Planning application
58 Nightingale Road Rickmansworth WD3 7BT
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
T1 Apple (Malus domestica) - rear garden Approx Height - 6m Approx Spread - 4m Work required- Reduce crown all round by upto 1.5m, pruning to suitable growth points/branch fork junctions Reason - To form a more compact crown, reducing weight and stress on stem (cavity) T2 Plum (Prunus sp.) - rear garden Approx Height - 7m Approx Spread - 4m Work required- Fell as close to tree's current ground level as possible and leave the stump in the ground Reason - Tree has bacterial infection (multiple witches brooms and deformed growth), limited future value. Tree is pushing on wall adjacent. T3 Greengage (Prunus domestica) - rear garden Approx Height - 6m Work required- Prune crown to best form by upto 1m Reason - As part of regular maintenance T4 Elder (Sambucus nigra) - rear garden Approx Height - 7m Approx Spread - 4m Work required - Coppice Tree at around 1.5m Reason - Majority of crown is dead, some regenerative growth low down.
As published by the council, reference 20/2490/TCA
Application record
- Reference
- 20/2490/TCA
- Type
- Works to trees in a conservation area
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Decision
- Granted As published: Consent given on work to Tree apps
- Received
- 20 Nov 2020
- Validated
- 20 Nov 2020
- Decided
- 7 Jan 2021
- Ward
- Rickmansworth Town
- Parish
- Batchworth Community Council
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- WD3 7BT
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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21/2076/FUL Granted
58 Nightingale Road Rickmansworth WD3 7BT
Demolition of single storey rear extension, construction of single storey rear extension, raised terrace and steps and alterations to fenestration
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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20 Nov 2020
Received by Three Rivers
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7 Jan 2021
Decision issued: Consent given on work to Tree apps
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20 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
5 documents on file for this application
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Three Rivers granted permission on 7 January 2021, 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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