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Merrilee Park Avenue Chorleywood Rickmansworth Hertfordshire WD3 5DU

Refused Three Rivers 24/0057/TPO Works to trees covered by a Tree Pres O

Works: Trees

Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.

Proposal

T116 and T117 are extremely tall and need to be reduced in height to prevent them from falling down in a storm. In fact last May on a calm day whilst I was cutting the grass a large tree in the group at G28 at the bottom of the garden suddenly snapped and came crashing down almost hitting me and could have seriously injured me or even killed me. T118 is standing above and close to the house next door (Red Court) and if it falls in a storm will do serious damage to the house - it needs to be reduced in height and made safe.

As published by the council, reference 24/0057/TPO

Application record

Reference
24/0057/TPO
Type
Works to trees covered by a Tree Pres O
Status
Awaiting decision
Decision
Refused As published: Refusal of work to Tree applications
Received
16 Jan 2024
Validated
25 Jan 2024
Decided
18 Mar 2024
Ward
Chorleywood North And Sarratt
Parish
Chorleywood Parish Council
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
WD3 5DU

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 16 Jan 2024

    Received by Three Rivers

  2. 25 Jan 2024

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 18 Mar 2024

    Decision issued: Refusal of work to Tree applications

  4. 2 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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8 documents on file for this application

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What this refusal means

Three Rivers refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. 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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