25 Beechwood Cottages Heronsgate Road Chorleywood Rickmansworth Hertfordshire WD3 5BP

1. 24 Oct 2023

   Received by Three Rivers

2. 6 Dec 2023

   Decision issued: approved

3. 19 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

Permission has been granted, usually subject to conditions listed on the decision notice, some of which must be discharged before work starts. The decision notice on the council portal sets out exactly what was approved.

Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses. Neighbours cannot appeal a grant; challenging one means judicial review of how the decision was made, within tight time limits.

A lawful development certificate is a legal determination, not a planning judgement. It asks the council to confirm either that existing use or works are lawful, often through the passage of time, or that a proposal would not need planning permission at all. The applicant must prove the facts; the merits of the scheme are not considered.

More on lawful development applications in our guide

• Forge Works Heronsgate Road Chorleywood Rickmansworth Hertfordshire WD3 5BB

  24/0285/DIS Submitted 22 Feb 2024 25m away

  Discharge of Condition 1 (Remedial strategy and Implementation plan) pursuant to planning permission 23/1073/PDM

  Decided Conditions 3 docs

• Forge Cottage Heronsgate Road Chorleywood Rickmansworth Hertfordshire WD3 5BP

  23/1975/DIS Submitted 21 Nov 2023 25m away

  Discharge of Condition 1 (Contamination), Condition 2 (Verification report) and Condition 3 (Contamination 2) pursuant to planning permission 23/1073/PDM

  Decided Conditions 3 docs

• Forge Works Heronsgate Road Chorleywood Rickmansworth Hertfordshire WD3 5BB

  23/1073/PDM Submitted 29 Jun 2023 27m away

  Prior approval: Change of use from existing office (Use Class E) to (Use Class C3) residential dwelling with associated alterations to fenestration

  Granted Windows or glazing 11 docs
  Domestic

• Old Forge Heronsgate Road Chorleywood Rickmansworth Hertfordshire WD3 5BB

  24/1438/DIS Submitted 10 Sep 2024 31m away

  Discharge of Condition 2 (Contamination 2) and Condition 3 (Contamination 3) pusuant to planning permission 23/1073/PDM.

  Decided Conditions 4 docs

• 16 Beechwood Cottages Heronsgate Road Chorleywood Hertfordshire WD3 5BP

  22/1551/FUL Submitted 15 Aug 2022 52m away

  Construction of single storey front and rear infill extensions; erection of a new outbuilding.

  Granted Full applications Extension 22 docs
  Small domestic

• 16 Beechwood Cottages Heronsgate Road Chorleywood Hertfordshire WD3 5BP

  22/1550/CLPD Submitted 15 Aug 2022 53m away

  Certificate of Lawfulness Proposed Development: Loft conversion with hip to gable roof extension including rear dormers and front rooflights.

  Granted Lawful development Extension Loft or dormer 17 docs

• 26/0460/CLED Granted

  Annexe Hart Hall Hyde Lane Nash Mills Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire HP3 8SA

  Certificate of Lawfulness Existing Use: Use of annexe as an independent dwelling

  19 Mar 2026 Lawful development
• 26/0724/CLED Granted

  70 The Mead Carpenders Park Watford Hertfordshire WD19 5BU

  Certificate of Lawfulness Existing Use: Use of annexe as a separate dwelling

  5 May 2026 Lawful development
• 25/1151/CLED Refused

  Unit 6 Century Court Tolpits Lane Watford Hertfordshire

  Certificate of Lawfulness Existing Use: Use of property as single dwellinghouse (Use Class C3)

  4 Jul 2025 Lawful development
• 26/0736/CLPD Granted

  45 Watford Road Croxley Green Rickmansworth Hertfordshire WD3 3DS

  Certificate of Lawfulness Proposed Development: Loft conversion including hip to gable roof extension with rear juliet dormer and window, front rooflights, side window

  7 May 2026 Lawful development
• 26/0631/CLPD Granted

  Clovelly Bell Lane Bedmond Abbots Langley Hertfordshire WD5 0QS

  Certificate of Lawfulness Proposed Development: Loft conversion including hip to dutch hip roof extension, rear juliet dormer with windows

  20 Apr 2026 Lawful development