Planning application
Sumburgh 32 Quickley Lane Chorleywood Rickmansworth Hertfordshire WD3 5AA
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Chestnut- back Right of property garden- Reduce height by 2.5 metres and sides by 2 metres to take weight out of limbs.
As published by the council, reference 25/1739/TCA
Application record
- Reference
- 25/1739/TCA
- Type
- Works to trees in a conservation area
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Decision
- Granted As published: Consent given on work to Tree apps
- Received
- 8 Oct 2025
- Validated
- 8 Oct 2025
- Decided
- 4 Nov 2025
- Ward
- Chorleywood South And Maple Cross
- Parish
- Chorleywood Parish Council
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- WD3 5AA
Site history
Applications at this address on the Three Rivers register
This site has had 2 applications since 2023: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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23/1610/TCA Granted
Sumburgh 32 Quickley Lane Chorleywood Rickmansworth Hertfordshire WD3 5AA
Sycamore- Back left adjacent to out building- To reduce height by 2 metres and sides by 1.5 all over to re balance out limbs, and let light through
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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8 Oct 2025
Received by Three Rivers
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4 Nov 2025
Decision issued: Consent given on work to Tree apps
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19 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
6 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Three Rivers granted permission on 4 November 2025, 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.
Nearby applications
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The Swallows 8 Quickley Lane Chorleywood Rickmansworth Hertfordshire WD3 5AA
Tree Number - T1 Tree Type - Beech (Fagus sylvatica) Approx. Diameter at 1.5m - 0.75-1m Approx. Height - 5m Approx. Crown Spread Diameter - 1.5m Location - Rear garden Right hand boundary Service - reduce height Work Required - reduce height back to previous by removing around 1-1.5m Reason - as part of continued maintenance, to remove regrowth from standing stem Priority Code - on Tree Number - T2 Tree Type - Lawson Cypress (Chamaecyparis lawsniana) Approx. Diameter at 1.5m - 0.3-0.5m Approx. Height - 16m Approx. Crown Spread Diameter - 6m Location - Rear garden rear section Right hand boundary Service - prune Work Required - remove low overextending branch which is growing over neighbours garden Reason - low overextended hanging branch over neighbours gardens and interfering with their shed and shrubbery Priority Code - on
Granted Trees 6 docsSmall domestic -
Sumburgh 32 Quickley Lane Chorleywood Rickmansworth Hertfordshire WD3 5AA
Sycamore- Back left adjacent to out building- To reduce height by 2 metres and sides by 1.5 all over to re balance out limbs, and let light through
Granted Trees 6 docs -
The Swallows 8 Quickley Lane Chorleywood WD3 5AA
T1 Beech to Fell The tree is now to large for it place in the garden. the tree blocks a lot of light from 8 and 6 quickly lane. roots are breaking patio and pond. the leaves are blocking the drains. the tree has 2 main stem which are starting to come apart due to included bark. T2 Redwood crown lift to 7m. T3 Cedar crown lift to 7m T4 Conifer Fell T5 Box Elder Reduce branches over the garage by 2m My clients have been away and the garden has been left to grow wild. All remedial work is to tidy and let more light in
Granted Trees 10 docs -
The Swallows 8 Quickley Lane Chorleywood Rickmansworth Hertfordshire WD3 5AA
Carry out various works as per attached tree survey. T1 Scots Pine - Sever Ivy T8 Silver Maple - Remove lateral stem from over garage, clear basal growth from lower stem T3 Wellingtonia - remove major deadwood Tree Number - T5 Tree Type - Apple (malus sp) Approx Height - 5m Approx Spread - 4m Location - See map Service - Fell Work required - Fell as close to tree's current ground level as possible and leave the stump in the ground. Reason - tree has a large cavity at base and is very unstable. Tree number - T10 Service - Stump Grinding Work required - Grind out the stump to a depth of approx. 200mm below the stump's current ground level and leave all grindings. Please note in-fill grindings mound will be left above ground level to allow for settling Reason - as per clients wishes.
Granted Trees 11 docs -
Clare Cottage 4 Quickley Lane Chorleywood WD3 5AA
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Elmsley 14 Quickley Lane Chorleywood Rickmansworth Hertfordshire WD3 5AA
Maple - front garden - Reduce height by 3.5m and side by 2.5m
Granted Trees 3 docs
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