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Green Hill Sandy Lane Northwood HA6 3ER

Refused Three Rivers 24/1342/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

It is proposed to fell two Silver Birches; and to carry out tree surgery, including a crown reduction by 2-3m to three Oaks. The two Silver Birches (G4) are heavily suppressed and are both leaning on the rear neighbour's roof (Dell Lodge). The Oaks (T1, T2 & T3) are blocking sunlight into the front and rear gardens (T1 has been reduced in the past).

As published by the council, reference 24/1342/TPO

Application record

Reference
24/1342/TPO
Type
Works to trees covered by a Tree Pres O
Status
Awaiting decision
Decision
Refusal of work to Tree applications
Received
22 Aug 2024
Validated
22 Aug 2024
Decided
9 Sep 2024
Ward
Moor Park And Eastbury
Parish
Batchworth Community Council
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
HA6 3ER

Site history

Applications at this address on the Three Rivers register

This site has had 4 applications since 2024: 2 approved, 1 refused.

  • 26/0468/DIS Decided

    Green Hill Sandy Lane Northwood HA6 3ER

    Discharge of Condition 7(Landscape Scheme) pursuant to planning permission 25/1903/RSP

    Decided 11 May 2026 Conditions
  • 25/1903/RSP Granted

    Green Hill Sandy Lane Northwood HA6 3ER

    Part-retrospective: Demolition of existing dwelling and summer house; construction of self build two storey detached dwelling with accommodation in the roofspace served by front/rear dormers and side rooflights, with associated parking and landscaping works.

    Decided 16 Dec 2025 Amendments
  • 25/1446/FUL Granted

    Green Hill Sandy Lane Northwood HA6 3ER

    Variation of condition 2 (plans) pursuant to planning permission 25/0959/FUL to allow internal alterations, alterations to fenestration and addition of rear dormer.

    Decided 15 Oct 2025 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 22 Aug 2024

    Received by Three Rivers

  2. 9 Sep 2024

    Decision issued: Refusal of work to Tree applications

  3. 1 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

7 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.

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  • Monkbarns Sandy Lane Northwood HA6 3ER

    25/1310/TPO Submitted 4 Aug 2025 0m away

    TPO564 Sandy Lane, Northwood. Species/Description: Conifer (TPO tree. Ref T108). We have a large conifer in our garden (see sketch plan where the conifer is highlighted yellow). It is c. 15 metres high with wide branches. It is has grown to the extent that the area of garden around it is now in the shade and other plants/grass cannot grown because the sunlight is blocked out. We intend to trim/prune the conifer (using professional tree surgeons) to reduce the size by c. 33%.

    Refused Trees 5 docs

  • Monkbarns Sandy Lane Northwood HA6 3ER

    25/1904/TPO Submitted 4 Nov 2025 0m away

    Tree Number - G1 Tree Type - x2 Spruce (Picea spp) Approx. Diameter at 1.5m - 0.4-0.6m Approx. Height - 15m Approx. Crown Spread Diameter - 10m Location - Rear garden right hand side by swimming pool Service - Crown Reduction Work Required - selectively crown reduce the sides back to previous by selectively pruning in the regrowth from previous reduction only by removing a maximum of around 1.5m Reason - as part of continued maintenance, to produce a more uniformed and balanced appearance, regrowth from previous reduction in abundance, reduction at these points will remove potential risk of any of the regrowth failing as not true attachment points. Remove branches already broken and resting in tree. Priority Code - on

    Granted Trees 4 docs

  • Green Hill Sandy Lane Northwood HA6 3ER

    25/1903/RSP Submitted 4 Nov 2025 2m away

    Part-retrospective: Demolition of existing dwelling and summer house; construction of self build two storey detached dwelling with accommodation in the roofspace served by front/rear dormers and side rooflights, with associated parking and landscaping works.

    Granted Amendments New dwelling Loft or dormer +1 24 docs
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  • Green Hill Sandy Lane Northwood HA6 3ER

    25/1446/FUL Submitted 27 Aug 2025 24m away

    Variation of condition 2 (plans) pursuant to planning permission 25/0959/FUL to allow internal alterations, alterations to fenestration and addition of rear dormer.

    Granted Full applications Loft or dormer Windows or glazing 20 docs

  • Green Hill Sandy Lane Northwood HA6 3ER

    26/0468/DIS Submitted 23 Mar 2026 24m away

    Discharge of Condition 7(Landscape Scheme) pursuant to planning permission 25/1903/RSP

    Decided Conditions 6 docs

  • Birchbank Sandy Lane Northwood HA6 3ER

    21/0941/FUL Submitted 13 Apr 2021 32m away

    Construction of detached garage to frontage

    Granted Full applications 12 docs

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