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A Hertfordshire Police spokesperson said: “Police were called at 12.20am on Sunday 9 February by the fire service to reports of a fire at a derelict property on Rickmansworth Road, Chorleywood.
A Three Rivers Council spokesperson added: “Officers at Three Rivers District Council are assisting Hertfordshire Constabulary in its ongoing investigation following a fire at a vacant property in Rickmansworth Road, Chorleywood, in the early hours of Sunday morning.”.
Mr Argawal never lived in the house and told The Independent he did not know the cannabis farmers and had tried to install a wall around his tree-lined garden to protect the estate.
“A fire does not automatically remove the listing of a property and while too early to know the exact cause, the starting point should be for the property to be fully restored.”.
The council said the proposed wall would have a “negative impact” on mature trees surrounding the property, which backed on to Chorleywood Common.
