Planning application
Frithcote Watford Road Northwood HA6 3PP
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
From the plan tree 77 - 89 form a row of Western Red Cedars there are 4 specific trees with large heavy limbs that jut out. We with to cut these limbs back, reducing the mass of the trees by no more than 10%. See attached photos Three of the trees also require some trimming from underneath to allow one to walk down the pathway. Reducing the mass by no more than 5%. See attached photos.
As published by the council, reference 21/1686/TCA
Application record
- Reference
- 21/1686/TCA
- Type
- Works to trees in a conservation area
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Decision
- Granted As published: Consent given on work to Tree apps
- Received
- 5 Jul 2021
- Validated
- 5 Jul 2021
- Decided
- 30 Jul 2021
- Ward
- Moor Park And Eastbury
- Parish
- Batchworth Community Council
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- HA6 3PP
Site history
Applications at this address on the Three Rivers register
This site has had 4 applications since 2020: 3 approved, 0 refused.
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26/0471/TCA Granted
Frithcote Watford Road Northwood HA6 3PP
See plan tree 89 - Bough Trees 77-89 - thinning All trees are western red cedars - see arbicultural report
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23/0469/DDD Granted
Frithcote Watford Road Northwood HA6 3PP
Ash Tree - leaning - remove
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20/2102/TPO Decided
Frithcote Watford Road Northwood HA6 3PP
See Tree Work Specification & Tree Works Plan
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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5 Jul 2021
Received by Three Rivers
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30 Jul 2021
Decision issued: Consent given on work to Tree apps
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17 Sep 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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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Three Rivers granted permission on 30 July 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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Frithcote Watford Road Northwood HA6 3PP
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