CRA and Planning
The association’s activities cover the full range of planning matters affecting the parish including planning applications, the development of the new Chorleywood Neighbourhood Plan, the ongoing development of the new Local Plan by Three Rivers District Council and reviewing and, where appropriate, commenting on new government rules and regulations on planning matters.
No resident should feel they are alone when facing the complexities of the planning system and, as such, the association is available to provide advice and support to all residents with regard to planning applications. This includes providing regular updates to residents on our subscription list with regard to recently posted planning applications and planning appeals.
See our Contact Us page for our email and other contact information.
Latest News for Planning
Chorleywood is being surrounded!
We’re sure you already know of the sizeable development proposals at Green Street and Catlips Farm, which if developed would undoubtedly change Chorleywood irrevocably. We now expect two more significant planning applications will shortly come forward: 100 new homes...
Local Government Reorganisation
The Government has decided that, from April 2028, Hertfordshire will be split into 4 unitary councils, replacing the existing district and county councils. Three Rivers will be merged with Watford and Hertsmere to form a new South West Hertfordshire Council. Elections...
New Local Plan – Final Public Consultation to Commence by end of July
The final public consultation on the new Local Plan for Three Rivers, called a Regulation 19 Consultation, will commence in the last week of July and is expected to run until 25th September. This will be the last chance for the public to make their views known on new...
Planning Fighting Fund
The challenges that Chorleywood faces on the planning front are only getting greater every month. The development for Green Street (with either 300 or 675 new homes being built) has taken another step forward, with the applicant submitting revised highways designs to...
Local Plan – April 2026
As we covered in our last newsletter, in March the Housing Minister instructed Three Rivers District Council to add further sites to its Local Plan, including the site to the East of Green Street with an expected capacity of 678 new dwellings. Over the last month, the...
Housing Minister Forces Three Rivers to Add More Development Sites
As we reported in the February Newsletter, at the beginning of February the Housing Minister stopped the new Three Rivers Local Plan going forward to consultation so that he can review its contents due to concerns over the level of new homes it would deliver. On 18th...
Housing Minister Puts Three Rivers Local Plan Consultation On Hold
On 5th February, one day before the draft Local Plan was due to commence its final public consultation, the Housing Minister (Matthew Pennycook MP) decided to stop the consultation proceeding and issued a hold notice. We are very concerned about this as it is likely...
Local Government Reorganisation – Hertfordshire Councils’ Interim Response to Government
The Government has announced that it plans for all councils that currently have two tiers (County and District) to become unitary, with just one level of council. This will impact us in Hertfordshire. The Government required all councils impacted to provide an...
Chorleywood is under threat !
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 Chorleywood, and our lanes are under increasing pressure from the...
District Council Pauses Local Plan
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...
Chorleywood Residents’ Association Planning Policy
Adopted at the AGM on 20th May 2020
Recognising that Chorleywood residents have conflicting views on planning applications, the Chorleywood Residents’ Association’s policy is to take a neutral position. The CRA’s Planning team will continue to support all Chorleywood residents with expert planning advice and, if they wish, attend planning committee meetings in support of their case. In doing so they will not put forward any views as being those of the CRA.
CRA’s Planning team has great experience in how local authorities act on planning matters, and regularly attends local, District and Parish, planning meetings. Their independent advice and help is invaluable to Chorleywood residents.
For the avoidance of doubt, all CRA Executive Committee members remain free to submit their own personal comments on any planning application, for or against.
Read the full article and a summary of why we made the change
