Planning application
Highfields Troutstream Way Loudwater Rickmansworth Hertfordshire WD3 4JN
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 - unidentifiable dead tree Approx. Diameter at 1.5m - 0.1-0.3m Approx. Height - 7m Approx. Crown Spread Diameter - 3m Location - Rear garden in the middle Service - Section dismantle Work Required - Section dismantle tree to near ground level and leave stump in the ground Reason - tree is dead Tree number - G1 Tree type - Laurel (prunus laurocerasus) Approx Height - 4-5m Location - Rear garden Right hand boundary Service - Prune Work required- cut back broken section near green house by removing upto 3m, cut back from lawn by removing upto 2m Reason - as per clients wishes to reduce encroachment Tree Number - T2 Tree Type - Oak (Quercus robur) Approx. Diameter at 1.5m - 0.1-0.2m Approx. Height - 9m Approx. Crown Spread Diameter - 4m Location - neighbours (to rear) tree, overhangs Rear garden Rear boundary Service - prune Work Required - prune back the side which overhangs the clients lawn by removing upto 2m Reason - as per clients wishes to reduce encroachment Tree Number - T3 Tree Type - Ash (Fraxinus excelsior) Approx. Diameter at 1.5m - 0.3-0.5m Approx. Height - 15m Approx. Crown Spread Diameter - 12m Location - neighbours tree (left hand side), overhangs clients Rear garden left hand boundary Service - Crown Reduction Work Required - reduce back to boundary the side which overhangs the clients garden by removing upto 5-6m Reason - as per clients wishes to reduce/eliminate encroachment over garden and swimming pool Tree Number - T4 Tree Type - Yew (taxus baccatta) Approx. Diameter at 1.5m - 0.3-0.5m Approx. Height - 8m Approx. Crown Spread Diameter - 8m Location - neighbours tree (right hand side), overhangs clients Front garden Right hand boundary Service - Crown Reduction Work Required - reduce back the side which overhangs the clients garden by removed around 1m Reason - as part of continued maintenance to control encroachment over clients garden
As published by the council, reference 25/0302/TPO
Application record
- Reference
- 25/0302/TPO
- Type
- Works to trees covered by a Tree Pres O
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Decision
- Refusal of work to Tree applications
- Received
- 18 Feb 2025
- Validated
- 24 Feb 2025
- Decided
- 15 Apr 2025
- Ward
- Chorleywood North And Sarratt
- Parish
- Chorleywood Parish Council
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- WD3 4JN
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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18 Feb 2025
Received by Three Rivers
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24 Feb 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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15 Apr 2025
Decision issued: Refusal of work to Tree applications
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19 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
11 documents on file for this application
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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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