Planning application
Tawton House 61A Heronsgate Road Chorleywood Rickmansworth Hertfordshire WD3 5PA
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
- 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
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26 Sep 2025
Received by Three Rivers
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27 Nov 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
5 documents on file for this application
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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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