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Tawton House 61A Heronsgate Road Chorleywood Rickmansworth Hertfordshire WD3 5PA

Refused Three Rivers 25/1666/TPO Works to trees covered by a Tree Pres O

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 & T2 Tree Type - Scots Pine (pinus sylvestris) Approx. Diameter at 1.5m - 0.5-0.75m Approx. Height - 24m Approx. Crown Spread Diameter - 12-14m Location - Rear garden Right hand boundary near house Service - Crown Reduction Work Required - Crown reduce back to previous by removing between 2-3m from the height and from the sides but pruning to suitable growth points Reason - as part of continued maintenance to control and contain overall size of tree to limit wind loading to reduce likelihood of failure giving trees closeness to surrounding properties Priority Code - C

As published by the council, reference 25/1666/TPO

Application record

Reference
25/1666/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
26 Sep 2025
Validated
26 Sep 2025
Decided
27 Nov 2025
Ward
Chorleywood South And Maple Cross
Parish
Chorleywood Parish Council
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
WD3 5PA

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 26 Sep 2025

    Received by Three Rivers

  2. 27 Nov 2025

    Decision issued: Refusal of work to Tree applications

  3. 19 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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5 documents on file for this application

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What this refusal means

Three Rivers refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. 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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