Planning application
20 St Annes Close South Oxhey Watford Hertfordshire WD19 6RZ
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Tree Number - T1 Tree Type - English Oak (Quercus robur) Approx. Diameter at 1.5m - 0.8m Approx. Height - 22m Approx. Crown Spread Diameter - 15m Location - Right of house, No.20 Service - Crown Reduction Work Required - Remove all deadwood over 40mm in diameter and/or 1m in length. Prune all epicormic growth back to main stem up to 9m (Approximately 2m above crown break) Reason - As part of ongoing maintenance Priority Code - ON
As published by the council, reference 25/2003/TPO
Application record
- Reference
- 25/2003/TPO
- Type
- Works to trees covered by a Tree Pres O
- Status
- Pending Consideration
- Decision
- Consent given on work to Tree apps
- Received
- 18 Nov 2025
- Validated
- 18 Nov 2025
- Decided
- 5 Jan 2026
- Ward
- South Oxhey
- Parish
- Watford Rural Parish Council
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- WD19 6RZ
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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18 Nov 2025
Received by Three Rivers
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5 Jan 2026
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
A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.
Trade members open them from here.
Open the documentsWhat a grant of permission means
The process from here
Permission has been granted, usually subject to conditions listed on the decision notice, some of which must be discharged before work starts. The decision notice on the council portal sets out exactly what was approved.
Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses. Neighbours cannot appeal a grant; challenging one means judicial review of how the decision was made, within tight time limits.
About trees applications
How this application type works
Tree applications cover work to protected trees: those under a tree preservation order need consent for pruning or felling, and trees in a conservation area need six weeks written notice before work starts. The council assesses the amenity value of the tree and can refuse consent, approve it with conditions, or in conservation areas make a preservation order in response.
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