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St Lawrence Church Vicarage 6 High Street Abbots Langley WD5 0AS

Granted Three Rivers 19/0107/TCA Works to trees in a conservation area

Works: Trees

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

T1 - Large Sycamore - Reduce overhang from gardens of 5+6 by 2-3m and remove major deadwood. T2 - Twin Stemmed Ash - Reduce in height and spread by 2-3m. T3 - Hazel bush and mixed shrubs - Cut back to boundary line. T4 - Sycamore - Reduce overhang approx. in line with boundary. Reason - The residents have safety concerns of branches overhanging. General maintenance to trees to keep residents happy.

As published by the council, reference 19/0107/TCA

Application record

Reference
19/0107/TCA
Type
Works to trees in a conservation area
Status
Permitted
Decision
Granted As published: Approve
Received
17 Jan 2019
Validated
17 Jan 2019
Decided
15 Feb 2019
Ward
Abbots Langley And Bedmond
Parish
Abbots Langley Parish Council
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
WD5 0AS

Site history

Applications at this address on the Three Rivers register

This site has had 4 applications since 2019: 2 approved, 2 refused.

  • 21/0380/TCA Granted

    St Lawrence Church Vicarage 6 High Street Abbots Langley WD5 0AS

    T2 - Yew in south-west corner of site - Prune branches overhanging public footpath (St Lawrence Close) to provide 2.5m clearance from ground level T3 - Yew in south-west corner of site - Prune branches overhanging public footpath (St Lawrence Close) to provide 2.5m clearance from ground level T4 - Cotoneaster in middle of lawn- Reduce crown height and spread by 2-3 metres - Remove approximately 50% of vertical shoots from within interior of crown to encourage a more tree-like form

    Decided 1 Apr 2021 Trees
  • 21/0271/LBC Refused

    St Lawrence Church Vicarage 6 High Street Abbots Langley WD5 0AS

    Listed Building Consent: Refurbishment of existing building, erection of orangery, single storey extension, loft conversion including rear dormers and detached outbuilding

    Decided 13 Apr 2021 Heritage and listed buildings
  • 21/0270/FUL Refused

    St Lawrence Church Vicarage 6 High Street Abbots Langley WD5 0AS

    Refurbishment of existing building, erection of orangery, single storey extension, loft conversion including rear dormers and detached outbuilding

    Decided 13 Apr 2021 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 17 Jan 2019

    Received by Three Rivers

  2. 15 Feb 2019

    Decision issued: Approve

  3. 28 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

3 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Three Rivers granted permission on 15 February 2019, 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.

Nearby applications

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  • Church Office St Lawrence Church High Street Abbots Langley Hertfordshire WD5 0AS

    24/0895/TCA Submitted 5 Jun 2024 50 yards away

    Tree Numbers 187,188,190,191,193,194,195,197,198,203,204,205,208,212,213,215,218,222,258 (all common Lime) 224 (Horse Chestnut) remove deadwood>20mm in diameter. Tree number 235 (Common Lime) has stem pressing against an outbuilding in the neighbouring garden of a house in Abbots Road. There is a crack in the building structure almost certainly caused by the tree and the stem is pressing on the roof and the damage to the building will get worse as the tree grows.

    Granted Trees 6 docs
  • St Lawrence Church Vicarage 6 High Street Abbots Langley WD5 0AS

    21/0380/TCA Submitted 18 Feb 2021 50 yards away

    T2 - Yew in south-west corner of site - Prune branches overhanging public footpath (St Lawrence Close) to provide 2.5m clearance from ground level T3 - Yew in south-west corner of site - Prune branches overhanging public footpath (St Lawrence Close) to provide 2.5m clearance from ground level T4 - Cotoneaster in middle of lawn- Reduce crown height and spread by 2-3 metres - Remove approximately 50% of vertical shoots from within interior of crown to encourage a more tree-like form

    Granted Trees 3 docs
  • St Lawrences Church High Street Abbots Langley Hertfordshire

    20/1746/DIS Submitted 24 Aug 2020 50 yards away

    Discharge of Condition 3 (Method) pursuant to planning permission 20/0299/FUL

    Decided Conditions 8 docs
  • St Lawrence Church Vicarage 6 High Street Abbots Langley WD5 0AS

    21/0270/FUL Submitted 9 Feb 2021 50 yards away

    Refurbishment of existing building, erection of orangery, single storey extension, loft conversion including rear dormers and detached outbuilding

    Refused Full applications Extension Loft or dormer 24 docs
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  • St Lawrence Church Vicarage 6 High Street Abbots Langley WD5 0AS

    21/0271/LBC Submitted 9 Feb 2021 50 yards away

    Listed Building Consent: Refurbishment of existing building, erection of orangery, single storey extension, loft conversion including rear dormers and detached outbuilding

    Refused Heritage and listed buildings Extension Loft or dormer 21 docs
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  • The Old Vicarage 6 High Street Abbots Langley Hertfordshire WD5 0AS

    22/1121/DIS Submitted 13 Jun 2022 50 yards away

    Discharge of Condition 8 (Basement) pursuant to planning permission 21/1518/FUL

    Decided Conditions 3 docs

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    Received 14 Oct, published by the council 16 Oct 2026 Trees
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    Received 14 Oct, published by the council 19 Oct 2026 Trees
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    Received 14 Oct, published by the council 19 Oct 2026 Trees
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    Received 12 Oct, published by the council 16 Oct 2026 Trees
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    11 Lime Tree Walk Rickmansworth Hertfordshire WD3 4BX

    Lime Tree in front garden. Reduce bi 1-1.5m not exceding previous pruning points.

    Received 9 Oct, published by the council 16 Oct 2026 Trees