Three Rivers District Council planning applications
Data as of 5 November 2026
Three Rivers District Council decided more than 1,700 planning applications in the twelve months to 5 November 2026. It refused 10% of those it approved or refused, about the same as the middle UK council (9%), and took a median of 51 days to decide one.
Look up one application
Search by reference or address on Three Rivers District Council’s own planning portal. Or ask Claude, with the PlanningLedger connector, to find it and read its officer report and decision notice (mcp.planningledger.com).
Recent major decisions
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15 September 2026 · Approved
Woodcock Hill Industrial Estate Harefield Road Rickmansworth Hertfordshire WD3 1PQ · 26/0520/FUL
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17 August 2026 · Refused
Trinity Court Church Street Rickmansworth Hertfordshire WD3 1RT · 26/0894/FUL
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30 July 2026 · Approved
Land To The East Of Langleybury Lane And Including Langleybury House Estate Langleybury Lane Langleybury Hertfordshire · 22/1945/FUL
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24 July 2026 · Approved
Scotsbridge House Scots Hill Croxley Green Rickmansworth Hertfordshire WD3 3BB · 25/0488/RSP
Figures for Three Rivers District Council
| Applications decided | more than 1,700 |
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| Share refusedof those approved or refused | 10%middle UK council 9% |
| Median time to a decisionfrom the valid date | 51 daysmiddle UK council 55 days |
| Householder applications refusedextensions, lofts, outbuildings | 9%of 63 decided |
| Appeals decidedin the last three years | 150 |
| Appeals allowedof those decided on their merits | 33%about one in three |
| Officer reports and decision notices searchable | back to 2017 |
| Local Plan policies held | 17plan adopted 2011 |
What inspectors decide appeals on
In their own words, from recent appeal decisions on Three Rivers District Council’s planning applications.
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“The main issue is the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area.”
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“The main issues are: • The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the surrounding area; • The effect of the proposed development on the living conditions of the occupants of Chesswood Court, with particular reference…”
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“The main issues in this appeal are (a) the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area; (b) the relationship of the proposed development with protected trees on the appeal site; and (c) whether the…”
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“The main issues are: (a) the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area, (b) the effect of the development on the living conditions of future occupiers of both the host and proposed dwellings, and (c)…”
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“The main issue is the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area.”
How we count, and what each figure leaves out: methodology. The council’s own register is the record, and each application links to it.