Planning application
9 Farnham Close Bovingdon Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire HP3 0QT
Works: Trees
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Removal of one Silver Birch tree Replace with Magnolia or Crab apple (Malus) as close as practically possible to the site of the existing tree. These are smaller varieties of trees which shouldn't cause similar problems in the future.
As published by the council, reference 26/00950/TPO
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00950/TPO
- Type
- Works to Preserved Tree(s)
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Refuse Permission/Consent
- Received
- 28 Apr 2026
- Validated
- 28 Apr 2026
- Decided
- 6 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Bovingdon / Flaunden / Chipperfield
- Parish
- Bovingdon Parish Council
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- HP3 0QT
Site history
Applications at this address on the Dacorum register
This site has had 2 applications since 2026: 0 approved, 1 refused.
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26/01634/TPO Awaiting decision
9 Farnham Close Bovingdon Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire HP3 0QT
Works to a tree
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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28 Apr 2026
Received by Dacorum
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6 Jul 2026
Decision issued: Refuse Permission/Consent
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23 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
5 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this refusal means
Dacorum refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
About tree works applications
Applications for works to trees cover protected trees: consent under a tree preservation order, or six weeks notice for trees in a conservation area. More in our guide to planning application types.
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