Planning application
The Drive Park Close Rickmansworth Hertfordshire WD3 1QH
Works: Windows or glazing
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Certificate of Lawfulness Proposed Development: Conversion of garage into habitable accommodation, alteration to rear fenestration
As published by the council, reference 26/0551/CLPD
Application record
- Reference
- 26/0551/CLPD
- Type
- Certificate of Lawfulness - Proposed Use
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: approved
- Received
- 7 Apr 2026
- Validated
- 13 May 2026
- Decided
- 27 May 2026
- Ward
- Moor Park And Eastbury
- Parish
- Batchworth Community Council
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- WD3 1QH
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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7 Apr 2026
Received by Three Rivers
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13 May 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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27 May 2026
Decision issued: approved
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19 Aug 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
9 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Three Rivers granted permission on 27 May 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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