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2 Armitage Close Loudwater WD3 4HL

Refused Three Rivers 21/1400/TPO Works to trees covered by a Tree Pres O

Works: Trees

Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.

Proposal

T1 - Beech tree fell to ground level. the tree has been reduced but is still very large for the garden and is causing mess to the outhouse roof below G1- cut neighbouring overhanging trees to boundary line, these are mainly conifers T2- laurel cut back to boundary line

As published by the council, reference 21/1400/TPO

Application record

Reference
21/1400/TPO
Type
Works to trees covered by a Tree Pres O
Status
Rejected
Decision
Refused As published: Refusal of work to Tree applications
Received
1 Jun 2021
Validated
9 Jul 2021
Decided
5 Aug 2021
Ward
Chorleywood North And Sarratt
Parish
Non-Parished
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
WD3 4HL

Site history

Applications at this address on the Three Rivers register

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

  • 19/0404/TCA Granted

    2 Armitage Close Loudwater WD3 4HL

    1 x Beech tree to be reduced by 2.5-3m to approximately the previous pruning points to ensure tree does not outgrow the garden

    Decided 29 Mar 2019 Trees

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 1 Jun 2021

    Received by Three Rivers

  2. 9 Jul 2021

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 5 Aug 2021

    Decision issued: Refusal of work to Tree applications

  4. 17 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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3 documents on file for this application

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What this refusal means

Three Rivers refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. 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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