Planning application
Bel Air Sandy Lane Northwood HA6 3ES
Works: Trees
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Tree Number - T1 Tree Type - Lebanese cedar (Cedrus libani) Approx. Diameter at 1.5m - 0.6m Approx. Height - 17m Approx. Crown Spread Diameter - 14m Location - See map Service - Crown Reduction Work Required - Reduce height by up to 2m and lateral spread on all sides by up to 1.5m. Remove partially snapped limb over the driveway. Give up to 1.5m clearance from the houses Reason - Tree has a large limb partially snapped out over the drive way and is becoming over extended reducing to relieve end weight and minimise future limb failure Priority Code - On
As published by the council, reference 25/1549/TPO
Application record
- Reference
- 25/1549/TPO
- Type
- Works to trees covered by a Tree Pres O
- Status
- Pending Consideration
- Decision
- Refused As published: Refusal of work to Tree applications
- Received
- 10 Sep 2025
- Validated
- 10 Sep 2025
- Decided
- 16 Dec 2025
- Ward
- Moor Park And Eastbury
- Parish
- Batchworth Community Council
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- HA6 3ES
Site history
Applications at this address on the Three Rivers register
This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 0 approved, 1 refused.
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26/0903/TPO Awaiting decision
Bel Air Sandy Lane Northwood HA6 3ES
T1 on sketch plan - The tree is in the front garden of Bel-Air close to the boundary with Edgehill. On 26 August 2021 consemt was given by the local authority under reference LCS/21/1681/TPO to reduce the crown in height by 2 metres. This work was never done but consent is now requested due to considerable further growth of the tree. Furthermore the tree is becoming over extended and consent is requested to reduce the lateral spread by 1.5 metres to relieve the overall weight and stop the branches touching both the houses Bel-Air and Edgehill.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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10 Sep 2025
Received by Three Rivers
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16 Dec 2025
Decision issued: Refusal of work to Tree applications
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19 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
4 documents on file for this application
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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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