Six residential units at Croxley House, Croxley Green, Rickmansworth

“To the north of the building is an area of hardstanding used for parking, with large areas of soft landscaping beyond. Within the garden area to the north of the site, is the Well House which is Grade II Listed in its own right. The southern and eastern boundaries of Croxley House are formed by mixed vegetation and an existing brick wall which is acknowledged to be in a poor state of repair.”

“However, it is understood that the works were not undertaken due to viability concerns. In addition, an Inspection was made by the Care Quality Commission in December 2020, with the full inspection report being published in May 2021 which found that Croxley House was inadequate. Croxley House is served by an existing vehicular access road, accessed from The Green.”

“Summary 7.14.1 In conclusion, officers acknowledge that the conversion of Croxley House from its former use as a care home would result in the net loss of housing, which would be contrary to Policy.”

“Therefore, taking into account all relevant material considerations as outlined in the analysis above, the proposed development is considered to be acceptable and it is recommended that both full planning permission and Listed Building Consent are granted subject to conditions.”

“TRDC Property Services: [Objection] As you will be aware of the Property Services Team’s comments in connection with earlier application numbers: 23/0483/FUL & 23/0484/LBC, that the Council owns The Green, an area of registered Common Land adjoining the application site.”

“Whilst I understand that Hertfordshire County Council’s Highways Service has commented on the suitably of the proposal in proximity to their highway assets, they do not represent the views of TRDC as landowner and owner of the access track. We do have concerns regarding any additional traffic joining/leaving the section of highway known as ‘The Green’ at the acute, staggered crossroads junction with Sarratt Road/Loudwater Lane.”

“25/1346/FUL – CONVERSION OF EXISTING BUILDING INTO 6NO. (USE CLASS C3) RESIDENTIAL UNITS WITH ASSOCIATED BIKE STORE, PARKING AND LANDSCAPING WORKS AT CROXLEY HOUSE, CROXLEY GREEN, RICKMANSWORTH WD3 3JB”

“This item was deferred to a future meeting.”