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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
Granted As published: 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

Site history

Applications at this address on the Three Rivers register

This site has had 3 applications since 2023: 2 approved, 0 refused.

  • 26/0931/TCA Awaiting decision

    Oakhill Long Lane Heronsgate Rickmansworth Hertfordshire WD3 5BT

    T23-25 - 3 x Pine - remove

    Submitted 8 Jun 2026 Trees
  • 23/2147/TCA Granted

    Oakhill Long Lane Heronsgate Rickmansworth Hertfordshire WD3 5BT

    T1 - Holly - Remove to ground level Tree is suffocated by ivy. Ivy severing was stopped as there was potential structural support from the ivy. Tree is on roadside and in contact with fibre optics. Low amenity and potential to fall on road. T2 - Oak - Remove to ground level Tree is stag heading due to poor location (area which regularly floods) which is impacting the roots. Tree is in falling distance to neighbours outhouse. Branches dropping/failing in the past.

    Decided 12 Feb 2024 Trees

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 this grant of permission means

Three Rivers granted permission on 2 January 2026, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. 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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    Granted Trees 6 docs

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