Planning application
Cookesmead Common Lane Letchmore Heath Watford Hertfordshire WD25 8EQ
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
T1 CUPRESSUS. Reduce the tree by 1-2m to leave a final height of 5m and spread of 4-5m.
As published by the council, reference 23/0054/TRC
Application record
- Reference
- 23/0054/TRC
- Type
- Tree Works in Conservation Area (6 Week)
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Tree work in Conservation Area Consent
- Received
- 12 Jan 2023
- Validated
- 3 Mar 2023
- Decided
- 31 Mar 2023
- Ward
- Aldenham West
- Parish
- Aldenham Parish
- Postcode
- WD25 8EQ
Site history
Applications at this address on the Hertsmere register
This site has had 2 applications since 2019: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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19/1877/TRC Granted
Cookesmead Common Lane Letchmore Heath Watford Hertfordshire WD25 8EQ
T1 SILVER BIRCH. Reduce to 10m height. T2 and T3 2no. SILVER BIRCH. Reduce to 10m height. T4 POPLAR Reduce to 14m height. T5 CHERRY PLUM. Reduce width by 2m. T6 APPLE. to reduce to 5m. T7 Line of LEYLAND CYPRESS. Reduce to around 4m. T8 POPLAR. Fell. T9 POPLAR. Reduce to 15m height. T10 Group of LAWSON CYPRESS reduce to 13m height T11 CHERRY. Reduce to 7m height
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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12 Jan 2023
Received by Hertsmere
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3 Mar 2023
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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31 Mar 2023
Decision issued: Tree work in Conservation Area Consent
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1 Aug 2026
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Who's behind it
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The English Garden Company Ltd Agent, registered in Hatfield
Active · incorporated 2005 · Hatfield
7 applications on PlanIndex · across 4 councils
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
5 documents on file for this application
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Hertsmere granted permission on 31 March 2023, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. 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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