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Westacre 1A Sandy Lodge Road Moor Park Rickmansworth Hertfordshire WD3 1LP

Granted Three Rivers 24/1146/TCA Works to trees in a conservation area

Works: Trees

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Oak - pollard tree up to 2 or 3 metres from the first major fork.

As published by the council, reference 24/1146/TCA

Application record

Reference
24/1146/TCA
Type
Works to trees in a conservation area
Status
Awaiting decision
Decision
Granted As published: Consent given on work to Tree apps
Received
17 Jul 2024
Validated
17 Jul 2024
Decided
22 Aug 2024
Ward
Moor Park And Eastbury
Parish
Batchworth Community Council
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
WD3 1LP

Site history

Applications at this address on the Three Rivers register

This site has had 2 applications since 2020: 2 approved, 0 refused.

  • 20/1972/TCA Granted

    Westacre 1A Sandy Lodge Road Moor Park Rickmansworth Hertfordshire WD3 1LP

    Oak - remove dead branches Oak - remove dead branches and 3m of branch overhanging outhouse roof Sycamore - remove dead branche and 2m of branch overhanging outhouse roof Sycamore - dying tree leaning on outhouse - needs to be felled. Will replant a new tree

    Decided 29 Oct 2020 Trees

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 17 Jul 2024

    Received by Three Rivers

  2. 22 Aug 2024

    Decision issued: Consent given on work to Tree apps

  3. 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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What this grant of permission means

Three Rivers granted permission on 22 August 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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