Planning application
5 Wordsworth Gardens Borehamwood Hertfordshire WD6 2AB
Works: Trees
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
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.
As published by the council, reference 26/1272/TPO
Application record
- Reference
- 26/1272/TPO
- Category
- Trees
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 7 Sep 2026
- Validated
- 7 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Borehamwood Hillside
- Parish
- Elstree & Borehamwood Town Council
- Postcode
- WD6 2AB
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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7 Sep 2026
Received by Hertsmere
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7 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 2 November 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
Hertsmere took a median of 65 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Agent on file, a tree-works contractor registered in Leek
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4 documents on file for this application
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The process from here
This application is with Hertsmere for determination. The council publicises it, consults neighbours and technical bodies where required, and weighs the responses against local and national planning policy.
The statutory target is eight weeks for most applications and thirteen for major development, though extensions of time are common. Comments carry most weight while the case is undecided, so check the council portal for the deadline if you want to respond.
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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