Three Rivers Council approves 93.0% of planning applications, based on 3,012 real decisions analysed from the council’s public planning portal. The national average across all councils tracked by PlanningLens is 88.0%. Three Rivers sits 5.0 percentage points above the national average.
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Not all applications are treated equally. Extension types, listed building consent, and change of use applications each have very different success rates in Three Rivers.
| Application Type | Approved | Refused | Total | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trees | 1,379 | 115 | 1,494 | 92.3% |
| Other | 1,124 | 91 | 1,215 | 92.5% |
| Certificate of Lawfulness | 188 | 0 | 188 | 100.0% |
| Full | 104 | 5 | 109 | 95.4% |
| Discharge of Conditions | 3 | 0 | 3 | 100.0% |
A loft conversion in one ward can have a 90% approval rate. In the next ward, 55%. The free check tells you which side you're on — your free property report is emailed in minutes.
Check My PostcodeWard-level data reveals where planning applications are most and least likely to succeed. Officers, local policies, and neighbourhood character all play a role.
| Ward | Approved | Refused | Total | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chorleywood North And Sarratt | 486 | 34 | 520 | 93.5% |
| Moor Park And Eastbury | 381 | 36 | 417 | 91.4% |
| Chorleywood South And Maple Cross | 257 | 11 | 268 | 95.9% |
| Rickmansworth Town | 160 | 8 | 168 | 95.2% |
| Dickinsons | 136 | 12 | 148 | 91.9% |
| Leavesden | 125 | 12 | 137 | 91.2% |
| Chorleywood East | 116 | 20 | 136 | 85.3% |
| Carpenders Park | 117 | 16 | 133 | 88.0% |
| Abbots Langley And Bedmond | 123 | 5 | 128 | 96.1% |
| Oxhey Hall And Hayling | 123 | 4 | 127 | 96.9% |
| Chorleywood West | 94 | 6 | 100 | 94.0% |
| Durrants | 90 | 5 | 95 | 94.7% |
| Gade Valley | 78 | 10 | 88 | 88.6% |
| NOT IN DISTRICT See Details Under Parish | 78 | 0 | 78 | 100.0% |
| Penn And Mill End | 66 | 4 | 70 | 94.3% |
| Rickmansworth | 63 | 6 | 69 | 91.3% |
| South Oxhey | 56 | 2 | 58 | 96.6% |
| Croxley Green | 38 | 4 | 42 | 90.5% |
| Oxhey Hall | 34 | 1 | 35 | 97.1% |
| Rickmansworth West | 26 | 3 | 29 | 89.7% |
| Sarratt | 26 | 0 | 26 | 100.0% |
| Abbots Langley | 23 | 2 | 25 | 92.0% |
| Maple Cross And Mill End | 19 | 2 | 21 | 90.5% |
| Langleybury | 15 | 3 | 18 | 83.3% |
| Bedmond And Primrose Hill | 15 | 1 | 16 | 93.8% |
Showing top 25 of 29 wards by volume. Your free property report includes the full ward breakdown.
See full ward breakdown →How Three Rivers’s planning approval rate has changed year by year — down 0.8pp since 2018.
Bar height reflects approval rate. Colour: green ≥85%, amber ≥70%, red below 70%.
Real residential planning decisions from Three Rivers council. Each reference links to the council's own planning portal so you can verify the details yourself.
| Reference | Proposal | Decision |
|---|---|---|
| 26/0167/FUL Leavesden | Demolition of existing rear conservatory and construction of single storey rear | Approved |
| 26/0161/PDE Durrants | Prior Approval: Single storey rear extension (depth 6.00 metres, maximum height | Refused |
| 26/0091/TCA Moor Park And Eastbury | Conifer trees planted as a hedge along bottom boundary of garden. Reduce height | Approved |
| 26/0054/PDE Dickinsons | Prior Approval: Single storey rear extension (depth 4.00 metres, maximum height | Approved |
| 26/0038/PDE Moor Park And Eastbury | Prior Approval: Single storey rear extension (depth 8 metres, maximum height 2.7 | Approved |
| 26/0019/TPO Dickinsons | Oak- Front of property- Reduce height by 1.5 metres and sides by 1 metre to take | Approved |
| 25/2194/PDE Oxhey Hall And Hayling | Prior Approval: Single storey rear extension (depth 4.30 metres, maximum height | Approved |
| 25/2207/PDE Carpenders Park | Prior Approval: Single storey rear extension (depth 6.00 metres, maximum height | Approved |
| 25/2208/PDE Penn And Mill End | Prior Approval: Single storey rear extension (depth 4.00 metres, maximum height | Approved |
| 25/2205/TCA Moor Park And Eastbury | To fell and grind out roots on 1 No. existing Apple Tree in rear garden. | Approved |
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Based on 3,012 planning decisions, the overall approval rate in Three Rivers is 93.0%. The national average across councils tracked by PlanningLens is 88.0%. Rates vary significantly by ward and application type.
PlanningLens has analysed 3,012 planning decisions from Three Rivers council. 2,801 were approved and 211 were refused. These figures cover decisions from January 2020 to the present.
The average approval rate in Three Rivers is 93.0%, but outcomes depend heavily on your specific ward, the type of extension or development you are proposing, and local planning policy. Use the free PlanningLens postcode check to get a personalised score.