Planning application
3 Raven Close Rickmansworth Hertfordshire WD3 7BY
Works: Extension Loft or dormer
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Certificate of Lawfulness Proposed Development: Loft conversion including hip to gable roof extensions, rear dormer and front rooflights.
As published by the council, reference 26/0333/CLPD
Application record
- Reference
- 26/0333/CLPD
- Type
- Certificate of Lawfulness - Proposed Use
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- approved
- Received
- 2 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 2 Mar 2026
- Decided
- 27 Apr 2026
- Ward
- Rickmansworth Town
- Parish
- Batchworth Community Council
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- WD3 7BY
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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2 Mar 2026
Received by Three Rivers
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27 Apr 2026
Decision issued: approved
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19 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
4 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Three Rivers granted permission on 27 April 2026, 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 lawful development applications
A lawful development certificate is a legal determination that existing or proposed works do not need planning permission; the merits of the scheme are not considered. More in our guide to planning application types.
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