Planning application
Haywood Park Chorleywood Hertfordshire
Works: Trees
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
T1 - Silver Birch x 5- Round about- Take down to ground level and remove stumps as the root system has blocked the drains and caused flooding to No16 when there is rainfall. T2 - 11 Beach Trees- Main green area- Reduce height by 3 metres and sides by 2 metes to take weight back out of the limbs to previous pruning points T3 - Oak x 3- Road opposite No 3 and 5- cut back by 2.5 metres to balance trees as are growing dominantly one way going over road. T4 - Mountain Ash- Service road- Reduce height by 5 metres and sides by 5 metres to re balance as is weighted one side. T5 - Ivy covered Sycamore- Service Road- Reduce height by 2.5 metres and sides by1.5 metres to re balance and take out broken limbs
As published by the council, reference 25/1610/TPO
Application record
- Reference
- 25/1610/TPO
- Type
- Works to trees covered by a Tree Pres O
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Decision
- Refused As published: Refusal of work to Tree applications
- Received
- 19 Sep 2025
- Validated
- 8 Oct 2025
- Decided
- 18 Nov 2025
- Ward
- Chorleywood North And Sarratt
- Parish
- Chorleywood Parish Council
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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19 Sep 2025
Received by Three Rivers
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8 Oct 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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18 Nov 2025
Decision issued: Refusal of work to Tree applications
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19 Aug 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
17 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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