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Merchant Taylors School Sandy Lodge Lane Moor Park Northwood Hertfordshire HA6 2HT

Refused Three Rivers 25/0618/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

Ref: 101 104 Exempt tree works e.g. deadwood removal and pruning/removing of hazard trees See Tree Risk Survey and Plan

As published by the council, reference 25/0618/TPO

Application record

Reference
25/0618/TPO
Type
Works to trees covered by a Tree Pres O
Status
Awaiting decision
Decision
Refused As published: Refusal of work to Tree applications
Received
3 Apr 2025
Validated
10 Apr 2025
Decided
5 Jun 2025
Ward
Moor Park And Eastbury
Parish
Batchworth Community Council
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
HA6 2HT

Site history

Applications at this address on the Three Rivers register

This site has had 11 applications since 2019: 6 approved, 1 refused.

  • 26/1480/LBC Awaiting decision

    Merchant Taylors School Sandy Lodge Lane Moor Park Northwood Hertfordshire HA6 2HT

    Listed Building Consent: Repairs to the roof and fenestration including replacement of copper lining to the main roof valley gutter, repair works to corbel stone hopper heads, repairs to existing roof lanterns and repairs to the door thresholds.

    Submitted 17 Sep 2026 Heritage and listed buildings
  • 25/1063/BGP Granted

    Merchant Taylors School Sandy Lodge Lane Moor Park Northwood Hertfordshire HA6 2HT

    Discharge of Biodiversity Gain Plan pursuant to planning permission 25/0289/FUL.

    Decided 4 Aug 2025
  • 25/0289/FUL Granted

    Merchant Taylors School Sandy Lodge Lane Moor Park Northwood Hertfordshire HA6 2HT

    Temporary permission (5 years) for the installation of a portakabin class room building

    Decided 5 Jun 2025 Full applications
  • 25/0117/FUL Granted

    Merchant Taylors School Sandy Lodge Lane Moor Park Northwood Hertfordshire HA6 2HT

    Two storey infill extension for use as two classrooms.

    Decided 16 Jun 2025 Full applications
  • 24/0722/DIS Decided

    Merchant Taylors School Sandy Lodge Lane Moor Park Northwood Hertfordshire HA6 2HT

    Discharge of Conditions 3 (Construction Management Plan), 4 (Biodiversity Enhancement and Ecological Management Plan) and 5 (Community Use Agreement) pursuant to planning permission 23/2122/FUL

    Decided 19 Jun 2024 Conditions
  • 24/0607/FUL Granted

    Merchant Taylors School Sandy Lodge Lane Moor Park Northwood Hertfordshire HA6 2HT

    Installation of 175 no. PV panels to side elevation of the sports hall and 79 no. panels to side elevation of the grounds shed on the Merchant Taylors School

    Decided 10 Jul 2024 Full applications
  • 23/2122/FUL Granted

    Merchant Taylors School Sandy Lodge Lane Moor Park Northwood Hertfordshire HA6 2HT

    Installation of external artificial grass hockey pitch and warm up area with perimeter ball-stop fencing, ball stop netting, flood lighting system, dugouts and associated hardstanding.

    Decided 14 Feb 2024 Full applications
  • 23/1237/DIS Decided

    Merchant Taylors School Sandy Lodge Lane Moor Park Northwood Hertfordshire HA6 2HT

    Discharge of Condition 12 (Community Usage Agreement) pursuant to planning permission 19/2039/FUL

    Decided 5 Jan 2024 Conditions
  • 22/0419/TPO Decided

    Merchant Taylors School Sandy Lodge Lane Moor Park Northwood Hertfordshire HA6 2HT

    Trees T98 - T100 Hazard removal and pruning

    Decided 21 Apr 2022 Trees
  • 19/2039/FUL Granted

    Merchant Taylors School Sandy Lodge Lane Moor Park Northwood Hertfordshire HA6 2HT

    Erection of an indoor cricket school at Merchant Taylors School with associated works including an access road and car parking spaces

    Decided 18 Feb 2020 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 3 Apr 2025

    Received by Three Rivers

  2. 10 Apr 2025

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 5 Jun 2025

    Decision issued: Refusal of work to Tree applications

  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 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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