Planning application
Little Simbles The Green Croxley Green Rickmansworth Hertfordshire WD3 3HN
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
1) Silver birch on south side of front garden - reduce crown by 3 metres to maintain health and structure of tree, work carried out every 10 years 2) Lawson cypress on south side of back garden - reduce crown by 2 metres to prevent overgrowth as tree is situated only 2 metres from house and 3 metres from neighbour's property
As published by the council, reference 25/1313/TCA
Application record
- Reference
- 25/1313/TCA
- Type
- Works to trees in a conservation area
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Decision
- Granted As published: Consent given on work to Tree apps
- Received
- 4 Aug 2025
- Validated
- 4 Aug 2025
- Decided
- 1 Sep 2025
- Ward
- Dickinsons
- Parish
- Croxley Green Parish Council
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- WD3 3HN
Site history
Applications at this address on the Three Rivers register
This site has had 2 applications since 2024: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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24/1252/TCA Granted
Little Simbles The Green Croxley Green Rickmansworth Hertfordshire WD3 3HN
T1 - Blue Cedar Tree. Crown reduction by approximately 10 ft in height.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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4 Aug 2025
Received by Three Rivers
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1 Sep 2025
Decision issued: Consent given on work to Tree apps
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24 Jul 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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Three Rivers granted permission on 1 September 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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