Planning application
22/0272/TPO
Contino Whisper Wood Loudwater Rickmansworth Hertfordshire WD3 4JU
Proposal
T1- Reduce uneven crown of Oak by 4-6m. Remove major deadwood (>50mm). Significantly unbalanced crown due to removal of adjacent infected tree and a suitable reduction will correct this and improve health, stability and aesthetics. T2/3 - Reduce neighbours Beech on boundary line (x2) by 2-3m and remove major deadwood and squirrel damaged limbs. Both trees have large codominant stems with included union and a reduction would reduce weight of the crown and wind sail effect. Significant squirrel damage in upper crown T4 - Reduce overlong lateral limbs of Oak over garden building and remove major deadwood T5 - Fell Ash in decline to ground level. Evidence of dieback and majority of tree with deadwood T6 - Reduce Oak by 3-5m to balance crown overhanging neighbours house and remove major deadwood. Large Southern limb over house to reduce lateral weight and reduction to overall crown to bring in line as required T7 - Oak - Remove major deadwood and damaged limbs. Shorten overlong limbs by upto 2m T8 - Oak - Remove major deadwood and damaged limbs. Shorten overlong limbs by upto 2m G1 - Remove damaged limbs from group of small Oak/Cherry and crownclean
As published by the council, reference 22/0272/TPO
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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18 Feb 2022
Received by Three Rivers
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14 Mar 2022
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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12 May 2022
Decision issued: Refusal of work to Tree applications
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24 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
What refusal means
The process from here
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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