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Oakhill Long Lane Heronsgate Rickmansworth Hertfordshire WD3 5BT

Granted Three Rivers 25/1701/TPO Works to trees covered by a Tree Pres O

Works: Trees

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

T2 Beech, decay in mainstem, poor form - remove T3 Beech, large cavity in base, declining - remove T4 Spruce, in canopy of larger adjacent Oak, little future potential - remove T5 Scots Pine, canopy thinning, close to road and overhead lines - remove T8 Silver Birch, poor form - remove T 9 Silver Birch, reduce overextended lateral limb by 2-3 metres, to reduce shading on young Ginko planted adjacent T12 Oak, canopy retrenching with large diameter deadwood, reduce canopy to points on picture, to maintain tree as a monolith with retrenched canopy T14 Ash, advanced ADB, remove T23, 24 and 25 - Small Pines, planted by pond - Reduce by 1 metre vertically and 0.5 laterally, including thinning, to maintain trees as a small size, whilst keeping aesthetics T26 Spruce - Poor location for tree near pond - remove T27 Prunus - Remove

As published by the council, reference 25/1701/TPO

Application record

Reference
25/1701/TPO
Type
Works to trees covered by a Tree Pres O
Status
Awaiting decision
Decision
Consent given on work to Tree apps
Received
2 Oct 2025
Validated
7 Oct 2025
Decided
2 Jan 2026
Ward
Chorleywood South And Maple Cross
Parish
Non-Parished
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
WD3 5BT

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 2 Oct 2025

    Received by Three Rivers

  2. 7 Oct 2025

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 2 Jan 2026

    Decision issued: Consent given on work to Tree apps

  4. 19 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

16 documents on file for this application

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What a grant of permission means

The process from here

Permission has been granted, usually subject to conditions listed on the decision notice, some of which must be discharged before work starts. The decision notice on the council portal sets out exactly what was approved.

Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses. Neighbours cannot appeal a grant; challenging one means judicial review of how the decision was made, within tight time limits.

About trees applications

How this application type works

Tree applications cover work to protected trees: those under a tree preservation order need consent for pruning or felling, and trees in a conservation area need six weeks written notice before work starts. The council assesses the amenity value of the tree and can refuse consent, approve it with conditions, or in conservation areas make a preservation order in response.

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