Trinity Court Church Street Rickmansworth Hertfordshire WD3 1RT

1. 1.The proposed development, by virtue of its scale, massing, and siting, would result in a harmfully prominent, incongruous and unsympathetic form of development, which would be at odds with the character and grain of development on this part of Church Street, Rickmansworth. The proposed development is therefore contrary to Policies CP1 and CP12 of the Core Strategy, the Batchworth Neighbourhood Plan (2025), and the NPPF (2024).
2. 2.The proposed development would not meet the de minimis exemption or any other exemption for Mandatory Biodiversity Net Gain. In the absence of any information, it has not been demonstrated that the proposal would secure a minimum 10% increase in biodiversity units compared to the pre- development baseline. The proposed development therefore would be contrary to Paragraph 13 of Schedule 7A of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 and the Environment Act 2021.
3. 3.Having regard to the significant on-site parking shortfall and due to the uncertainly over the end users across the development, it has not been demonstrated that the sustainable transport modes to encourage travel to and from the site would be adequate or realistic options for future occupants and users. The proposal would therefore fail to adequately promote alternative sustainable transport options or enhance accessibility to and from the site, contrary to Policy CP10 of the Core Strategy (adopted October 2011), Policy DM13 and Appendix 5 of the Development Management Policies document (adopted July 2013), Policy BW CO7 of the Batchworth Neighbourhood Plan (2025) and the NPPF (2024).

From the council's decision notice.

Postcode

WD3 1RT

Date validated

23 June 2026