Planning application
The Cloisters High Street Bushey Hertfordshire
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
T22 CEDAR. Crown imbalance over neighbours gardens, with over extended lateral limbs. Reduce lateral limbs over neighbours gardens by up to 2-2.5m, to leave limbs at least 4m long, to reduce weight and wind loading, and chance of significant failures over domestic properties. Reduce height of tree by 1-2m to give a new height of 12m to balance canopy. T20 CEDAR. Tree has suffered several limb failures, and currently has one lodged in the main canopy. Current height 18m. Reduce height by up to 2.5 - 3m, to give a new height of 15m. Slight crown imbalance over neighbours gardens, with over extended lateral limbs. Reduce lateral limbs over neighbours gardens by up to 2-2.5m, giving a lateral length to retained limbs of at least 4m to reduce weight and wind loading, and chance of significant failures over domestic properties. Overall aim to maintain tree at a reasonable size for location with high targets under both sides, whilst reducing chance of future failures T15 CYPRESS - Reduce limb growing towards building by 1- 1.5m, to give 2m of clearance from building, and a retained branch length of 2m. T6 and T7 2no. FALSE ACACIA. Remove. Both trees have significant decay and damage to main stems in first 2m of stem. Have been heavily reduced in the past, have a heavily weighted canopy / crown imbalance over neighbours car park, and extensive deadwood in canopies - remove and replant to prevent failure over a very busy carpark and office area
As published by the council, reference 26/0195/TPO
Application record
- Reference
- 26/0195/TPO
- Type
- Tree Preservation Order Works (8 Week)
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- TPO Consent Lesser Works
- Received
- 13 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 18 Mar 2026
- Decided
- 24 Apr 2026
- Ward
- Bushey St James
- Parish
- No Parish
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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13 Feb 2026
Received by Hertsmere
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18 Mar 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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24 Apr 2026
Decision issued: TPO Consent Lesser Works
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9 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
6 documents on file for this application
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Hertsmere granted permission on 24 April 2026, 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
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