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Dormers The Green Croxley Green Rickmansworth Hertfordshire WD3 3HX

Granted Three Rivers 25/1243/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

I wish for work to be done on two trees in my garden: (1) Cut down and remove Tree 1, a large overgrown Leylandii (including the stump). In its place I plan to plant a mulberry tree and other bushes and shrubs that are attractive to birds and pollinators. (2) Reduce the height of Tree 2, a maple tree, by around 3 metres. This tree had its crown reduced by about 1.5-2 metres at the end of 2023 (less than 2 years ago) but it quickly regained the lost height and has now become too tall and thin. Note that when I moved to Dormers cottage around 5 years ago, the garden was very overgrown with very tall connifers. I have applied for several of these to be felled or have their height reduced over the years (several previous appliocations) and I believe this has greatly improved the garden. I think Tree 1 in this application will be the last tree that needs to be removed. Hereafter, it should be routine maintenance only. Please note that as promised in previous applications, I have replaced the trees I removed with a variety of fruit trees and bushes (damsone, crab apple, red currant, blackcurrant, raspberry, gooseberry, cherry) as well as other shrubs (hydrangea, jasmine, blackthorn, philadelphus etc). With better light in the garden, I have also dug a large pond (approx 4 x 2.5 m), intended to encourage wildlife (so, no fish). My intention is to keep adding to the garden shrubs and plants (preferably native UK species) selecting where I can those most attractive to birds and pollinators. I have had a provisional (verbal) quote from a tree surgeon to do this new work

As published by the council, reference 25/1243/TCA

Application record

Reference
25/1243/TCA
Type
Works to trees in a conservation area
Status
Pending Consideration
Decision
Granted As published: Consent given on work to Tree apps
Received
21 Jul 2025
Validated
21 Jul 2025
Decided
11 Aug 2025
Ward
Dickinsons
Parish
Croxley Green Parish Council
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
WD3 3HX

Site history

Applications at this address on the Three Rivers register

This site has had 5 applications since 2023: 5 approved, 0 refused.

  • 26/1345/TCA Granted

    Dormers The Green Croxley Green Rickmansworth Hertfordshire WD3 3HX

    Various Tree Works

    Decided 14 Sep 2026 Trees
  • 24/1935/TCA Granted

    Dormers The Green Croxley Green Rickmansworth Hertfordshire WD3 3HX

    Tree number 1: Lawson Cypress (Chamaecyparis lawsniana). Approx height 16 m; approx spread diameter 8 m. Location, rear garden left-hand boundary. Work required - reduce height to about 1-1.5 m above previous cut-point (tree has previously been cut back and regrown) by removing around 6m; prune in the top edge to shape. Tree number 2: Lawson Cypress (Chamaecyparis lawsniana) Height about 14m; approx spread diameter: 3m Location: rear garden, rear boundary, right hand corner. Work required: reduce height by removing around 4 m, prune in the top edge to shape. Purpose: to contain overall height of tree and allow more light into the garden. Tree number 3 and 4: yews (Taxus baccatta) Height approx 10-12 m; Crown spread diameter 6m Location: rear garden boundary. Work required: crown reduction by removing around 4 m from the height and around 1m from the sides. Purpose: to control and contain the overall size of the trees and allow more light into the garden. These trees have previously been cut back and regrown.

    Decided 7 Jan 2025 Trees
  • 23/2072/TCA Granted

    Dormers The Green Croxley Green Rickmansworth Hertfordshire WD3 3HX

    Yew and Holly - growing from the pub- at property boundary - cut back to boundary Approx 2m height and 1m width off Holly and Ivy - rear garden left hand boundary near house - cut back approx 1m all round

    Decided 1 Feb 2024 Trees
  • 23/1365/TCA Granted

    Dormers The Green Croxley Green Rickmansworth Hertfordshire WD3 3HX

    T1 - Leylandii - remove T2 - Leylandii - remove T3 - Maple - Reduce Crown height by 2 metres and width by 1.5 metres

    Decided 15 Dec 2023 Trees

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 21 Jul 2025

    Received by Three Rivers

  2. 11 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

12 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Three Rivers granted permission on 11 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.

Nearby applications

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  • Dormers The Green Croxley Green Rickmansworth Hertfordshire WD3 3HX

    24/1935/TCA Submitted 4 Dec 2024 50 yards away

    Tree number 1: Lawson Cypress (Chamaecyparis lawsniana). Approx height 16 m; approx spread diameter 8 m. Location, rear garden left-hand boundary. Work required - reduce height to about 1-1.5 m above previous cut-point (tree has previously been cut back and regrown) by removing around 6m; prune in the top edge to shape. Tree number 2: Lawson Cypress (Chamaecyparis lawsniana) Height about 14m; approx spread diameter: 3m Location: rear garden, rear boundary, right hand corner. Work required: reduce height by removing around 4 m, prune in the top edge to shape. Purpose: to contain overall height of tree and allow more light into the garden. Tree number 3 and 4: yews (Taxus baccatta) Height approx 10-12 m; Crown spread diameter 6m Location: rear garden boundary. Work required: crown reduction by removing around 4 m from the height and around 1m from the sides. Purpose: to control and contain the overall size of the trees and allow more light into the garden. These trees have previously been cut back and regrown.

    Granted Trees 9 docs

  • Dormers The Green Croxley Green Rickmansworth Hertfordshire WD3 3HX

    23/2072/TCA Submitted 4 Dec 2023 50 yards away

    Yew and Holly - growing from the pub- at property boundary - cut back to boundary Approx 2m height and 1m width off Holly and Ivy - rear garden left hand boundary near house - cut back approx 1m all round

    Granted Trees 17 docs

  • Coach And Horses Public House The Green Croxley Green Rickmansworth Hertfordshire WD3 3HX

    24/1148/TCA Submitted 15 Jul 2024 50 yards away

    T1 - Lawsons Pine - Fell. T2 - Hawthorn - Crown reduction. T3 - Yew & Holly Hedge - Crown reduction by approximately 2 Metres. T4 - Holly & Ivy Bushes cut back.

    Granted Trees 13 docs

  • Gerrans The Green Croxley Green Rickmansworth Hertfordshire WD3 3HX

    24/1957/TCA Submitted 6 Dec 2024 50 yards away

    We would like to fell a maple tree that is in our back garden on the left hand side as you look out onto our back garden. The tree is situated approximately 9 metres from our patio and is too large for our garden. We would like to replace the tree with a smaller tree that will be more in keeping with the size of our garden.

    Granted Trees 5 docs

  • Dormers The Green Croxley Green Rickmansworth Hertfordshire WD3 3HX

    26/1345/TCA Submitted 20 Aug 2026 50 yards away

    Various Tree Works

    Granted Trees 9 docs

  • Atalaya The Green Croxley Green WD3 3HX

    21/2865/FUL Submitted 17 Dec 2021 50 yards away

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    Granted Full applications Extension 10 docs
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In Three Rivers

  • 26/1769/TCA Awaiting decision

    66 Talbot Road Rickmansworth Hertfordshire WD3 1HE

    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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    92 Windmill Drive Croxley Green Rickmansworth Hertfordshire WD3 3FE

    Tree Number - T1 Tree Type - Apple (Malus) Approx. Diameter at 1.5m - 0.1m Approx. Height - 5m Approx. Crown Spread Diameter - 3m Location - See map Service - Crown Reduction Work Required - Reduce height by up to 2m and lateral spread on all sides by up to 1m, back to previous pruning points, to finished crown dimensions of 3m height and 1m lateral spread. Reason - As part of continued maintenance Priority Code - ON Tree Number - T2 Tree Type - Yew (Taxus baccata) Approx. Diameter at 1.5m - 0.1m Approx. Height - 4m Approx. Spread Diameter - 2m Location - See map Service - Reduce height Work Required - Reduce height by up to 2m (confirm with client on day of works) and trim sides hard to manage encroachment into garden. Reason - As per clients request Priority Code - ON Tree Number - G1 Tree Type - Holly (Ilex aquifolium) Approx Height - 10m Location - See map Service - Cut Back Work required - Cut back all lateral growth over the garden by removing up to 1.5m. Reason - To manage encroachment into garden Priority code -ON Tree Number - G1 Tree Type - Holly (Ilex aquifolium) Approx. Diameter at 1.5m - 0.25m Approx. Height - 10m Approx. Spread Diameter - 12m Location - See map Service - Reduce height Work Required - Reduce height by approximately 1m to finished height of 9m. Reason - As per clients request Priority Code - ON Tree Number - T3 Tree Type - Leyland cypress (Cupressus x leylandii) Approx. Diameter at 1.5m - 0.25m Approx. Height - 10m Approx. Spread Diameter - 2m Location - See map Service - Reduce height Work Required - Reduce height by approximately 5m. Trim lateral spread to tidy by removing up to 1m. Reason - To manage the size of the tree. Priority Code - ON

    Received 4 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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