Planning application
3 Nightingale Place Rickmansworth Hertfordshire WD3 7BZ
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 - Birch (Betula pendula) Approx. Diameter at 1.5m - 0.1-0.3m (multi-stem) Approx. Height - 8m Approx. Crown Spread Diameter - 5m Location - Rear garden Rear boundary right hand corner Service - Crown Reduction Work Required - Crown reduce by removing between 1.5-2m from the height (to same height as the street light behind) and between 0.5-1m from the sides to shape accordingly, raise the lower crown to create a clear stem up to the height of the wall - approx 2.5m from ground level. Reason - as per clients wishes to control and contain overall size of tree Priority Code - on
As published by the council, reference 24/1067/TPO
Application record
- Reference
- 24/1067/TPO
- Type
- Works to trees covered by a Tree Pres O
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Decision
- Refusal of work to Tree applications
- Received
- 4 Jul 2024
- Validated
- 4 Jul 2024
- Decided
- 5 Aug 2024
- Ward
- Rickmansworth Town
- Parish
- Batchworth Community Council
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- WD3 7BZ
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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4 Jul 2024
Received by Three Rivers
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5 Aug 2024
Decision issued: Refusal of work to Tree applications
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1 Sep 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 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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