Planning application
St Joan Of Arc Roman Catholic School High Street Rickmansworth Hertfordshire WD3 1HG
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Tree number - G1 Tree type - 7x Lime, 1x Elm Approx Height - 14m Location - Boundary with High Street Service - Crown lift Work required - Lift to 2.5m over footpath and 5.5m over road Reason - Trees encroaching on footpath and buses hitting low branches Priority code - ON Tree number - G2 Tree type - Lime Approx Height - 16m Location - Right hand boundary Service - Crown lift Work required - Lift 4m over road Reason - As part of continued maintenance Priority code - ON Tree Number - G3 Tree Type - Mixed species (Lime,Sycamore,willow,Ash) Approx. Height - 6-13m Location - See map Service - Crown lift to 3m above ground level Work Required - Crown lift to 3m over water only. Remove fallen tree. Reason - as part of continued maintenance Priority Code - on. Tree Number - T1 Tree Type - Ash Approx Height - 15m Location - See map Service - Cut Back Work required - Cut back from building only by removing approximately 3m from lateral spread. Reason - as part of continued maintenance Priority code - on.
As published by the council, reference 24/1585/TCA
Application record
- Reference
- 24/1585/TCA
- Type
- Works to trees in a conservation area
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Decision
- Granted As published: Consent given on work to Tree apps
- Received
- 2 Oct 2024
- Validated
- 2 Oct 2024
- Decided
- 4 Nov 2024
- Ward
- Rickmansworth Town
- Parish
- Batchworth Community Council
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- WD3 1HG
Site history
Applications at this address on the Three Rivers register
This site has had 13 applications since 2023: 8 approved, 0 refused.
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24/1516/DIS Decided
St Joan Of Arc Roman Catholic School High Street Rickmansworth Hertfordshire WD3 1HG
Discharge of Condition 9 (Evacuation/Emergency Strategy) pursuant to planning permission 23/2066/FUL.
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24/1069/TCA Granted
St Joan Of Arc Roman Catholic School High Street Rickmansworth Hertfordshire WD3 1HG
Various tree works
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24/1048/RSP Granted
St Joan Of Arc Roman Catholic School High Street Rickmansworth Hertfordshire WD3 1HG
Retrospective: Creation of car park and associated lighting columns for use in connection with wider secondary school
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24/0513/DIS Decided
St Joan Of Arc Roman Catholic School High Street Rickmansworth Hertfordshire WD3 1HG
Discharge of Condition 9 (Evacuation/Emergency Strategy) and Condition 11 (Bat Bricks) pursuant to planning permission 23/2066/FUL
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24/0311/TCA Granted
St Joan Of Arc Roman Catholic School High Street Rickmansworth Hertfordshire WD3 1HG
Tree Number - G1 - x2 Yew (taxus baccatta) Approx. Diameter at 1.5m - 0.3-0.5m Approx. Height - 9m Approx. Crown Spread Diameter - 8m Location - see map Service - Crown Reduction Work Required - reduce the sides overhang neighbours property by removing between 1-1.5m Reason - to reduce encroachment over neighbours property Tree Number - G2 - x1 Goat Willow (Salix caprea) and x5 buddleia Approx Height - 2-5m Approx Spread - 1-2.5m Location - See map Service - Fell and treat Work required - Fell as close to tree's current ground level as possible and leave the stump in the ground. Treat goat willow stump with one application of glyphosate (eco-plugs) only to best endeavour the prevention of regrowth. Reason - as per clients wishes Tree Number - G3 - x5 Poplar (poplus nigra) Approx. Diameter at 1.5m - 0.5-1m Approx. Height - 20m Approx. Crown Spread Diameter - 20m Location - see map Service - Crown Reduction Work Required - with use of MEWP, tip reduce the lower overextending limbs growing towards the tennis court by removing between 3-4m Reason - to reduce end weight on overextending limbs reducing likelihood of failure
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24/0266/LBC Granted
St Joan Of Arc Roman Catholic School High Street Rickmansworth Hertfordshire WD3 1HG
Listed Building Consent: Replacement of ceiling at basement level and replacement of internal doors, glazed screens and windows.
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24/0208/DIS Decided
St Joan Of Arc Roman Catholic School High Street Rickmansworth Hertfordshire WD3 1HG
Discharge of Condition 5 (Verification Report) pursuant to planning permission 23/2066/FUL
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23/2142/DIS Decided
St Joan Of Arc Roman Catholic School High Street Rickmansworth Hertfordshire WD3 1HG
Discharge of Condition 12 (Lighting) pursuant to planning permission 23/2066/FUL
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23/2068/DIS Decided
St Joan Of Arc Roman Catholic School High Street Rickmansworth Hertfordshire WD3 1HG
Discharge of Condition 8 (Drainage Maintenance Plan) pursuant to planning permission 23/2066/FUL
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23/2066/FUL Granted
St Joan Of Arc Roman Catholic School High Street Rickmansworth Hertfordshire WD3 1HG
Variation of Condition 5 (Flood Risk Assessment) pursuant to planning permission 21/2747/FUL (Erection of new Science and Hall block including associated external stairwell and external canopy and associated landscaping) to include alterations to the approved drainage layout.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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2 Oct 2024
Received by Three Rivers
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4 Nov 2024
Decision issued: Consent given on work to Tree apps
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17 Sep 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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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Three Rivers granted permission on 4 November 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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St Joan Of Arc Roman Catholic School High Street Rickmansworth Hertfordshire WD3 1HG
Tree Number - G1 - x2 Yew (taxus baccatta) Approx. Diameter at 1.5m - 0.3-0.5m Approx. Height - 9m Approx. Crown Spread Diameter - 8m Location - see map Service - Crown Reduction Work Required - reduce the sides overhang neighbours property by removing between 1-1.5m Reason - to reduce encroachment over neighbours property Tree Number - G2 - x1 Goat Willow (Salix caprea) and x5 buddleia Approx Height - 2-5m Approx Spread - 1-2.5m Location - See map Service - Fell and treat Work required - Fell as close to tree's current ground level as possible and leave the stump in the ground. Treat goat willow stump with one application of glyphosate (eco-plugs) only to best endeavour the prevention of regrowth. Reason - as per clients wishes Tree Number - G3 - x5 Poplar (poplus nigra) Approx. Diameter at 1.5m - 0.5-1m Approx. Height - 20m Approx. Crown Spread Diameter - 20m Location - see map Service - Crown Reduction Work Required - with use of MEWP, tip reduce the lower overextending limbs growing towards the tennis court by removing between 3-4m Reason - to reduce end weight on overextending limbs reducing likelihood of failure
Granted Trees 8 docs -
St Joan Of Arc Roman Catholic School High Street Rickmansworth WD3 1HG
Tree number - T1 Tree type - Cherry (Prunus Sp.) Approx Height - 5m 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. Reason - As per client's wishes (roots damaging wall)
Granted Trees 3 docs -
St Joan Of Arc Roman Catholic School High Street Rickmansworth WD3 1HG
Tree number - T 1-8 Tree type - 7x Lime, 1x Elm Approx Height - 9m Location - Boundary with High Street Service - Crown lift Work required - Lift to 2.5m over footpath and 5.5m over road Reason - Trees encroaching on footpath and buses hitting low branches
Granted Trees 8 docs -
St Joan Of Arc Roman Catholic School High Street Rickmansworth WD3 1HG
School Grounds: T1 = Large YEW - Fell to ground level and grind stump to a maximum depth of 300m. T2 = Medium ALNUS (near pond) - Fell as close as possible to ground level. T3, T4 = 2 x Large YEW trees - Lift 5m and cut back 3m. GRP1 = Large group of POPLARS/OAKS + BEECH - Lift 5-6m and cut back to the kerb line smaller vegetation. GRP2 = Large 1 x BIRCH, 2 x ASH, 1 x ALNUS - Lift 6m and cut back laterals by 5-6m.
Granted Trees 4 docs -
St Joan Of Arc Roman Catholic School High Street Rickmansworth Hertfordshire WD3 1HG
Various tree works
Granted Trees 7 docs -
St Joan Of Arc Roman Catholic School High Street Rickmansworth WD3 1HG
Demolition of existing science block (Block B) and school hall building and associated external canopy and erection of a temporary escape stairs
Granted Full applications Demolition 43 docs
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