Planning application
39 Highfield Way Rickmansworth Hertfordshire WD3 7PP
Works: Extension Small domestic
Read from the description, not a valuation. How we read the register
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Prior Approval: Single storey rear extension (depth 5.00 metres, maximum height 2.99 metres, maximum eaves height 2.99 metres)
As published by the council, reference 26/0647/PDE
Application record
- Reference
- 26/0647/PDE
- Type
- PD - Extensions
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- refused
- Received
- 22 Apr 2026
- Validated
- 22 Apr 2026
- Decided
- 27 May 2026
- Ward
- Rickmansworth Town
- Parish
- Chorleywood Parish Council
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- WD3 7PP
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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22 Apr 2026
Received by Three Rivers
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27 May 2026
Decision issued: refused
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19 Aug 2026
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Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Agent on file, an architecture practice
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
6 documents on file for this application
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The process from here
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.
About outline applications
How this application type works
An outline application tests the principle of developing a site before the detail is worked up. Some or all of the particulars, such as appearance, layout, scale, access and landscaping, are held back as reserved matters for later approval. Permission at outline stage does not by itself allow building to start; the reserved matters must be approved first.
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