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149 Valley Road Rickmansworth Hertfordshire WD3 4BR

Granted Three Rivers 23/2169/TPO Works to trees covered by a Tree Pres O

Works: Trees

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

Proposal

Option 2 Tree Number - T1 Tree Type - Horse chestnut Approx. Height - 16m Location - front garden right hand boundary Service - Pollard to approximately 7m Work Required - Pollard to approximately 7m Reason - Tree is in major decline.

As published by the council, reference 23/2169/TPO

Application record

Reference
23/2169/TPO
Type
Works to trees covered by a Tree Pres O
Status
Awaiting decision
Decision
Granted As published: Consent given on work to Tree apps
Received
21 Dec 2023
Validated
21 Dec 2023
Decided
12 Feb 2024
Ward
Chorleywood North And Sarratt
Parish
Chorleywood Parish Council
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
WD3 4BR

Site history

Applications at this address on the Three Rivers register

This site has had 2 applications since 2022: 1 approved, 0 refused.

  • 22/0768/TPO Decided

    149 Valley Road Rickmansworth Hertfordshire WD3 4BR

    T1 - Horse chestnut x 1 - reduce height by around 4m and spread by 2.5m Reasons: outgrowing a restricted location T2 - Beech x 1 - broken branches in crown - crown clean to include removing dead wood > 300mm in length and 20mm in diameter and any obviously compromised branches Reasons: Exempt ??? FYI T3 - Sycamore x 1 - sever ivy at base Reasons: Good arboricultural practive T4 - Sycamore x 1 (small tree) - hollow at base - fell to ground level Reasons: Exempt - FYI T5 - Beech x 1 - bleeding canker at base - N/A T6 - Sycamore x 1 (small tree) - dead - fell to ground level Reasons: Exempt - FYI T7 - Beech x 1 - declining and dying - limited safe useful life expectancy ??? N/A

    Decided 1 Jun 2022 Trees

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 21 Dec 2023

    Received by Three Rivers

  2. 12 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

4 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Three Rivers granted permission on 12 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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