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Swan House Homestead Road Rickmansworth WD3 1FX

Refused Three Rivers 20/1747/FUL Full Application

Works: New dwelling Several homes

Read from the description, not a valuation. How we read the register

Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.

Proposal

Conversion of redundant car park space to provide three new flats

As published by the council, reference 20/1747/FUL

Application record

Reference
20/1747/FUL
Type
Full Application
Status
Decided
Decision
Refused As published: refused
Received
25 Aug 2020
Validated
25 Aug 2020
Decided
20 Oct 2020
Ward
Rickmansworth Town
Parish
Batchworth Community Council
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
WD3 1FX

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 25 Aug 2020

    Received by Three Rivers

  2. 20 Oct 2020

    Decision issued: refused

  3. 26 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

47 documents on file for this application

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What this refusal means

Three Rivers refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

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A full application seeks permission for a complete, detailed proposal in one go, with siting, design, access and landscaping all fixed at this stage. More in our guide to planning application types.

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