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Ridings Bridle Lane Loudwater Rickmansworth Hertfordshire WD3 4JB

Granted Three Rivers 25/0481/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

Tree Number - T2 Tree Type - Rowan Approx Height - 5m Location - Rear garden, back right corner 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 clients wishes Priority - ON Tree number - G1 Tree type - Rowan, Magnolia, Hazel Approx Height - 5m Location - Rear garden, Back left hand corner Service - Prune Work required - Remove self set Hazel and Rowan. Prune magnolia to tidy by removing crossing branches Reason - As per clients wishes Priority code - ON Tree Number - H1 Tree Type - Hazel (corylus avellana) Approx. Diameter at 1.5m - <0.2m Approx. Height - 5m Approx. Crown Spread Diameter - 5m Location - Rear garden, middle of back boundary Service - Crown Reduction Work Required - Reduce height by up to 0.5m and lateral spread on all sides by up to 2m. Reason - As per clients wishes Priority Code - ON

As published by the council, reference 25/0481/TCA

Application record

Reference
25/0481/TCA
Type
Works to trees in a conservation area
Status
Awaiting decision
Decision
Granted As published: Consent given on work to Tree apps
Received
18 Mar 2025
Validated
20 Mar 2025
Decided
23 Apr 2025
Ward
Chorleywood North And Sarratt
Parish
Chorleywood Parish Council
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
WD3 4JB

Site history

Applications at this address on the Three Rivers register

This site has had 2 applications since 2023: 2 approved, 0 refused.

  • 23/1387/TPO Granted

    Ridings Bridle Lane Loudwater Rickmansworth Hertfordshire WD3 4JB

    Tree Number - T1 Tree Type - Silver birch. Approx. Height - 13m. Location - front garden centre. Service - Crown Reduction Work Required- crown reduce by removing approximately 2m from all over pruning to suitable growth points. Reason - as part of continued maintenance Tree number - T2 Tree type - Purple plum (dead) Approx Height - 4m Location - rear garden centre. Service - Fell and grind Work required - Fell and grind out stump to a depth of approx. 200mm below the stumps current ground level and leave all stump's arising to allow for ground settlement Reason - dead tree.

    Decided 11 Oct 2023 Trees

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 18 Mar 2025

    Received by Three Rivers

  2. 20 Mar 2025

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 23 Apr 2025

    Decision issued: Consent given on work to Tree apps

  4. 19 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

6 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Three Rivers granted permission on 23 April 2025, 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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  • Ridings Bridle Lane Loudwater Rickmansworth Hertfordshire WD3 4JB

    23/1387/TPO Submitted 17 Aug 2023 50 yards away

    Tree Number - T1 Tree Type - Silver birch. Approx. Height - 13m. Location - front garden centre. Service - Crown Reduction Work Required- crown reduce by removing approximately 2m from all over pruning to suitable growth points. Reason - as part of continued maintenance Tree number - T2 Tree type - Purple plum (dead) Approx Height - 4m Location - rear garden centre. Service - Fell and grind Work required - Fell and grind out stump to a depth of approx. 200mm below the stumps current ground level and leave all stump's arising to allow for ground settlement Reason - dead tree.

    Granted Trees 7 docs
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    20/1732/FUL Submitted 24 Aug 2020 50 yards away

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    Withdrawn Full applications Extension Loft or dormer +1 15 docs
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    21/0432/FUL Submitted 23 Feb 2021 50 yards away

    Two story rear extension and insertion of flank dormer window

    Granted Full applications Extension Loft or dormer +1 13 docs

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