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The Burrs 17 Wyatts Road Chorleywood Rickmansworth Hertfordshire WD3 5TB

Refused Three Rivers 24/0626/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

T1 Ash :- Ash tree in tree garden over hanging greenhouse and neighbouring property. Fell to ground level due to ash dieback and dropping a lot of debris over the garden greenhouse etc. Safety is a concern for family and children playing in garden including property. T2 Lawson cypress. Front garden. Fell to ground level. Due to being multi stemmed and now out grown its space and close to perimeter of property. Causing paving to lift and wall and driveway damage. Re planting will take place.

As published by the council, reference 24/0626/TPO

Application record

Reference
24/0626/TPO
Type
Works to trees covered by a Tree Pres O
Status
Awaiting decision
Decision
Refusal of work to Tree applications
Received
17 Apr 2024
Validated
24 Apr 2024
Decided
29 May 2024
Ward
Chorleywood North And Sarratt
Parish
Chorleywood Parish Council
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
WD3 5TB

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 17 Apr 2024

    Received by Three Rivers

  2. 24 Apr 2024

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 29 May 2024

    Decision issued: Refusal of work to Tree applications

  4. 19 Aug 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 refusal means

The process from here

The council refused this application for the reasons set out on the decision notice, which the council portal holds in full. Only the applicant can appeal a refusal; the time limit runs from the decision date and is shorter for householder schemes.

Refusal does not prevent a fresh attempt. Applicants often address the reasons for refusal and resubmit, so a refused scheme is not necessarily the end of proposals for the site.

About trees applications

How this application type works

Tree applications cover work to protected trees: those under a tree preservation order need consent for pruning or felling, and trees in a conservation area need six weeks written notice before work starts. The council assesses the amenity value of the tree and can refuse consent, approve it with conditions, or in conservation areas make a preservation order in response.

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