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Ettrick House 1 Valley Road Rickmansworth WD3 4DT

Granted Three Rivers 20/2245/TPO Works to trees covered by a Tree Pres O

Works: Trees

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

Proposal

T1 Beech front To improve light and contain crown spread, suggest: reduce and reshape by approx. 2-2.5 m, crown thin by approx. 15%, raise lower branches over boundary hedge by 1m (approx.) T2 Sycamore rear side Multi stem tree. To contain crown spread and give clearance over property roof, suggest: reduce and reshape by approx. 2-3m, clearance over property roof. T3 Sycamore rear right hand corner To contain crown spread, suggest: reduce and reshape by approx. 2-3 m, remove deadwood. T4 Ash/Beech rear boundary Both trees showing lower vigour with less dense foliage than other trees. Suggest: Ash- reduce and reshape by approx. 4m to lessen weight in upper crown. Beech-reduce and reshape by approx. 2-3m, to lessen weight in upper crown. T5 Sycamore rear boundary To balance and to contain spread, suggest: reduce and reshape by approx. 2-3m, prune back over garden area by approx. 1-2m T6 Sycamore rear boundary To balance and to contain spread, suggest: reduce and reshape by approx. 2-3m, prune back over garden area by approx. 1-2m T7 Ash rear boundary To balance and to contain spread, suggest: reduce and reshape by approx. 3-4 m, remove dead wood. T8 Cypress rear boundary Reduce in height by approx. 2-3m T9 Sycamore rear boundary Larger tree. To balance and to contain spread, suggest: reduce and reshape by approx. 2-3 m, remove dead wood.

As published by the council, reference 20/2245/TPO

Application record

Reference
20/2245/TPO
Type
Works to trees covered by a Tree Pres O
Status
Awaiting decision
Decision
Granted As published: Consent given on work to Tree apps
Received
23 Oct 2020
Validated
23 Oct 2020
Decided
3 Dec 2020
Ward
Chorleywood North And Sarratt
Parish
Chorleywood Parish Council
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
WD3 4DT

Site history

Applications at this address on the Three Rivers register

This site has had 2 applications since 2019: 1 approved, 0 refused.

  • 19/0103/DIS Decided

    Ettrick House 1 Valley Road Rickmansworth WD3 4DT

    Discharge of Condition 3 (Soft Landscaping and Maintenance Plan) and 4 (Soft Landscaping Scheme) pursuant to planning permission 18/1713/FUL

    Decided 13 Feb 2019 Conditions

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 23 Oct 2020

    Received by Three Rivers

  2. 3 Dec 2020

    Decision issued: Consent given on work to Tree apps

  3. 20 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

11 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Three Rivers granted permission on 3 December 2020, 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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