Fire at The Court

Feb 24, 2025

Many residents have raised concerns over what will happen to The Court following the recent fire there.  The Court is a Grade 2 Listed Building and is therefore subject to controls over what can be done. In some rare cases, after a significant fire, Historic England...

Chorleywood is under threat !

Feb 24, 2025

Local artist Simon Stephenson has kindly helped us with a dramatic new poster, highlighting the pressures threatening Chorleywood. The government’s targets for new houses threaten the Green Belt around our village, and our lanes are under increasing pressure from the...

CRA Planning and Licence application updates

Feb 4, 2025

As you know, we issue a twice-monthly newsletter on planning applications, to keep you aware of applications in Chorleywood in time for you to comment to TRDC if you wish. Don’t forget we recently added important licensing applications to the Planning Update...

Council seeks more land for new Local Plan

Feb 4, 2025

Landowners are being asked by Three Rivers District Council to suggest unused urban or greenfield sites to be considered by the council for possible allocation of homes, infrastructure and commercial development. The council is searching for previously developed land...

District Council Pauses Local Plan

Oct 27, 2024

Last week, Three Rivers District Council decided that the final consultation on the new Local Plan, expected to be held in November, should be delayed due to concerns over the new Government’s proposed change to the National Planning Policy Framework and issues...

NPPF Consultation September 2024

Sep 27, 2024

Extract from Newsletter Special Update September 2024 You probably heard the new Government’s announcements at the end of July about changing planning rules to deliver more new housing. As part of this, the Government issued a draft National Planning Policy...