Planning appeal decision
12 Blacketts Wood Drive, Chorleywood, Rickmansworth, WD3 5QH
Planning appeal 3371762 at 12 Blacketts Wood Drive, Chorleywood, Rickmansworth, WD3 5QH (Three Rivers District Council) was allowed on 6 November 2025 by Inspector Andrews M, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the host dwelling and its surroundings.
the erection of a single storey rear extension; first floor rear extension; front extension; existing tiled cladding replaced with white render matching No. 10 and alterations to the fenestration
- Authority
- Three Rivers District Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Andrews M
- Postcode
- WD3 5QH
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the host dwelling and its surroundings
What decided it
The permitted development status of the dormer, combined with the visual coherence provided by the reduced-width two-storey extension with gabled roof design, meant the cumulative effect would not cause unacceptable harm to character and appearance.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy DM1Appendix 2 of the Development Management Policies: Local Development Document 2013Policy CP1Policy CP12Policy 2 of the Chorleywood Neighbourhood Plan (Referendum Version) 2020
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 139
How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.
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