Planning application
20 Downalong Bushey Heath Bushey Hertfordshire WD23 1HZ
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
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.
As published by the council, reference 26/0946/TPO
Application record
- Reference
- 26/0946/TPO
- Category
- Trees
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: TPO Consent Lesser Works
- Received
- 13 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 6 Aug 2026
- Decided
- 20 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Bushey Heath
- Parish
- No Parish
- Postcode
- WD23 1HZ
Site history
Applications at this address on the Hertsmere register
This site has had 2 applications since 2024: 1 approved, 1 refused.
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24/0725/TPO Refused
20 Downalong Bushey Heath Bushey Hertfordshire WD23 1HZ
T12 HORSE CHESTNUT. Reduce from 14m to 12m in height and 8m to 6m in width and a 30% crown thin.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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13 Jul 2026
Received by Hertsmere
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6 Aug 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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8 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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20 Aug 2026
Decision issued: TPO Consent Lesser Works
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20 Aug 2026
Status changed to Decided
Previously Awaiting decision.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
8 documents on file for this application
- Proposal
- Applicationformredacted
- Attachmentsummary
- Tpo sketch
- Tpo plan
- Tpo schedule dated 2010
- Tree photo 1
- Tree photo 2
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Hertsmere granted permission on 20 August 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
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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