Conservation Areas
Three Rivers District has 22 conservation areas. A Conservation Area is a place of special architectural or historic interest, worthy of protection. The local authority normally makes the designation. Demolition in conservation areas normally requires Conservation Area Consent and notice of certain work to trees must be given to the Council.
No work is automatically ruled out by Conservation Area designation. However it does impose an additional requirement on residents to apply to the Council for consent and permission for certain works, and in some cases a specific Conservation Area Consent is needed. It is advised that residents considering making alterations to their properties should speak to the Council's Duty Planning Officer before commencing any works.
All applications for planning permission are considered from the conservation point of view and can be refused on conservation grounds alone. This applies to planning applications not only in the conservation area itself but also in the vicinity. Permission or consent should be granted only if a proposal enhances or preserves the character or appearance of the Conservation Area. As with a planning application, an applicant has a right to appeal against a refusal, or against any conditions attached to a permission or consent.
A summary list of the Conservation Areas in the district can be viewed below.
Some conservation area appraisal documents and management plans can be downloaded below.
Abbots Langley
Abbots Langley Conservation Area - Appraisal (1994)
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Batchworth Heath
Batchworth Heath Conservation Area Appraisal January 2013
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Chorleywood Common
The Council has introduced an Article 4(2) Direction, which means that residents of the Chorleywood Common Conservation Area will now have to apply for planning permission for certain alterations that were previously permitted development. This means that Planning Permission will be required to carry out any alterations to windows, chimneys, front boundary treatments and/or hardstanding (including those using permeable materials) to any property within the Chorleywood Common Conservation Area.
Notice was given of the making of the Direction on the 26February 2010 and that was followed by a period of consultation expiring on 26 March 2010. There were no representations received and it was decided that the Direction be confirmed
Article 4(2) Direction
Chorleywood Common Article 4(2) Direction
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Appraisal Document
02 Planning History and Character and Appearance
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04 Character Zone B and Character Zone C
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05 Character Zone D and Character Zone E
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06 Audit Development Criteria and Management Strategy
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08 Chorleywood Conservation Area Boundary Map
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14 Chorleywood Conservation Area Views Map
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Chorleywood Station Estate
Chorleywood Station Estate Conservation Area - Appraisal (2005)
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Chorleywood Station Estate Conservation Area - Management Plan
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Chorleywood Station Estate Conservation Area - Article 4
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Chorleywood Station Estate Conservation Area - App1(a)
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Chorleywood Station Estate Conservation Area - App1(b)
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Chorleywood Station Estate Conservation Area - App1(c)
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Chorleywood Station Estate Conservation Area - App1(d)
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Chorleywood Station Estate Conservation Area - App1(e)
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Croxley Green
Croxley Green Conservation Area - Appraisal (1996)
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Dickinson Square
Dickinson Square Conservation Area - Article 4 Direction
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Frith Wood
Frith Wood Conservation Area - Appraisal (July 2008)
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Grove Mill Lane
Grove Mill Lane Conservation Area - Appraisal (Jan 2011) DOWNLOAD
Heronsgate Conservation Area Appraisal
Extension to Heronsgate Conservation Area
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Heronsgate Conservation Area Appraisal 2012
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Appendix 1 Heronsgate Conservation Area Map
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Appendix 2 Historic Map 1872-1891
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Appendix 3 Original Hedgerow Boundaries
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Appendix 4 Buildings Considered for Local Listing
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Appendix 5 tree Preservation Orders
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Appendix 6 Proposed Change to Conservation Area Boundary for consultation
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Hunton Bridge
Hunton Bridge Conservation Area 2008 DOWNLOAD
Loudwater Estate
Loudwater Conservation Area - Article 4 Direction
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Moor Park
Moor Park Conservation Area - Appraisal (2006)
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Map 1 - Moor Park Conservation Area (Boundary)
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Map 2 - Moor Park Conservation Area (Protected Trees)
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Map 3 - Moor Park Conservation Area (Important Views)
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Moor Park Conservation Area - Article 4 Direction
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Moor Park Conservation Area - Management Plan
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Outer Loudwater
Outer Loudwater Conservation Area - Appraisal (2007)
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Outer Loudwater Conservation Area - Article 4 Direction
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Oxhey Hall
Oxhey Hall Conservation Area - Appraisal (2007)
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Oxhey Hall Conservation Area (Aerial Photo)
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Oxhey Hall Conservation Area (Boundary Map)
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Oxhey Hall Conservation Area (Historic Map)
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Oxhey Hall Conservation Area (Tree Preservation Orders)
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Rickmansworth
Rickmansworth Conservation Area - Appraisal (1993)
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Sarratt
Church End, Sarratt Conservation Area - Appraisal (1994)
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The Green, Sarratt Conservation Area - Appraisal (1994)
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Stocker's Lock and Farm
Stockers Lock CA Appraisal January 2013 DOWNLOAD
Upper Nightingale Road and Cedars Avenue
Nightingale Road, Upper Nightingale Road and Cedars Avenue - Conservation Area Appraisal (2007)
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Nightingale Road, Upper Nightingale Road and Cedars Avenue - Conservation Area Management Plan
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Upper Nightingale Road Conservation Area - Article 4 Direction
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Nightingale Road Conservation Area - Article 4 Direction
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Nightingale Road, Upper Nightingale Road and Cedars Avenue - Historic Map
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Cedars Avenue and Nightingale Road - Map
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Cedars Avenue and Nightingale Road - Aerial Photograph (13mb)
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Upper Nightingale Road - Aerial Photograph (12.5mb)
DOWNLOADSome Conservation Areas in the Three Rivers District are also in Article 4 areas. Specific planning regulations apply to these areas and you should speak to the Conservation Officer or a member of the Planning Department about these.
For more information about conservation areas or for advice on applying to carry out works on a property in a conservation area, contact the Customer Services Centre on 01923 776611 or e-mail
enquiries@threerivers.gov.uk