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17 South Cottage Drive Chorleywood Rickmansworth Hertfordshire WD3 5EB

Refused Three Rivers 24/0206/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

Tree number - T1 Tree type - Black Pine (Pinus nigra] Approx Height - 30m Location - Rear Garden Service - Reduce Height Work required- Reduce Height by approximately 3-4m and cut back lateral spread towards the house by 3-4m Reason - Priority code - on Tree number - T2 Tree type - Black Pine (Pinus nigra] Approx Height - 25m Location - Rear Garden Service - Deadwood Work required- Remove all major deadwood Reason - Continued Maintenance Priority code - on

As published by the council, reference 24/0206/TPO

Application record

Reference
24/0206/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
8 Feb 2024
Validated
8 Feb 2024
Decided
18 Mar 2024
Ward
Chorleywood North And Sarratt
Parish
Chorleywood Parish Council
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
WD3 5EB

Site history

Applications at this address on the Three Rivers register

This site has had 5 applications since 2020: 2 approved, 3 refused.

  • 24/1050/TPO Granted

    17 South Cottage Drive Chorleywood Rickmansworth Hertfordshire WD3 5EB

    T1 fir tree. to remove 3 limb over roof. these have been pruned back in the past and now signs of die back. no good growth points to cut back to

    Decided 22 Jul 2024 Trees
  • 21/0949/FUL Refused

    17 South Cottage Drive Chorleywood Rickmansworth Hertfordshire WD3 5EB

    Retrospective: Extension to existing driveway

    Decided 16 Jun 2021 Full applications
  • 21/0949/RSP Refused

    17 South Cottage Drive Chorleywood Rickmansworth Hertfordshire WD3 5EB

    Retrospective: Extension to existing driveway

    Decided 16 Jun 2021 Amendments
  • 20/1997/RSP Granted

    17 South Cottage Drive Chorleywood Rickmansworth Hertfordshire WD3 5EB

    Part external rendering to dwelling and alteration to front porch

    Decided 30 Nov 2020 Amendments

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 8 Feb 2024

    Received by Three Rivers

  2. 18 Mar 2024

    Decision issued: Refusal of work to Tree applications

  3. 1 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

6 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.

Nearby applications

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  • 14 South Cottage Drive Chorleywood Rickmansworth Hertfordshire WD3 5EB

    24/1664/TPO Submitted 16 Oct 2024 50 yards away

    Tree Number - T1 Tree Type - Lime (Tilia cordata) Approx. Diameter at 1.5m - 0.35m Approx. Height - 12m Approx. Crown Spread Diameter - 8m Location - See map Service - Crown Reduction Work Required - Reduce height by up to 4m and lateral spread on all sides by up to 2m, do not pollard, to finished crown dimensions of 8m height and 6m lateral spread. Crown lift to give 5m ground clearance. Reason - As part of continued maintenance Priority Code - ON

    Granted Trees 5 docs

  • 14 South Cottage Drive Chorleywood Hertfordshire WD3 5EB

    22/1215/TPO Submitted 24 Jun 2022 50 yards away

    T1 - Lawson cypress (Chamaecyparis lawsoniana) Approx Height - 8m Location - right hand corner of rear garden Work required- To reduce height by approx. 3m in line with with neighbouring hedge line Reason - as per customer request T2 - Scots Pine (Pinus sylvestris) Approx Height - 12m Location - right hand boundary of rear garden (neighbouring tree of No. 5 The Beeches WD3 5DT) Work required- reduce height by approx. 6m to main crown break and remove remaining Ivy to reduce sail within the tree Reason - Heavily leaning tree - Client would like to add "As clearly visible in the photos taken during Scott's visit to my property, the tree in question is leaning quite substantially (more so following the heavy wind a few months back). With our young children regularly playing in the garden and indeed proximity to our house, we feel the tree poses a serious safety concern for us"

    Granted Trees 7 docs

  • 17 South Cottage Drive Chorleywood Rickmansworth Hertfordshire WD3 5EB

    24/1050/TPO Submitted 2 Jul 2024 50 yards away

    T1 fir tree. to remove 3 limb over roof. these have been pruned back in the past and now signs of die back. no good growth points to cut back to

    Granted Trees 4 docs

  • 14 South Cottage Drive Chorleywood Rickmansworth Hertfordshire WD3 5EB

    26/1363/TPO Submitted 25 Aug 2026 50 yards away

    Tree Number - T1 Tree Type - Lime (Tilia cordata) Approx. Diameter at 1.5m - 0.4m Approx. Height - 12m Approx. Crown Spread Diameter - 8m Location - See map Service - Re pollard Work Required - Repollard by removing up to 4m in height and lateral spread on all sides by up to 2m back to previous pruning points at approximately 8m from ground level. Reason - As part of continued maintenance Priority Code - ON

    Granted Trees 3 docs

  • 16 South Cottage Drive Chorleywood Rickmansworth Hertfordshire WD3 5EB

    23/0467/DDD Submitted 23 Feb 2023 50 yards away

    Lime Tree - Fell

    Granted Trees 3 docs

  • 9 South Cottage Drive Chorleywood WD3 5EB

    21/0433/CLPD Submitted 23 Feb 2021 50 yards away

    Certificate of Lawfulness Proposed Development: Conversion of part converted double garage into habitable accommodation.

    Granted Lawful development 5 docs

In Three Rivers

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    T1 Leylandii - fell to ground level as it is causing structural damage to fence and to prevent imminent damage to neighbour's shed due to butt expansion. It is also encroaching on nearby neighbouring buildings.

    Received 5 Nov, published by the council 6 Nov 2026 Trees
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    92 Windmill Drive Croxley Green Rickmansworth Hertfordshire WD3 3FE

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    Received 4 Nov, published by the council 6 Nov 2026 Trees
  • 26/1752/TPO Awaiting decision

    Chellow Dene Copthorne Road Croxley Green Rickmansworth Hertfordshire WD3 4AE

    Tree Number - T4 Tree Type - Sycamore (Acer pseudoplatanus) Approx Height - 14m Approx Spread- 10m Location - See map, neighbours tree. Service - Cut Back Work required - Cut back all lateral growth over the clients driveway by removing up to 3m back to previous pruning points to finished spread of 7m. Reason - To manage the encroachment Priority code -ON

    Received 4 Nov, published by the council 6 Nov 2026 Trees
  • 26/1763/TPO Awaiting decision

    Woodland 42 The Drive Rickmansworth Hertfordshire WD3 4EB

    T1 - Beech. Crown reduction 2.5 M

    Received 4 Nov, published by the council 6 Nov 2026 Trees
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