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1 Badgers Dell Chorleywood Rickmansworth Hertfordshire WD3 5FE

Granted Three Rivers 25/1133/TPO Works to trees covered by a Tree Pres O

Works: Trees

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Tree Number - T2 Tree Type - Ash (Fraxinus excelsior) Approx. Diameter at 1.5m - 1m+ Approx. Height - 18m Approx. Crown Spread Diameter - 14m Location - See map, shared ownership of badgers dell Service - Crown Reduction Work Required - Heavily reduce height by up to 8m and lateral spread on all sides by up to 6m, to finished crown dimensions of 10m and 8m lateral spread Reason - Tree is showing signs of ash dieback. Heavy reduction to form a smaller denser crown and reduce the likelihood of future failures onto targets including 1 Badgers Dell. Priority Code - B

As published by the council, reference 25/1133/TPO

Application record

Reference
25/1133/TPO
Type
Works to trees covered by a Tree Pres O
Status
Awaiting decision
Decision
Granted As published: Consent given on work to Tree apps
Received
2 Jul 2025
Validated
2 Jul 2025
Decided
4 Aug 2025
Ward
Chorleywood South And Maple Cross
Parish
Chorleywood Parish Council
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
WD3 5FE

Site history

Applications at this address on the Three Rivers register

This site has had 4 applications since 2020: 3 approved, 0 refused.

  • 26/1596/TPO Awaiting decision

    1 Badgers Dell Chorleywood Rickmansworth Hertfordshire WD3 5FE

    Tree Number - T1 Tree Type - Hornbeam (Carpinus betulus) Work Required - Crown reduce by removing approx 5m from height and 2m from sides to shape, pruning to suitable growth points. Reason -To reduce windsail effect. Tree is sitting on a steep bank and half of its root system is exposed.

    Submitted 6 Oct 2026 Trees
  • 25/1778/TPO Granted

    1 Badgers Dell Chorleywood Rickmansworth Hertfordshire WD3 5FE

    Tree Number - T1 Tree Type - Hornbeam Approx. Height - 15m Location - Rear garden left hand boundary Service - Crown Reduction Work Required - Crown reduce by removing approx 8m from height and 2-3m from sides to shape, pruning to suitable growth points. Reason -To reduce risk of failure. Tree is sitting on a steep bank and half of its root system is exposed. Priority Code - On

    Decided 9 Dec 2025 Trees
  • 20/2507/TPO Granted

    1 Badgers Dell Chorleywood Rickmansworth Hertfordshire WD3 5FE

    T1 Oak - prune back by 2.5m over access roady to balance up the tree.

    Decided 31 Dec 2020 Trees

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 2 Jul 2025

    Received by Three Rivers

  2. 4 Aug 2025

    Decision issued: Consent given on work to Tree apps

  3. 24 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

5 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Three Rivers granted permission on 4 August 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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  • 1 Badgers Dell Chorleywood Rickmansworth Hertfordshire WD3 5FE

    25/1778/TPO Submitted 14 Oct 2025 50 yards away

    Tree Number - T1 Tree Type - Hornbeam Approx. Height - 15m Location - Rear garden left hand boundary Service - Crown Reduction Work Required - Crown reduce by removing approx 8m from height and 2-3m from sides to shape, pruning to suitable growth points. Reason -To reduce risk of failure. Tree is sitting on a steep bank and half of its root system is exposed. Priority Code - On

    Granted Trees 5 docs
  • 4 Badgers Dell Chorleywood Hertfordshire WD3 5FE

    22/1212/TPO Submitted 24 Jun 2022 50 yards away

    T1 Beech (fagus sylvatica) Approx Height - 20-22m. Approx Crown Spread Diameter - 12m Location - rear garden left hand boundary (Tree belongs to The Russell Primary school in Chorleywood) Work required- crown reduce all overhanging lateral branches by 2-3m to good growth/branch fork junction Reason - Tree is completely overshadowing client's garden and house and significantly reducing natural light into the property as per customers request G1 - Beech Approx Height - 16-18m. Approx Crown Spread Diameter - 10m Location - rear garden rear boundary Work required- Crown reduce 2 x trees by approx 2.5-3.5m all round to create a more manageable and compact crown Reason - Trees within G1 are outgrowing it's surroundings and are beginning to encroach onto property as per customers request T3 - Birch (betula) Approx Height - 12m. Approx Spread - 2m Location - front garden- right hand corner Work required - Fell as close to ground level as possible and treat with one application of glyphosate only, to prevent regrowth Reason - dead/dying dangerous tree P.N Due to the dangerous nature of this tree, use of MEWP will be required to carry out works at an additional fee

    Granted Trees 7 docs
  • 2 Badgers Dell Chorleywood Rickmansworth Hertfordshire WD3 5FE

    25/1134/TPO Submitted 2 Jul 2025 50 yards away

    Tree Number - T1 Tree Type - Cherry (Prunus avium) Approx. Diameter at 1.5m - 0.4m Approx. Height - 12m Approx. Crown Spread Diameter - 8m Location - See map Service - Section dismantle Work Required - Section dismantle tree to 3m from ground level Reason - Ganoderma brackets at ground level, tree overhangs school playground Priority Code - B

    Granted Trees 5 docs
  • 1 Badgers Dell Chorleywood Rickmansworth Hertfordshire WD3 5FE

    26/1596/TPO Submitted 6 Oct 2026 50 yards away

    85% historically approved · decision due ~1 Dec

    Tree Number - T1 Tree Type - Hornbeam (Carpinus betulus) Work Required - Crown reduce by removing approx 5m from height and 2m from sides to shape, pruning to suitable growth points. Reason -To reduce windsail effect. Tree is sitting on a steep bank and half of its root system is exposed.

    Awaiting decision Trees
  • 2 Badgers Dell Chorleywood Rickmansworth Hertfordshire WD3 5FE

    22/0653/TPO Submitted 6 Apr 2022 50 yards away

    T1 - Oak - Left hand boundary Approx Height - 11m. Approx Crown Spread Diameter - 10m Work required- Crown reduce over garden only by removing approximately 2-2.5m pruning to suitable growth points. Sever ivy. Reason - As part of continued maintenance T2 - Hawthorn - I do not think this has TPO - Right hand boundary - Approx Height - 10m. Approx Crown Spread Diameter - 10m Work required- Crown reduce by removing approximately 2-2.5m from all over pruning to suitable growth points Reason - As part of continued maintenance

    Granted Trees 5 docs
  • 1 Badgers Dell Chorleywood Rickmansworth Hertfordshire WD3 5FE

    20/2507/TPO Submitted 20 Nov 2020 50 yards away

    T1 Oak - prune back by 2.5m over access roady to balance up the tree.

    Granted Trees 4 docs

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    T1 Leylandii - fell to ground level as it is causing structural damage to fence and to prevent imminent damage to neighbour's shed due to butt expansion. It is also encroaching on nearby neighbouring buildings.

    Received 5 Nov, published by the council 6 Nov 2026 Trees
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    Received 4 Nov, published by the council 6 Nov 2026 Trees
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