Planning application
49 Hill Rise Rickmansworth Hertfordshire WD3 7NY
Works: Trees
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
I request the removal of a very large tree which is now damaging my drive with large cracks now approaching my house and and as it's so close to my house am worried with the damage the roofs will cause We have had previous crown reductions and deem this tree inappropriate as it's so close to our house and the size when it's substantially taller than the house and now causing damage to the drive and potentially structural damage to the house . I have previously asked for a consultation with the council to replant a more appropriate tree but never received a response .The tree causes excessive shading The tree is 6metres from the front of the house and a document I have read states that a minimum of 15 meters for a beech free is recommended
As published by the council, reference 22/0187/TPO
Application record
- Reference
- 22/0187/TPO
- Type
- Works to trees covered by a Tree Pres O
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Decision
- Refusal of work to Tree applications
- Received
- 8 Feb 2022
- Validated
- 14 Apr 2022
- Decided
- 6 May 2022
- Ward
- Rickmansworth Town
- Parish
- Chorleywood Parish Council
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- WD3 7NY
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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8 Feb 2022
Received by Three Rivers
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14 Apr 2022
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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6 May 2022
Decision issued: Refusal of work to Tree applications
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19 Aug 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
13 documents on file for this application
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The council refused this application for the reasons set out on the decision notice, which the council portal holds in full. Only the applicant can appeal a refusal; the time limit runs from the decision date and is shorter for householder schemes.
Refusal does not prevent a fresh attempt. Applicants often address the reasons for refusal and resubmit, so a refused scheme is not necessarily the end of proposals for the site.
About trees applications
How this application type works
Tree applications cover work to protected trees: those under a tree preservation order need consent for pruning or felling, and trees in a conservation area need six weeks written notice before work starts. The council assesses the amenity value of the tree and can refuse consent, approve it with conditions, or in conservation areas make a preservation order in response.
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