Woodfield House Chalfont Lane Chorleywood Rickmansworth Hertfordshire WD3 5PP Data via plota.co.uk

26/0942/FUL - Full Application Approved

Proposal

Construction of a detached garage building within the front curtilage and alterations to front driveway Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
10 Jun 2026
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Approved
28 Aug 2026

Approved on 28 Aug 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 28 Aug 2026

Documents 18

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 4

National landscape about 94 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
Radon affected area, class 2; Inside the Chorleywood built-up area; Green belt about 93 m away: London.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · 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 1

Last sold for £2,350,000 in May 2016. Detached house, freehold.

27 May 2016£2,350,000

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 5PP
Received
10 Jun 2026
Validated
10 Jun 2026
Ward
Chorleywood South And Maple Cross
Parish
Chorleywood Parish Council
Case officer
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Target decision
5 Aug 2026
Decision
approved
Decision date
28 Aug 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 79 days from validation, 24 days slower than Three Rivers's median of 55 for demolitions. Approved, as 90% 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

No public comments yet.

5 neighbours consulted · Last counted 28 Aug 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14994090
Planning Portal ref
PP-14994090
Comments by
1 Jul 2026
Statutory expiry
5 Aug 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.