Willowbanks Batchworth Hill Rickmansworth Hertfordshire WD3 1JP Data via plota.co.uk

26/0184/FUL - Full Application Approved

Proposal

Construction of lower ground floor side and rear extensions and single storey front and side extensions and rear box window, conversion of garage into habitable accommodation; increase in ridge height, installation of insulation, solar panels, internal alterations and alterations to fenestration, external materials and finishes including render, stone and timber cladding Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
6 Feb 2026
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Validated
10 Feb 2026
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Consultation
17 Feb 2026
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Approved
7 Apr 2026

Approved on 7 Apr 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 26 Jul 2026

Site constraints 7

Registered park or garden about 93 m away: Moor Park
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Registered parks and gardens, battlefields, world heritage sites and protected wrecks are designated heritage assets: harm needs clear and convincing justification.
Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; Local nature reserve about 467 m away: Rickmansworth Aquadrome; 1 listed building within 150 m of the postcode pin; National infrastructure project about 589 m away: Expansion of Heathrow Airport (Third Runway), at pre-application; Inside the Rickmansworth built-up area; Green belt about 51 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 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.

Sales history 1

Last sold for £1,223,000 in October 2023. Detached house, freehold.

20 October 2023£1,223,000

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 1JP
Received
6 Feb 2026
Validated
10 Feb 2026
Ward
Moor Park And Eastbury
Parish
Batchworth Community Council
Case officer
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Target decision
7 Apr 2026
Decision
approved
Decision date
7 Apr 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 54 days. Approved, as 91% of extensions here are.

83%decided within 8 weeks
91%approved
487decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14679095
Planning Portal ref
PP-14679095
Comments by
28 Apr 2026
Site or press notice
17 Feb 2026
Statutory expiry
7 Apr 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.