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Wheelers Cottage The Green Sarratt Rickmansworth Hertfordshire WD3 6BJ

Granted Three Rivers 23/1976/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 Sycamore - crown reduction in height and width of 3-4m to maintain T2 Sycamore - crown reduction in height and width of 3-4m to maintain T4 Leylandii - fell and grind stumps - preventing light getting into garden of neighbours

As published by the council, reference 23/1976/TCA

Application record

Reference
23/1976/TCA
Type
Works to trees in a conservation area
Status
Awaiting decision
Decision
Granted As published: Consent given on work to Tree apps
Received
16 Nov 2023
Validated
16 Nov 2023
Decided
8 Jan 2024
Ward
Chorleywood North And Sarratt
Parish
Sarratt Parish Council
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
WD3 6BJ

Site history

Applications at this address on the Three Rivers register

This site has had 3 applications since 2023: 2 approved, 0 refused.

  • 26/1549/DIS Decided

    Wheelers Cottage The Green Sarratt Rickmansworth Hertfordshire WD3 6BJ

    Discharge of Condition 4 (Precommencement - Trees) pursuant to planning permission 23/1517/FUL

    Decided 6 Oct 2026
  • 23/1517/FUL Granted

    Wheelers Cottage The Green Sarratt Rickmansworth Hertfordshire WD3 6BJ

    Demolition of existing outbuilding with garage and construction of replacement outbuilding with garage.

    Decided 26 Oct 2023 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 16 Nov 2023

    Received by Three Rivers

  2. 8 Jan 2024

    Decision issued: Consent given on work to Tree apps

  3. 24 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

12 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Three Rivers granted permission on 8 January 2024, 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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