Planning application
58 Nightingale Road Rickmansworth Hertfordshire WD3 7BT
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Tree Number - T1 Tree Type - Apple (malus) 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. Client may want stump left at a specific height. Reason - Tree has cavities at 2m from ground level with 15% holding wood remaining and is in danger of failing. Priority code - ON Tree Number - T2 Tree Type - Apple (malus) Approx Height - 4m Approx Spread - 3m 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. Client may want stump left at a specific height. Reason - Tree is dead Priority code - ON
As published by the council, reference 24/0630/TCA
Application record
- Reference
- 24/0630/TCA
- Type
- Works to trees in a conservation area
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Decision
- Consent given on work to Tree apps
- Received
- 17 Apr 2024
- Validated
- 17 Apr 2024
- Decided
- 28 May 2024
- Ward
- Rickmansworth Town
- Parish
- Batchworth Community Council
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- WD3 7BT
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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17 Apr 2024
Received by Three Rivers
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28 May 2024
Decision issued: Consent given on work to Tree apps
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19 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
5 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Three Rivers granted permission on 28 May 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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