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Tall Timbers Rooks Hill Loudwater Rickmansworth Hertfordshire WD3 4HZ

Granted Three Rivers 23/1687/TCA Works to trees in a conservation area

Works: Trees

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

Proposal

T1 - Oak (Quercus robur) Approx. Diameter at 1.5m - 0.5-1m. Approx. Height - 18m. Approx. Crown Spread Diameter - 14m Location - Front garden Front boundary right hand side Work Required - Crown reduce btp by removing between 1-2m from all over pruning to suitable growth points, remove major deadwood of more than 50mm in diameter and greater than 0.5m in length Reason - as part of continued maintenance to control and contain overall size of tree

As published by the council, reference 23/1687/TCA

Application record

Reference
23/1687/TCA
Type
Works to trees in a conservation area
Status
Awaiting decision
Decision
Consent given on work to Tree apps
Received
4 Oct 2023
Validated
4 Oct 2023
Decided
16 Nov 2023
Ward
Chorleywood North And Sarratt
Parish
Chorleywood Parish Council
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
WD3 4HZ

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 4 Oct 2023

    Received by Three Rivers

  2. 16 Nov 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

13 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Three Rivers granted permission on 16 November 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.

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