Planning application
1 Badgers Dell Chorleywood Rickmansworth Hertfordshire WD3 5FE
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Tree Number - T1 Tree Type - Hornbeam Approx. Height - 15m Location - Rear garden left hand boundary Service - Crown Reduction Work Required - Crown reduce by removing approx 8m from height and 2-3m from sides to shape, pruning to suitable growth points. Reason -To reduce risk of failure. Tree is sitting on a steep bank and half of its root system is exposed. Priority Code - On
As published by the council, reference 25/1778/TPO
Application record
- Reference
- 25/1778/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
- 14 Oct 2025
- Validated
- 14 Oct 2025
- Decided
- 9 Dec 2025
- Ward
- Chorleywood South And Maple Cross
- Parish
- Chorleywood Parish Council
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- WD3 5FE
Site history
Applications at this address on the Three Rivers register
This site has had 4 applications since 2020: 3 approved, 0 refused.
-
26/1596/TPO Awaiting decision
1 Badgers Dell Chorleywood Rickmansworth Hertfordshire WD3 5FE
Tree Number - T1 Tree Type - Hornbeam (Carpinus betulus) Work Required - Crown reduce by removing approx 5m from height and 2m from sides to shape, pruning to suitable growth points. Reason -To reduce windsail effect. Tree is sitting on a steep bank and half of its root system is exposed.
-
25/1133/TPO Granted
1 Badgers Dell Chorleywood Rickmansworth Hertfordshire WD3 5FE
Tree Number - T2 Tree Type - Ash (Fraxinus excelsior) Approx. Diameter at 1.5m - 1m+ Approx. Height - 18m Approx. Crown Spread Diameter - 14m Location - See map, shared ownership of badgers dell Service - Crown Reduction Work Required - Heavily reduce height by up to 8m and lateral spread on all sides by up to 6m, to finished crown dimensions of 10m and 8m lateral spread Reason - Tree is showing signs of ash dieback. Heavy reduction to form a smaller denser crown and reduce the likelihood of future failures onto targets including 1 Badgers Dell. Priority Code - B
-
20/2507/TPO Granted
1 Badgers Dell Chorleywood Rickmansworth Hertfordshire WD3 5FE
T1 Oak - prune back by 2.5m over access roady to balance up the tree.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
-
14 Oct 2025
Received by Three Rivers
-
9 Dec 2025
Decision issued: Consent given on work to Tree apps
-
19 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
5 documents on file for this application
A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.
Watch members (£5 a month) open the document list from here.
Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Three Rivers granted permission on 9 December 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
Within 0.3 miles
-
4 Badgers Dell Chorleywood Hertfordshire WD3 5FE
T1 Beech (fagus sylvatica) Approx Height - 20-22m. Approx Crown Spread Diameter - 12m Location - rear garden left hand boundary (Tree belongs to The Russell Primary school in Chorleywood) Work required- crown reduce all overhanging lateral branches by 2-3m to good growth/branch fork junction Reason - Tree is completely overshadowing client's garden and house and significantly reducing natural light into the property as per customers request G1 - Beech Approx Height - 16-18m. Approx Crown Spread Diameter - 10m Location - rear garden rear boundary Work required- Crown reduce 2 x trees by approx 2.5-3.5m all round to create a more manageable and compact crown Reason - Trees within G1 are outgrowing it's surroundings and are beginning to encroach onto property as per customers request T3 - Birch (betula) Approx Height - 12m. Approx Spread - 2m Location - front garden- right hand corner Work required - Fell as close to ground level as possible and treat with one application of glyphosate only, to prevent regrowth Reason - dead/dying dangerous tree P.N Due to the dangerous nature of this tree, use of MEWP will be required to carry out works at an additional fee
Granted Trees 7 docs -
1 Badgers Dell Chorleywood Rickmansworth Hertfordshire WD3 5FE
Tree Number - T2 Tree Type - Ash (Fraxinus excelsior) Approx. Diameter at 1.5m - 1m+ Approx. Height - 18m Approx. Crown Spread Diameter - 14m Location - See map, shared ownership of badgers dell Service - Crown Reduction Work Required - Heavily reduce height by up to 8m and lateral spread on all sides by up to 6m, to finished crown dimensions of 10m and 8m lateral spread Reason - Tree is showing signs of ash dieback. Heavy reduction to form a smaller denser crown and reduce the likelihood of future failures onto targets including 1 Badgers Dell. Priority Code - B
Granted Trees 5 docs -
2 Badgers Dell Chorleywood Rickmansworth Hertfordshire WD3 5FE
Tree Number - T1 Tree Type - Cherry (Prunus avium) Approx. Diameter at 1.5m - 0.4m Approx. Height - 12m Approx. Crown Spread Diameter - 8m Location - See map Service - Section dismantle Work Required - Section dismantle tree to 3m from ground level Reason - Ganoderma brackets at ground level, tree overhangs school playground Priority Code - B
Granted Trees 5 docs -
1 Badgers Dell Chorleywood Rickmansworth Hertfordshire WD3 5FE
85% historically approved · decision due ~1 Dec
Tree Number - T1 Tree Type - Hornbeam (Carpinus betulus) Work Required - Crown reduce by removing approx 5m from height and 2m from sides to shape, pruning to suitable growth points. Reason -To reduce windsail effect. Tree is sitting on a steep bank and half of its root system is exposed.
Awaiting decision Trees -
2 Badgers Dell Chorleywood Rickmansworth Hertfordshire WD3 5FE
T1 - Oak - Left hand boundary Approx Height - 11m. Approx Crown Spread Diameter - 10m Work required- Crown reduce over garden only by removing approximately 2-2.5m pruning to suitable growth points. Sever ivy. Reason - As part of continued maintenance T2 - Hawthorn - I do not think this has TPO - Right hand boundary - Approx Height - 10m. Approx Crown Spread Diameter - 10m Work required- Crown reduce by removing approximately 2-2.5m from all over pruning to suitable growth points Reason - As part of continued maintenance
Granted Trees 5 docs -
1 Badgers Dell Chorleywood Rickmansworth Hertfordshire WD3 5FE
T1 Oak - prune back by 2.5m over access roady to balance up the tree.
Granted Trees 4 docs
Other tree works applications
In Three Rivers
-
26/1673/TPO Awaiting decision
5 Springwell Court Springwell Avenue Mill End Rickmansworth Hertfordshire WD3 8DL
T3 Beech- fell and replace
-
26/1659/TPO Awaiting decision
4 Arundel Road Abbots Langley Hertfordshire WD5 0TP
T1 - Scots pine x 1 - reduce crown by tip-thinning the lateral branches by around 1m to reduce overall density and shading to the garden area. As part of the works significant sized deadwood will be removed.
-
26/1651/TPO Awaiting decision
65 Northwick Road South Oxhey Watford Hertfordshire WD19 6NE
T11 Reduce branches/foliage on tree
-
26/1649/TPO Awaiting decision
5 The Beeches Chorleywood Rickmansworth Hertfordshire WD3 5DT
Tree Number - T2 Tree Type - Sycamore (Acer pseudoplatanus) Approx. Diameter at 1.5m - 0.5m Approx. Height - 16m Approx. Crown Spread Diameter - 8m Location - 4 The Beeches Service - Crown Reduction Work Required - Reduce height by up to 3m. Reason - As per clients specification / to reduce wind sail and allow more light into the garden Priority Code - On
-
26/1646/TPO Awaiting decision
29 Hill Rise Rickmansworth Hertfordshire WD3 7NY
Tree Number - T1 Tree Type - Copper beech (Fagus sylvatica) Approx. Diameter at 1.5m - 0.6m Approx. Height - 23m Approx. Crown Spread Diameter - 16 Service - Crown Reduction Work Required - Reduce lateral spread of the upper crown by up to 2m and the middle to lower crown by up to 3m, neighbors side only (no.27) Reason - As per clients wishes / to reduce encroachment Tree Number - T5 Tree Type - Silver birch (Betula pendula) Approx. Diameter at 1.5m - 0.4m Approx. Height - 14m Approx. Crown Spread Diameter - 13m Service - Crown Reduction Work Required - Reduce the lateral spread of the 2 over extended lateral limbs in the lower crown to the south and east by removing up to 3m Reason - As per clients wishes / to reduce encroachment over neighbors gardens