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Contino Whisper Wood Loudwater Rickmansworth Hertfordshire WD3 4JU

Refused Three Rivers 22/0272/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- 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

Application record

Reference
22/0272/TPO
Type
Works to trees covered by a Tree Pres O
Status
Awaiting decision
Decision
Refused As published: Refusal of work to Tree applications
Received
18 Feb 2022
Validated
14 Mar 2022
Decided
12 May 2022
Ward
Chorleywood North And Sarratt
Parish
Chorleywood Parish Council
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
WD3 4JU

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 18 Feb 2022

    Received by Three Rivers

  2. 14 Mar 2022

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 12 May 2022

    Decision issued: Refusal of work to Tree applications

  4. 24 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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24 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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