Planning application
5 Springwell Court Springwell Avenue Mill End Rickmansworth Hertfordshire WD3 8DL
Works: Trees Small domestic
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Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
The tree at the back of the garden has become huge over the last year. Tenants have just reported a huge branch dropped off the tree narrowly avoiding her 5 year old son and smashing the shed. This raises serious H&S concerns about the tree, so we need to urgently have works conducted. Beech Trees X 2 - trees are in danger to the residents and we wish the application to consider removing them in lieu of planting younger trees.
As published by the council, reference 25/1252/TPO
Application record
- Reference
- 25/1252/TPO
- Type
- Works to trees covered by a Tree Pres O
- Status
- Permitted
- Decision
- Granted As published: Consent given on work to Tree apps
- Received
- 22 Jul 2025
- Validated
- 14 Nov 2025
- Decided
- 19 Feb 2026
- Ward
- Penn And Mill End
- Parish
- Non-Parished
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- WD3 8DL
Site history
Applications at this address on the Three Rivers register
This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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26/1673/TPO Awaiting decision
5 Springwell Court Springwell Avenue Mill End Rickmansworth Hertfordshire WD3 8DL
T3 Beech- fell and replace
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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22 Jul 2025
Received by Three Rivers
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14 Nov 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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19 Feb 2026
Decision issued: Consent given on work to Tree apps
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19 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
18 documents on file for this application
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Three Rivers granted permission on 19 February 2026, 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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5 Springwell Court Springwell Avenue Mill End WD3 8DL
Prune T2 Beech located at the back of property No 5 according to the following specifications: lateral spread towards property's selectively reducing up to 5-6m to a suitable growth points at all times and keep a good form
Granted Trees 1 doc -
7 Springwell Court Springwell Avenue Mill End Rickmansworth Hertfordshire WD3 8DL
85% historically approved · decision due ~7 Dec
Works: Fell T1, T2 to ground level and replace with 2 smaller species (8-10cm girth) to be agreed with the Council's Tree Officer but could be Rowan (Sorbus aucuparia), Field Maple (Acer campestre), or Amelanchier (Amelanchier lamarckii), each species is well suited to a small residential garden.
Awaiting decision Trees -
5 Springwell Court Springwell Avenue Mill End Rickmansworth Hertfordshire WD3 8DL
85% historically approved · decision due ~17 Dec
T3 Beech- fell and replace
Awaiting decision Trees -
7 Springwell Court Springwell Avenue Mill End Rickmansworth Hertfordshire WD3 8DL
Prune T1 Beech Multi Stem located at the back of property NO7 according to the following specifications: Clean to remove all dead, diseased and broken branches 2 centimetres in diameter and larger throughout crown to improve health and appearance and reduce risk of branch failure. Thin crown to remove approximately 25% of live branches to improve light and air penetration through crown. Most thinning cuts will be between 1 and 3 centimetres in diameter. Lateral spread towards property's selectively reducing up to 5-6m to a suitable growth points at all times. Left side towards no 47 reduce back by 5-5.5m to boundary fence line. Rear of tree over Allotment area prune back by 3.5-4.5m to a suitable growth points at all times.
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26/1673/TPO Awaiting decision
5 Springwell Court Springwell Avenue Mill End Rickmansworth Hertfordshire WD3 8DL
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26/1659/TPO Awaiting decision
4 Arundel Road Abbots Langley Hertfordshire WD5 0TP
T1 - Scots pine x 1 - reduce crown by tip-thinning the lateral branches by around 1m to reduce overall density and shading to the garden area. As part of the works significant sized deadwood will be removed.
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26/1651/TPO Awaiting decision
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26/1649/TPO Awaiting decision
5 The Beeches Chorleywood Rickmansworth Hertfordshire WD3 5DT
Tree Number - T2 Tree Type - Sycamore (Acer pseudoplatanus) Approx. Diameter at 1.5m - 0.5m Approx. Height - 16m Approx. Crown Spread Diameter - 8m Location - 4 The Beeches Service - Crown Reduction Work Required - Reduce height by up to 3m. Reason - As per clients specification / to reduce wind sail and allow more light into the garden Priority Code - On
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26/1646/TPO Awaiting decision
29 Hill Rise Rickmansworth Hertfordshire WD3 7NY
Tree Number - T1 Tree Type - Copper beech (Fagus sylvatica) Approx. Diameter at 1.5m - 0.6m Approx. Height - 23m Approx. Crown Spread Diameter - 16 Service - Crown Reduction Work Required - Reduce lateral spread of the upper crown by up to 2m and the middle to lower crown by up to 3m, neighbors side only (no.27) Reason - As per clients wishes / to reduce encroachment Tree Number - T5 Tree Type - Silver birch (Betula pendula) Approx. Diameter at 1.5m - 0.4m Approx. Height - 14m Approx. Crown Spread Diameter - 13m Service - Crown Reduction Work Required - Reduce the lateral spread of the 2 over extended lateral limbs in the lower crown to the south and east by removing up to 3m Reason - As per clients wishes / to reduce encroachment over neighbors gardens