Planning application
Langdale Lodge Parsonage Road Rickmansworth Hertfordshire
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Tree Number - T1 Tree Type - Horse chestnut (Aesculus hippocastanum) Approx. Diameter at 1.5m - 0.5m Approx. Height - 14m Approx. Crown Spread Diameter - 13m Location - See map Service - Cut back Work Required - Cut back over buildings giving up to 2m clearance Reason - As per recommendation / Tree is now touching buildings either side of it, overall reduction recommended to maintain crown balance and contain overall size of the tree Priority Code - On Tree Number - T2 Tree Type - London plane Approx. Diameter at 1.5m - 0.5m Approx. Height - 18m Approx. Crown Spread Diameter - 16m Location - See map Service - Cut back Work Required - Cut back giving up to 2m clearance from the buildings Reason - As per clients specification Priority Code - On
As published by the council, reference 25/1777/TPO
Application record
- Reference
- 25/1777/TPO
- Type
- Works to trees covered by a Tree Pres O
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Decision
- Consent given on work to Tree apps
- Received
- 14 Oct 2025
- Validated
- 14 Oct 2025
- Decided
- 10 Nov 2025
- Ward
- Rickmansworth Town
- Parish
- Batchworth Community Council
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
Site history
Applications at this address on the Three Rivers register
This site has had 4 applications since 2022: 3 approved, 0 refused.
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26/1007/DDD Awaiting decision
Langdale Lodge Parsonage Road Rickmansworth Hertfordshire
Beech Tree - Rotten and fallen on to two cars over the weekend - cannot be saved and need to be cut down due to disease and decay. There was no indication that this tree was rotten from the inside until it fell.
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24/1078/TCA Granted
Langdale Lodge Parsonage Road Rickmansworth Hertfordshire
T01 - Hawthorne reduce crown by 1.5 metres from tips reshape as needed. Remove suckers of Common Hawthorne growing at base of tree. Remove deadwood. T02/T03 2 x Purple leaved plum trees by car park entrance. Remove Ivy growing up trees and remove deadwood from crown of both tress. Reason for works - T01 - Near by flat wants more light. T02/T03 - Safety reasons as deadwood falling off into the road and car park below.
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22/2190/TPO Granted
Langdale Lodge Parsonage Road Rickmansworth Hertfordshire
T1 - Lime tree - cut away branches growing over roof - to give 1.5m clearance from roof to cut off Epicormic growth up to first fork T2 - Horse Chestnut - to cut off Epicormic growth up to first fork, approx 4ms above ground level. To cut away branches growing over gutters and roof to give 1.5m from roof. T3 - Lime tree - to cut away branches growing over roof - to give 1.5m from roof. All above are diameter branches only and to avoid damage to roof. T4 - Group of Leyllandi hedge - to reduce height by 30% - approx 2.5m - 3.m T5 - Purple leaf Plum - to remove deadwood - half of tree is dead
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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14 Oct 2025
Received by Three Rivers
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10 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
11 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Three Rivers granted permission on 10 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.
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