Three Rivers planning approval rate
Three Rivers council approved 93.0% of planning applications and refused 7.0%, based on 3,012 decisions analysed. Ranked 148th out of 221 councils for strictness.
Last updated: March 2026 · Based on decisions from January 2020 to present
93.0%
overall approval rate
Planning in Three Rivers?
Check your postcode to see approval rates specific to your ward and street.
Approval rate by application type
Different application types have different approval rates in Three Rivers. Householder and full planning applications typically have the highest volume.
Approval rate by project type
These rates are based on what homeowners are actually building in Three Rivers — mined from 3,012 proposal descriptions.
Approval rate by ward
Planning outcomes vary significantly by ward within Three Rivers. Click any ward for detailed statistics.
Chorleywood North And Sarratt (520 decided)
93.5%
Moor Park And Eastbury (417 decided)
91.4%
Chorleywood South And Maple Cross (268 decided)
95.9%
Rickmansworth Town (168 decided)
95.2%
Dickinsons (148 decided)
91.9%
Leavesden (137 decided)
91.2%
Chorleywood East (136 decided)
85.3%
Carpenders Park (133 decided)
88.0%
Abbots Langley And Bedmond (128 decided)
96.1%
Oxhey Hall And Hayling (127 decided)
96.9%
Chorleywood West (100 decided)
94.0%
Durrants (95 decided)
94.7%
Gade Valley (88 decided)
88.6%
NOT IN DISTRICT See Details Under Parish (78 decided)
100.0%
Penn And Mill End (70 decided)
94.3%
Rickmansworth (69 decided)
91.3%
South Oxhey (58 decided)
96.6%
Croxley Green (42 decided)
90.5%
Oxhey Hall (35 decided)
97.1%
Rickmansworth West (29 decided)
89.7%
Wards in Three Rivers
Recent comparable decisions
The most recent residential planning decisions in Three Rivers, showing how the council decides real applications.
Demolition of existing rear conservatory and construction of single storey rear · Leavesden · Fri 06 Mar 2026
Prior Approval: Single storey rear extension (depth 6.00 metres, maximum height · Durrants · Thu 26 Feb 2026
Conifer trees planted as a hedge along bottom boundary of garden. Reduce height · Moor Park And Eastbury · Thu 19 Feb 2026
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Less than one set of revised drawings. Based on 3,012 decisions.
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