Planning application
Dell Cottage Dog Kennel Lane Chorleywood Rickmansworth Hertfordshire WD3 5EL
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
G1 - Line of previously reduce conifers / hedge - Reduce height by 30% - reduction in height of 3-3.5 metres - and reduce lateral growth on Dell Cottage side by 2-3 metres, to reduce overhang as much as possible, whilst retaining growth points on lateral branches
As published by the council, reference 25/1915/TCA
Application record
- Reference
- 25/1915/TCA
- Type
- Works to trees in a conservation area
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Decision
- Granted As published: Consent given on work to Tree apps
- Received
- 5 Nov 2025
- Validated
- 5 Nov 2025
- Decided
- 3 Dec 2025
- Ward
- Chorleywood North And Sarratt
- Parish
- Chorleywood Parish Council
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- WD3 5EL
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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23/1442/DDD Granted
Dell Cottage Dog Kennel Lane Chorleywood Rickmansworth Hertfordshire WD3 5EL
5 Day Notice as tree dead T2 Tulip Tree - Dead - Remove
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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5 Nov 2025
Received by Three Rivers
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3 Dec 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
5 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Three Rivers granted permission on 3 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.
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