Skip to content
PlanIndex Get alerts
Menu

Planning application

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

Granted Three Rivers 21/0380/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

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

As published by the council, reference 21/0380/TCA

Application record

Reference
21/0380/TCA
Type
Works to trees in a conservation area
Status
Permitted
Decision
Granted As published: Consent given on work to Tree apps
Received
18 Feb 2021
Validated
18 Feb 2021
Decided
1 Apr 2021
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.

  • 21/0271/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
  • 19/0107/TCA Granted

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

    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.

    Decided 15 Feb 2019 Trees

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 18 Feb 2021

    Received by Three Rivers

  2. 1 Apr 2021

    Decision issued: Consent given on work to Tree apps

  3. 4 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

3 documents on file for this application

A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.

Watch members (£5 a month) open the document list from here.

Open the documents

What this grant of permission means

Three Rivers granted permission on 1 April 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.

Nearby applications

Within 0.3 miles

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

    19/0107/TCA Submitted 17 Jan 2019 50 yards away

    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.

    Granted Trees 3 docs
  • 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 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
    Small domestic
  • 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
    Small domestic
  • 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

In Three Rivers

  • 26/1673/TPO Awaiting decision

    5 Springwell Court Springwell Avenue Mill End Rickmansworth Hertfordshire WD3 8DL

    T3 Beech- fell and replace

    Received 22 Oct, published by the council 23 Oct 2026 Trees
  • 26/1659/TPO Awaiting decision

    4 Arundel Road Abbots Langley Hertfordshire WD5 0TP

    T1 - Scots pine x 1 - reduce crown by tip-thinning the lateral branches by around 1m to reduce overall density and shading to the garden area. As part of the works significant sized deadwood will be removed.

    Received 19 Oct, published by the council 22 Oct 2026 Trees
  • 26/1651/TPO Awaiting decision

    65 Northwick Road South Oxhey Watford Hertfordshire WD19 6NE

    T11 Reduce branches/foliage on tree

    Received 16 Oct, published by the council 22 Oct 2026 Trees
  • 26/1649/TPO Awaiting decision

    5 The Beeches Chorleywood Rickmansworth Hertfordshire WD3 5DT

    Tree Number - T2 Tree Type - Sycamore (Acer pseudoplatanus) Approx. Diameter at 1.5m - 0.5m Approx. Height - 16m Approx. Crown Spread Diameter - 8m Location - 4 The Beeches Service - Crown Reduction Work Required - Reduce height by up to 3m. Reason - As per clients specification / to reduce wind sail and allow more light into the garden Priority Code - On

    Received 15 Oct, published by the council 23 Oct 2026 Trees
  • 26/1646/TPO Awaiting decision

    29 Hill Rise Rickmansworth Hertfordshire WD3 7NY

    Tree Number - T1 Tree Type - Copper beech (Fagus sylvatica) Approx. Diameter at 1.5m - 0.6m Approx. Height - 23m Approx. Crown Spread Diameter - 16 Service - Crown Reduction Work Required - Reduce lateral spread of the upper crown by up to 2m and the middle to lower crown by up to 3m, neighbors side only (no.27) Reason - As per clients wishes / to reduce encroachment Tree Number - T5 Tree Type - Silver birch (Betula pendula) Approx. Diameter at 1.5m - 0.4m Approx. Height - 14m Approx. Crown Spread Diameter - 13m Service - Crown Reduction Work Required - Reduce the lateral spread of the 2 over extended lateral limbs in the lower crown to the south and east by removing up to 3m Reason - As per clients wishes / to reduce encroachment over neighbors gardens

    Received 14 Oct, published by the council 16 Oct 2026 Trees