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Afton Cottage 39 Berks Hill Chorleywood Rickmansworth Hertfordshire WD3 5AJ

Granted Three Rivers 25/0445/PDNE Prior Approval - Renewable Energy

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Permitted Development Notice: Installation of solar panels

As published by the council, reference 25/0445/PDNE

Application record

Reference
25/0445/PDNE
Type
Prior Approval - Renewable Energy
Status
Decided
Decision
Granted As published: approved
Received
10 Mar 2025
Validated
25 Mar 2025
Decided
15 May 2025
Ward
Chorleywood South And Maple Cross
Parish
Chorleywood Parish Council
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
WD3 5AJ

Site history

Applications at this address on the Three Rivers register

This site has had 4 applications since 2023: 3 approved, 0 refused.

  • 26/0796/FUL Decided

    Afton Cottage 39 Berks Hill Chorleywood Rickmansworth Hertfordshire WD3 5AJ

    Installation of paving on the front garden

    Submitted 18 May 2026 Full applications
  • 25/0337/TCA Granted

    Afton Cottage 39 Berks Hill Chorleywood Rickmansworth Hertfordshire WD3 5AJ

    T1 - Silver Birch - prune back to previous reduction points (2m to be taken off) to contain the spread and pre-empt limb shedding from old reduction points. T2 - Crab Apple - pollard at 2m due to multiple cavities in order to prevent limb failure as 2 or 3 of the main stems have died off already, this is an attempt to save the tree as it is falling apart and cannot support the structure.

    Decided 31 Mar 2025 Trees
  • 23/1370/FUL Granted

    Afton Cottage 39 Berks Hill Chorleywood Rickmansworth Hertfordshire WD3 5AJ

    Construction of single storey side extension; demolition of existing outbuildings and erection of single outbuilding with front/side/rear rooflights.

    Decided 4 Dec 2023 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 10 Mar 2025

    Received by Three Rivers

  2. 25 Mar 2025

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 15 May 2025

    Decision issued: approved

  4. 19 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

6 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Three Rivers granted permission on 15 May 2025, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

About prior approval applications

Prior approval applies where permitted development rights already grant the principle of the work, leaving the council only the specific matters the rules name, commonly within 56 days. More in our guide to planning application types.

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    Received 5 Feb, published by the council 19 Aug 2026 Prior approval