31 Valley Road Rickmansworth Hertfordshire WD3 4DT

1. 31 Mar 2025

   Received by Three Rivers

2. 3 Apr 2025

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 29 May 2025

   Decision issued: refused

4. 19 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

The council refused this application for the reasons set out on the decision notice, which the council portal holds in full. Only the applicant can appeal a refusal; the time limit runs from the decision date and is shorter for householder schemes.

Refusal does not prevent a fresh attempt. Applicants often address the reasons for refusal and resubmit, so a refused scheme is not necessarily the end of proposals for the site.

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

• 31 Valley Road Rickmansworth Hertfordshire WD3 4DT

  24/0946/FUL Submitted 12 Jun 2024 5m away

  Construction of two storey front extension; replacement of windows and doors and external finishes including render

  Granted Full applications Extension Windows or glazing 10 docs

• 31 Valley Road Rickmansworth Hertfordshire WD3 4DT

  24/0966/FUL Submitted 14 Jun 2024 9m away

  Erection of front boundary wall and metal gates

  Granted Full applications 9 docs
  Small domestic

• 31 Valley Road Rickmansworth Hertfordshire WD3 4DT

  24/0958/FUL Submitted 13 Jun 2024 9m away

  Construction of first floor rear extension and loft extension to the rear

  Granted Full applications Extension Loft or dormer 10 docs

• 31 Valley Road Rickmansworth Hertfordshire WD3 4DT

  25/0946/FUL Submitted 2 Jun 2025 9m away

  Demolition of existing shed and construction of outbuilding with indoor swimming pool with associated decking and retaining walls

  Granted Full applications Demolition 11 docs
  Small domestic

• 22 Valley Road Rickmansworth Hertfordshire WD3 4DS

  22/1295/FUL Submitted 7 Jul 2022 68m away

  Erection of new gates, reconstruction of front boundary wall and installation of railings

  Granted Full applications 9 docs
  Small domestic

• 28 Valley Road Rickmansworth WD3 4DS

  22/1588/FUL Submitted 19 Aug 2022 75m away

  Two storey and single storey front, side and rear extensions, loft conversion including increase in ridge height, alterations to existing roof form, rear dormers and rooflights, and alterations to fenestration detail and alterations to external materials.

  Granted Full applications Extension Loft or dormer +2 22 docs
  Small domestic

• 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