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.
Some permitted development rights are withdrawn, so that planning permission is needed for specific minor works which do not require planning permission elsewhere. These include:
- extensions over 50 cubic metres
- outbuildings over 10 cubic metres
- cladding
- roof enlargement and dormer windows
- satellite antennae in certain positions
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 downloaded below.
Conservation Appraisals and Management Plans
Some conservation area appraisal documents and management plans can be downloaded below.
Abbots Langley
Abbots Langley Conservation Area Appraisal (1994)
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Chorleywood Station Estate
Chorleywood Station Estate Conservation Area 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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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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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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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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Some 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