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The Swallows 8 Quickley Lane Chorleywood Rickmansworth Hertfordshire WD3 5AA

Granted Three Rivers 23/2088/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

Carry out various works as per attached tree survey. T1 Scots Pine - Sever Ivy T8 Silver Maple - Remove lateral stem from over garage, clear basal growth from lower stem T3 Wellingtonia - remove major deadwood Tree Number - T5 Tree Type - Apple (malus sp) Approx Height - 5m Approx Spread - 4m Location - See map Service - Fell Work required - Fell as close to tree's current ground level as possible and leave the stump in the ground. Reason - tree has a large cavity at base and is very unstable. Tree number - T10 Service - Stump Grinding Work required - Grind out the stump to a depth of approx. 200mm below the stump's current ground level and leave all grindings. Please note in-fill grindings mound will be left above ground level to allow for settling Reason - as per clients wishes.

As published by the council, reference 23/2088/TCA

Application record

Reference
23/2088/TCA
Type
Works to trees in a conservation area
Status
Awaiting decision
Decision
Granted As published: Consent given on work to Tree apps
Received
6 Dec 2023
Validated
6 Dec 2023
Decided
22 Feb 2024
Ward
Chorleywood South And Maple Cross
Parish
Chorleywood Parish Council
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
WD3 5AA

Site history

Applications at this address on the Three Rivers register

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

  • 24/2038/TCA Granted

    The Swallows 8 Quickley Lane Chorleywood Rickmansworth Hertfordshire WD3 5AA

    Tree Number - T1 Tree Type - Beech (Fagus sylvatica) Approx. Diameter at 1.5m - 0.75-1m Approx. Height - 5m Approx. Crown Spread Diameter - 1.5m Location - Rear garden Right hand boundary Service - reduce height Work Required - reduce height back to previous by removing around 1-1.5m Reason - as part of continued maintenance, to remove regrowth from standing stem Priority Code - on Tree Number - T2 Tree Type - Lawson Cypress (Chamaecyparis lawsniana) Approx. Diameter at 1.5m - 0.3-0.5m Approx. Height - 16m Approx. Crown Spread Diameter - 6m Location - Rear garden rear section Right hand boundary Service - prune Work Required - remove low overextending branch which is growing over neighbours garden Reason - low overextended hanging branch over neighbours gardens and interfering with their shed and shrubbery Priority Code - on

    Decided 30 Jan 2025 Trees

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 6 Dec 2023

    Received by Three Rivers

  2. 22 Feb 2024

    Decision issued: Consent given on work to Tree apps

  3. 30 Jul 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 22 February 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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  • The Swallows 8 Quickley Lane Chorleywood Rickmansworth Hertfordshire WD3 5AA

    24/2038/TCA Submitted 19 Dec 2024 50 yards away

    Tree Number - T1 Tree Type - Beech (Fagus sylvatica) Approx. Diameter at 1.5m - 0.75-1m Approx. Height - 5m Approx. Crown Spread Diameter - 1.5m Location - Rear garden Right hand boundary Service - reduce height Work Required - reduce height back to previous by removing around 1-1.5m Reason - as part of continued maintenance, to remove regrowth from standing stem Priority Code - on Tree Number - T2 Tree Type - Lawson Cypress (Chamaecyparis lawsniana) Approx. Diameter at 1.5m - 0.3-0.5m Approx. Height - 16m Approx. Crown Spread Diameter - 6m Location - Rear garden rear section Right hand boundary Service - prune Work Required - remove low overextending branch which is growing over neighbours garden Reason - low overextended hanging branch over neighbours gardens and interfering with their shed and shrubbery Priority Code - on

    Granted Trees 6 docs
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    20/1856/TCA Submitted 8 Sep 2020 50 yards away

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