Planning application
109 Hillcroft Crescent Oxhey Hall Watford Hertfordshire WD19 4PA
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Tree Number - T1 Tree Type - Grey poplar (Populus x canescens) Approx. Diameter at 1.5m - 0.6m Approx. Height - 18m Approx. Crown Spread Diameter - 12m Location - Rear of No.109 Right hand boundary Service - Crown Reduction Work Required - Reduce height by up to 3m and lateral spread on all sides by up to 3m, to finished crown dimensions of 15m height and 6m lateral spread Remove all deadwood over 40mm in diameter and/or 1m in length. Reason - To reduce weight and size of heavy limbs and help retain the tree's natural shape. Priority Code - ON
As published by the council, reference 25/1354/TPO
Application record
- Reference
- 25/1354/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
- 11 Aug 2025
- Validated
- 11 Aug 2025
- Decided
- 15 Sep 2025
- Ward
- Oxhey Hall And Hayling
- Parish
- Watford Rural Parish Council
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- WD19 4PA
Site history
Applications at this address on the Three Rivers register
This site has had 4 applications since 2020: 4 approved, 0 refused.
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24/0272/CLPD Granted
109 Hillcroft Crescent Oxhey Hall Watford Hertfordshire WD19 4PA
Certificate of Lawfulness Proposed Development: Installation of solar panels to the existing dwelling
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23/1149/TCA Granted
109 Hillcroft Crescent Oxhey Hall Watford Hertfordshire WD19 4PA
Tree Number - T1 Tree Type - Ash (Fraxinus Excelsior) Approx. Diameter at 1.5m - 52cm Approx. Height - 18m Approx. Crown Spread Diameter - 10m Location - Rear garden, bottom right corner Service - Crown Reduction Work Required - Reduce height by up to (3-4m) and lateral spread on all sides by up to (2-3m), Remove deadwood over 40mm in diameter and or 1m in length, remove failed limb from neighbouring garden Reason - To, reduce weight on heavy limbs, and help retain the tree's natural shape Tree Number - T2 Tree Type - Ash (Fraxinus Excelsior) Approx. Diameter at 1.5m - 48cm Approx. Height - 18m Approx. Crown Spread Diameter - 10m Location - Rear garden, bottom right corner Service - Crown Reduction Work Required - Reduce height by up to (2-3m) and lateral spread on all sides by up to (2-3m), Remove deadwood over 40mm in diameter and or 1m in length Reason - To, reduce weight on heavy limbs, and help retain the tree's natural shape.
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20/2121/CLPD Granted
109 Hillcroft Crescent Oxhey Hall Watford Hertfordshire WD19 4PA
Certificate of Lawfulness Proposed Development: Construction of detached outbuilding
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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11 Aug 2025
Received by Three Rivers
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15 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
5 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Three Rivers granted permission on 15 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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109 Hillcroft Crescent Oxhey Hall Watford Hertfordshire WD19 4PA
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