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Elstree Golf Club Watling Street Elstree Borehamwood Hertfordshire WD6 3AA

Refused Hertsmere 21/1347/TPO Tree Preservation Order Works (8 Week)

Works: Trees

Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.

Proposal

T82 OAK. Remove approx. 3no. lower limbs growing over blackthorn back to main trunk, remove approx 3 lowest limbs back to main trunk. T83 OAK. To remove approx 3no. limbs over fairway back to main trunk. See annotated pictures.

As published by the council, reference 21/1347/TPO

Application record

Reference
21/1347/TPO
Type
Tree Preservation Order Works (8 Week)
Status
Decided
Decision
TPO Refusal
Received
28 Jun 2021
Validated
15 Jul 2021
Decided
18 Aug 2021
Ward
Elstree
Parish
Elstree & Borehamwood Town Council
Postcode
WD6 3AA

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 28 Jun 2021

    Received by Hertsmere

  2. 15 Jul 2021

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 18 Aug 2021

    Decision issued: TPO Refusal

  4. 18 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

Agent on file, a tree-works contractor registered in Welwyn Garden City

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Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

11 documents on file for this application

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What refusal means

The process from here

The council refused this application for the reasons set out on the decision notice, which the council portal holds in full. Only the applicant can appeal a refusal; the time limit runs from the decision date and is shorter for householder schemes.

Refusal does not prevent a fresh attempt. Applicants often address the reasons for refusal and resubmit, so a refused scheme is not necessarily the end of proposals for the site.

About trees applications

How this application type works

Tree applications cover work to protected trees: those under a tree preservation order need consent for pruning or felling, and trees in a conservation area need six weeks written notice before work starts. The council assesses the amenity value of the tree and can refuse consent, approve it with conditions, or in conservation areas make a preservation order in response.

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