Garages Adjacent 13 To 23 Pollards Maple Cross Hertfordshire Data via plota.co.uk

25/1852/FUL - Full Application Approved

Proposal

Variation of Condition 2 (plans) pursuant to planning permission to allow repositioning of building, alterations to the placement of balconies, alterations to windows, erection of dormer above staircase, removal of green roof to bin/bike stores Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
27 Oct 2025
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Consultation
4 Nov 2025
✓
Approved
12 Dec 2025
✗
Appeal dismissed
2 Sept 2026

Approved on 12 Dec 2025 · Committee Decision · Last checked 11 Oct 2026

Planning committee

Decided by Three Rivers Planning Committee on 11 Dec 2025.

Approved unanimously

As officers recommended.

  • Officers advised approval because the changes would not harm the area’s character, neighbouring amenity or the original consent.
  • One response raised concern about losing the green roof and suggested swift bricks instead.
  • The committee unanimously approved the application subject to conditions.
Read how the committee decided The proposed changes, site and planning history, officers’ assessment, consultation, committee debate, vote and decision.

Source: Plota analysis of Three Rivers's committee minutes of 11 Dec 2025.

Site constraints 5

Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; Inside the Maple Cross built-up area; National infrastructure project about 1144 m away: Expansion of Heathrow Airport (Third Runway), at pre-application; Green belt about 69 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 17 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
Received
27 Oct 2025
Validated
27 Oct 2025
Ward
Chorleywood South And Maple Cross
Parish
Non-Parished
Case officer
Show
Target decision
22 Dec 2025
Decision
approved
Decision date
12 Dec 2025
Decision level
Committee Decision
Appeal
Dismissed · 2 Sept 2026 · Written Representations · Inspectorate case 6009103 ↗
Applicant
Show

Public comments

1comment received
1 objecting

43 neighbours consulted · Last counted 11 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14408729
Planning Portal ref
PP-14408729
Comments by
25 Nov 2025
Site or press notice
4 Nov 2025
Committee
11 Dec 2025
Statutory expiry
22 Dec 2025
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