Planning application
Hill Crest Chess Hill Loudwater Rickmansworth Hertfordshire WD3 4HU
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
H3 - Beech (Fagus sylvatica) - 3m - Front garden left hand boundary by Front boundary Work required- trim top and all sides (including neighbours side) back to previous Reason - as part of continued maintenance H4 Tree type - Leyland Cypress (X cupressoncyparis leylandii) Approx Height - 8m Location - Front garden Right hand boundary near Front boundary Service - Hedge Trimming Work required- trim all over back to previous into a rounded shape Reason - as part of continued maintenance G1 (total 2 trees)- Apple (malus spp) - 5m - Rear garden Right hand boundary Work required- Crown reduce back to previous by removing approximately 1-1.5m Reason - as part of continued maintenance G4 - Purple Plum (prunus spp) - 6-7m - Front garden left hand boundary Work required with the one closest to the house, prune to provide approximately 0.5m clearance from phone lines. With the remaining trees (further along path), cut back the overhang to the path back in-line with the hedge below Reason - as part of continued maintenance T2 - Leyland Cypress (X cupressoncyparis leylandii) - 8m - Rear garden left hand boundary Work required- trim top and sides back to previous Reason - as part of continued maintenance
As published by the council, reference 20/2300/TCA
Application record
- Reference
- 20/2300/TCA
- Type
- Works to trees in a conservation area
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Decision
- Consent given on work to Tree apps
- Received
- 22 Oct 2020
- Validated
- 22 Oct 2020
- Decided
- 19 Nov 2020
- Ward
- Chorleywood North And Sarratt
- Parish
- Non-Parished
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- WD3 4HU
Site history
Applications at this address on the Three Rivers register
This site has had 2 applications since 2020: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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24/0137/TPO Granted
Hill Crest Chess Hill Loudwater Rickmansworth Hertfordshire WD3 4HU
Various tree works
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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22 Oct 2020
Received by Three Rivers
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19 Nov 2020
Decision issued: Consent given on work to Tree apps
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8 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
20 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Three Rivers granted permission on 19 November 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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T1- Leyland Cypress (X cupressoncyparis leylandii) Approx Height - 8m- Rear garden left hand boundary Service - Hedge Trimming Work required- Trim top and sides back to previous removing approximately 0.2m Reason - as part of continued maintenance H1- Leyland Cypress (X cupressoncyparis leylandii) Approx Height - 6m- Rear garden Right hand boundary Service - Hedge Trimming Work required- trim all over back to previous removing approximately 0.2m Reason - as part of continued maintenance H3 - Beech (Fagus sylvatica) Approx Height - 3m - Front garden left hand boundary by Front boundary Service - Hedge Trimming Work required- trim top and all sides (including neighbours side) back to previous. Remove major deadwood.Removing approximately 0.3m. Reason - as part of regular maintenance H4 - Leyland Cypress (X cupressoncyparis leylandii) Approx Height - 8m- Front garden Right hand boundary near Front boundary Service - Hedge Trimming Work required- trim all over back to previous, into a rounded shape removing approximately 0.3m Reason - as part of continued maintenance G3 (total 5 trees) - Holm oak (Quercus Ilex) Approx Height - 4m- Rear garden Right hand boundary Service - Prune Work required- trim off new growth cutting back to previous removing approximately 0.2m. Reason - as part of continued maintenance G2 (total 2 trees) - Field Maple (Acer campestre) Approx Height - 5m - Rear garden left hand side and right hand side Service - Prune Work required- trim off new growth cutting back to previous removing approximately 0.3m. Reason - as part of continued maintenance T2 - Elder Approx Height - 6m - See map Service - Creeper removal Work required- Remove as much creeper from tree as possible. Reason - As per clients wishes. G1 - Cypress & Maple Approx Height - 8m- See map Service - Cut Back over driveway only by removing approx 1.5m. Reason - As per clients wishes
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