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Admiralty House Watford Road Northwood HA6 3PQ

Granted Three Rivers 23/1371/TCA Works to trees in a conservation area

Works: Trees Small domestic

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Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

T1 Oak - Reduce the overextended limb from over the neighbours by 3m to prevent failure. T2 Beech - Tips in decline. Reduce the height by 4 meters to healthy suitable growth points T3 Beech - Tips in decline. Reduce the height by 4 meters to healthy suitable growth points T4 Oak - Heavy lean with roots plate movement. Reduce the crown by 4/5 meters to retain tree T5 Hornbeam - Historic damage to rear of stem with heavy lean over neighbours. Fell to ground level T6 - Root decay and woodpecker holes. Reduce to Monolith at 10 meters T7 Cypress - In decline with lean over neighbours, pushing on fence. - Fell to ground level.

As published by the council, reference 23/1371/TCA

Application record

Reference
23/1371/TCA
Type
Works to trees in a conservation area
Status
Awaiting decision
Decision
Consent given on work to Tree apps
Received
15 Aug 2023
Validated
15 Aug 2023
Decided
25 Sep 2023
Ward
Moor Park And Eastbury
Parish
Batchworth Community Council
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
HA6 3PQ

Site history

Applications at this address on the Three Rivers register

This site has had 2 applications since 2023: 2 approved, 0 refused.

  • 24/0364/TCA Granted

    Admiralty House Watford Road Northwood HA6 3PQ

    T1 Holly - Remove T2 Laurel - Remove T3 Lawsons Cypress - Remove T4 Spruce - Remove T5 Oak - Remove T6 + T7 Ash - Remove

    Decided 29 Apr 2024 Trees

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 15 Aug 2023

    Received by Three Rivers

  2. 25 Sep 2023

    Decision issued: Consent given on work to Tree apps

  3. 19 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

11 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Three Rivers granted permission on 25 September 2023, 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.

Nearby applications

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  • Admiralty House Watford Road Northwood HA6 3PQ

    24/0364/TCA Submitted 7 Mar 2024 0m away

    T1 Holly - Remove T2 Laurel - Remove T3 Lawsons Cypress - Remove T4 Spruce - Remove T5 Oak - Remove T6 + T7 Ash - Remove

    Granted Trees 1 doc
  • Ashburnham Watford Road Northwood HA6 3PH

    20/2803/TCA Submitted 23 Dec 2020 51m away

    Prune T1 Oak - right side of house Clean to remove all dead, diseased and broken branches 2 centimetres in diameter and larger throughout crown Raise lower branches to a height of 6 - 6.5 metres to improve clearance over phone lines and hedging. Thin crown to remove approx 25% of live branches to reduce crown density. Most thinning cuts will be between 1 and 3 centimetres in diameter Prune T2 Oak - right side of house Clean to remove all dead, diseased and broken branches 2 centimetres in diameter and larger throughout crown Raise lower branches to a height of 5 - 6 metres to improve clearance over phone lines and hedging,. Thin crown to remove approx 20% of live branches to reduce branch density. Most thinning cuts will be between 2 and 3 centimetres in diameter. Prune T3 Oak - right side of house Clean to remove all dead, diseased and broken branches 2 centimetres in diameter and larger throughout crown Raise lower branches to a height of 5 - 6 metres to improve clearance over garden area and hedging. Thin crown to remove approx 20% of live branches to improve light and air penetration through crown. Most thinning cuts will be between 1 and 3 centimetres in diameter. Reduce crown spread by approximately 1-2 metres to provide clearance to neighbouring house. Prune T4 Oak - right side of house Clean to remove all dead, diseased and broken branches 2 centimetres in diameter and larger throughout crown Thin crown to remove approximately 10%. Prune T5 Beech located at the back of property Reduce crown height and spread by approximately 4 - 5 metres to provide clearance to lower level garden area. Reduce back to previous prune points maintaining a more compacted shape Prune T6 Silver Birch located at the back of property Large Lateral branch with a weak union at around 6 - 7m from base of tree over rear garden area reduce branch back by around 5 - 6m to preserve the trees and a natural shape.

    Granted Trees 4 docs
  • Ashburnham Watford Road Northwood HA6 3PH

    21/1032/TCA Submitted 21 Apr 2021 51m away

    Prune HG1 Coniferous Tree group located at the back of property between silver birch and beech tree only according to the following specifications: Reduce crown height by approximately 4-5 metres to enhance natural level form. Prune the following property items: SHG2 Laurel group located at the right side of drive from main road SHG3 Rhododendron,Laurels group located at the left side of drive from main road according to the following specifications: Reduce down to 2m in height both sides of the drive way Prune T4 Goat Willow located at the left side of drive way according to the following specifications: Reduce crown height and spread by approximately 4-5 metres to enhance natural form. Prune T5 Oak located at the left side of drive way according to the following specifications: Reduce crown height and spread by approximately 3-4 metres to enhance natural form. Prune T6 Coniferous Tree located at the Neighbouring left side of drive way according to the following specifications: Fallen tree cut off stump hopefully will flop back into the hole if not try to break soil down into hole by hand Reduce crown height and spread by approximately 3-4 metres to enhance natural form.

    Granted Trees 6 docs
  • Ashburnham Watford Road Northwood HA6 3PH

    21/1032/TPO Submitted 21 Apr 2021 51m away

    Prune HG1 Coniferous Tree group located at the back of property between silver birch and beech tree only according to the following specifications: Reduce crown height by approximately 4-5 metres to enhance natural level form. Prune the following property items: SHG2 Laurel group located at the right side of drive from main road SHG3 Rhododendron,Laurels group located at the left side of drive from main road according to the following specifications: Reduce down to 2m in height both sides of the drive way Prune T4 Goat Willow located at the left side of drive way according to the following specifications: Reduce crown height and spread by approximately 4-5 metres to enhance natural form. Prune T5 Oak located at the left side of drive way according to the following specifications: Reduce crown height and spread by approximately 3-4 metres to enhance natural form. Prune T6 Coniferous Tree located at the Neighbouring left side of drive way according to the following specifications: Fallen tree cut off stump hopefully will flop back into the hole if not try to break soil down into hole by hand Reduce crown height and spread by approximately 3-4 metres to enhance natural form.

    Granted Trees 6 docs
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    22/1812/FUL Submitted 29 Sep 2022 69m away

    Installation of a new metal gate and fencing along front boundary

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    24/1721/DDD Submitted 15 Oct 2024 84m away

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    25 Aug 2026 Trees