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Land Off Long Lane Heronsgate Hertfordshire

26/1115/EIASEIA Scoping RequestPending Decision
Outline / PiP

Proposal

Environmental Impact Assessment Scoping Opinion Request - Development of up to 650 residential dwellings, primary school, local centre uses, community uses, public open space, drainage and infrastructure and, associated vehicular access.

Received
9 July 2026
Target decision date
13 August 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
13
Ward
Chorleywood South And Maple Cross
Site boundary (council red line)
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  1. Received9 Jul
  2. Validated9 Jul
  3. Consult.7 Aug
  4. Target13 Aug
  5. Decided
8 weeks typical decision time in Three Rivers92% of outline applications approvedSee what's approved near your address

This is an outline application at Land Off Long Lane Heronsgate Hertfordshire. Three Rivers has handled 531 applications of this type and approves 91% of them, typically deciding them in 45 days. It was submitted on 9 July 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in the Heronsgate conservation area. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 112 applications across Chorleywood South And Maple Cross. We hold 2,770 applications in total for the WD3 postcode area.

Application Details

Reference
26/1115/EIAS
Address
Land Off Long Lane Heronsgate Hertfordshire
Postcode
WD3 5DE
Local Authority
Three Rivers
Application Type
EIA Scoping Request
Scale / Size
Large
Number of Dwellings
650
Decision Status
Undecided
Current Status
Pending Consideration
Ward
Chorleywood South And Maple Cross
Parish
Chorleywood Parish Council

Applicant & Agent

Planning Application Dates

Date Received
9 July 2026
Consultation Expiry
7 August 2026
Target Decision Date
13 August 2026
Date Validated
9 July 2026
Date Submitted
9 July 2026
Neighbour Consultation End
7 August 2026

Planning Decision

Decided By
Delegated
Statutory Period
35 days

Publicity

Appeal

Additional Information

Comments
13
Documents
10
Constraints
57
Coordinates
51.640594, -0.521830
Enriching application data
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: Three Rivers

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Planning constraints

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: HeronsgatePart of the site
  • Green belt: Three Rivers
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Not published by this council, so not checked: Article 4 directions. Ask the council if these matter.

Possibly incomplete for this council: tree preservation orders.

Also checked, none recorded (20)

flood storage areas, listed buildings, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-10-09. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

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