 m away: Chorleywood House Estate
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.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
National landscape about 99 m away: Chilterns
Outside the landscape; its setting can still be raised.
Previously an area of outstanding natural beauty, which is still the designation in law. Since 2023 authorities must seek to further its purpose, not merely have regard to it.
Also on the record
3 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin; Conservation area about 77 m away: Outer Loudwater; Inside the Chorleywood built-up area; Green belt about 30 m away: London; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 3, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 19 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 2

Last sold for £1,245,000 in May 2022. Detached house, freehold.

23 May 2022£1,245,000
12 August 1997£222,000

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
Retrospective application
Postcode
WD3 5ST
Received
4 Sept 2026
Validated
17 Sept 2026
Ward
Chorleywood North And Sarratt
Parish
Chorleywood Parish Council
Case officer
Show
Target decision
12 Nov 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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Agent
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Decision outlook

Day 18 of the 56-day target. Three Rivers usually decides commercial premises by day 56.

Day 1838 days to the 56-day target
54%decided within 8 weeks
86%approved
9%go to committee

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

Public comments

1comment received
1 objecting

9 neighbours consulted · Last counted 3 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15200875
Comments by
9 Oct 2026
Statutory expiry
12 Nov 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

16 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

Previous applications at this address

2017 Approved
Retrospective: Conversion of detached garage into ancillary residential annexe
17/0303/RSP
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2023 Approved
Yew Tree Cottage Solesbridge Lane Chorleywood Rickmansworth Hertfordshire WD3 5SW
Construction of single storey detached garage
23/1357/FUL
2023 Approved
Yew Tree Cottage Solesbridge Lane Chorleywood Rickmansworth Hertfordshire WD3 5SW
Construction of single storey detached garage
23/1357/FUL
2023 Approved
Yew Tree Cottage Solesbridge Lane Chorleywood Rickmansworth Hertfordshire WD3 5SW
Construction of single storey rear extension
23/1356/FUL
2023 Approved
Yew Tree Cottage Solesbridge Lane Chorleywood Rickmansworth Hertfordshire WD3 5SW
Construction of single storey rear extension
23/1356/FUL
2023 Approved
Old Bridge House Old Solesbridge Lane Chorleywood Rickmansworth Hertfordshire WD3 5ST
Certificate of Lawfulness Proposed Development: Construction of single storey side extens…
23/1209/CLPD
2023 Approved
Old Bridge House Old Solesbridge Lane Chorleywood Rickmansworth Hertfordshire WD3 5ST
Certificate of Lawfulness Proposed Development: Construction of single storey side extens…
23/1209/CLPD
2021 Approved
Flowerpots Old Solesbridge Lane Chorleywood WD3 5ST
Conversion, single storey extension and alterations to existing garage for use as a grann…
21/0266/FUL
2021 Approved
Flowerpots Old Solesbridge Lane Chorleywood WD3 5ST
Conversion, single storey extension and alterations to existing garage for use as a grann…
21/0266/FUL
2021 Approved
Sycamore House Old Solesbridge Lane Chorleywood WD3 5ST
Single storey side and rear extension
21/0306/FUL
2021 Approved
Sycamore House Old Solesbridge Lane Chorleywood WD3 5ST
Single storey side and rear extension
21/0306/FUL
2020 Approved
The Hollies Old Solesbridge Lane Chorleywood WD3 5ST
Certificate of Lawfulness Proposed Development: Erection of single storey timber garden r…
20/0986/CLPD
2020 Approved
The Hollies Old Solesbridge Lane Chorleywood WD3 5ST
Certificate of Lawfulness Proposed Development: Erection of single storey timber garden r…
20/0986/CLPD
2017 Approved
Magnolia Cottage Chess Way Chorleywood Rickmansworth Hertfordshire WD3 5TA
Certificate of Lawfulness Proposed Development: Single storey rear extension
17/0050/CLPD
2016 Approved
Flowerpots Old Solesbridge Lane Chorleywood WD3 5ST
Two storey and single storey rear extensions, single storey side extension and single sto…
16/1521/FUL
2016 Approved
Flowerpots Old Solesbridge Lane Chorleywood WD3 5ST
Two storey and single storey rear extensions, single storey side extension and single sto…
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Three Rivers
Planning Authority Score
7.3/10
Good
#54 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings

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