20 Downalong Bushey Heath Bushey Hertfordshire WD23 1HZ

1. 31 May 2024

   Received by Hertsmere

2. 27 Aug 2024

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 16 Oct 2024

   Decision issued: TPO Refusal

4. 9 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

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.

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.

More on trees applications in our guide

• 15 Downalong Bushey Heath Hertfordshire WD23 1HZ

  19/1761/TPO Submitted 4 Nov 2019 0m away

  G2 3no. LIME - 25% crown reduction, reducing the height by no more than 2.5m to 20m and lateral growth by no more than 1.5m.

  Granted Trees 4 docs

• 18 Downalong Bushey Heath Hertfordshire WD23 1HZ

  TPO/2007/685 Submitted 10 Sep 2007 0m away

  HORSE CHESTNUT - Thin crown by 20%

  Granted Trees

• 15 Downalong Bushey Heath Bushey Hertfordshire WD23 1HZ

  26/0423/TPO Submitted 31 Mar 2026 0m away

  Part of G3. T1 LIME. Crown reduction by 2m in height and 1.5m in lateral growth, leaving the tree a standing height of 16m. T2 LIME. Crown reduction by 2m in height and 1.5m in lateral growth, leaving the tree a standing height of 16m. T3 LIME. Crown reduction by 2m in height and 1.5m in lateral growth, leaving the tree a standing height of 15m.

  Granted Trees 8 docs

• 17 Downalong Bushey Heath Bushey Hertfordshire WD23 1HZ

  24/0815/TPO Submitted 11 Sep 2024 0m away

  T9 OAK. Reduce the tree by 1m to leave a final height of 8m and spread of 5m. Thin by 30% removing lower, epicormic growth.

  Granted Trees 6 docs

• 20 Downalong Bushey Heath Bushey Hertfordshire WD23 1HZ

  26/0946/TPO Submitted 13 Jul 2026 2m away

  74% historically approved · decision due ~1 Oct

  6/2010 tree T12 The horse chestnut tree is located between the rear gardens of 18 and 20 Downalong. The proposed works are to reduce the crown by approximately 2m in height and 2m in overall spread, pruning back to previous reduction points. Reduce the tree height from its current 25m to around 23m by reducing the length of the regrowth on the truncated branch ends by around 2m. This will entail making cuts into material of around 50 mm - 70mm diameter. The lateral regrowth should be similarly reduced by approximately the same amount making cuts no larger than the previously specified diameters. Following this work the tree will extend about 4m into the garden areas of numbers 20 and 18 Downalong and a similar amount into the gardens of the properties behind in Stevens Green. Lift the tree canopy by pruning trunk epicormic shoots back to their point of origin up to no more than 4m above ground level. In addition, any deadwood present throughout the crown will be removed as part of routine tree maintenance.

  Decided Trees 8 docs

• 7 Downalong Bushey Heath Bushey Hertfordshire WD23 1HZ

  22/1990/HSE Submitted 29 Nov 2022 37m away

  Two storey side and rear extension with pitched roof. Alterations to fenestration.

  Granted Householder Extension Roofing +1 20 docs
  Domestic

• 26/1272/TPO Awaiting decision

  5 Wordsworth Gardens Borehamwood Hertfordshire WD6 2AB

  T8, T9 and T10 all three mature Poplars (canascens). All three trees reduced by 5m to leave a final height of 11m and spread of circa 8m. In order to increase light to neighbouring properties and reduce the vast leaf waste burden on residents, this blocks the roadside drains significantly.

  7 Sep 2026 Trees
• 26/1279/TPO Awaiting decision

  7 Loom Lane Radlett Hertfordshire WD7 8AA

  T33 - 1 x Horse chestnut to reduce by approximately 2m height and 1.5m width. Cut back to clear roof by 1.5m Reduce from 12m height to 10m height and from 9m lateral spread to 6m lateral spread.

  7 Sep 2026 Trees
• 26/1290/TPO Awaiting decision

  The Radlett Centre 1 Aldenham Avenue Radlett Hertfordshire WD7 8HL

  The tree is a Beech Tree which is located in the car park of The Radlett Centre. The tree is labelled number 1 on the sketch plan. The works are: T1 crown lift of 5.5m above ground level.

  7 Sep 2026 Trees
• 26/1246/TPO Awaiting decision

  8 Athlone Close Radlett Hertfordshire WD7 7JF

  T7 Pine - Tree is located in the rear garden - Deadwood crown and remove snapped out limb from crown of tree to eliminate the risk of failure. T8 Lime - tree is located in the rear garden of the property. Reduce tree by 2m height to give a final height of around 18m and reduce by around 2m to give final width of around 15m.

  3 Sep 2026 Trees
• 26/1273/TPO Awaiting decision

  Cedar Cottage 8A Cobden Hill Radlett Hertfordshire WD7 7JP

  1 x Deodar cedar to reduce from 14m to 11.5m (2.5m) height. Width to reduce from 12m to 9m Branches are hugely overhanging the property next door. Client wants to maintain the size of the tree as its high for position

  3 Sep 2026 Trees