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
- Granted As published: 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
Site history
Applications at this address on the Three Rivers register
This site has had 2 applications since 2024: 1 approved, 1 refused.
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24/0195/TPO Refused
20 St Annes Close South Oxhey Watford Hertfordshire WD19 6RZ
T1 Oak- Crown reduce canopy by 30% approx. 2-3m off overall crown size. Reduction required to maintain canopy size and help with excessive shading.
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
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Three Rivers granted permission on 5 January 2026, 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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Refused Trees 5 docs -
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