Planning application
Braehead 57 Berks Hill Chorleywood Rickmansworth Hertfordshire WD3 5AJ
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Doc 2 work schedule
As published by the council, reference 25/2140/TPO
Application record
- Reference
- 25/2140/TPO
- Type
- Works to trees covered by a Tree Pres O
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Decision
- Consent given on work to Tree apps
- Received
- 9 Dec 2025
- Validated
- 28 Jan 2026
- Decided
- 6 Mar 2026
- Ward
- Chorleywood South And Maple Cross
- Parish
- Chorleywood Parish Council
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- WD3 5AJ
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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9 Dec 2025
Received by Three Rivers
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28 Jan 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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6 Mar 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
6 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.
Nearby applications
Within 500 metres
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High End 51 Berks Hill Chorleywood Rickmansworth Hertfordshire WD3 5AJ
Neither myself nor our neighbour can identify the species of tree as it is pretty much dead. We are both in agreement that the tree can be removed subject to the councils approval as it is damaging the fence and parts of the tree appear dead. They also have a lovely Laurel which we think will thrive once the tree is removed. There is only one tree to come down. I have spoken with Tom Hunnings from Penn Tree services and he advised that the best course of action would be to remove the branches and because of the health of the tree the whole tree to come down - it is pretty much on the border of the properties.
Granted Trees 7 docsSmall domestic -
Afton Cottage 39 Berks Hill Chorleywood Hertfordshire WD3 5AJ
T1 - Silver Birch - Reduce overall size of tree to original reduction points as visible in the photo, but leave suitable growth points on each limb / branch to leave the tree a better shape, and with a more natural feathered appearance, than previously achieved - reason to maintain tree at a reasonable size for proximity to houses. Vertical reduction of 2.5 - 3 metres and laterally 1-2 metres
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Corner Croft 31 Berks Hill Chorleywood Rickmansworth Hertfordshire WD3 5AJ
Tree number - G1 Tree type - x2 Hazel (Corylus avellana) Approx Height - 5m Location - Front garden Right hand boundary Service - Prune Work required- reduce height down to approximately 3m, cut back to provide approximately 1m clearance from clients house Reason - as part of continued maintenance Tree number - T1 Tree type - Laurel (prunus laurocerasus) Approx Height - 1.5m Location - Rear garden left hand boundary near house Service - Prune Work required- remove dead section (see photos) Reason - section is near to dead Tree number - G2 Tree type - Laurel (prunus laurocerasus) Approx Height - 4m Location - Rear garden Rear boundary Service - Prune Work required- reduce height down to approximately 2.5m (gutter height of adjacent shed/garage Reason - as per clients wishes Tree number - T2 Tree type - Plum (prunus spp) Approx Height - 6m Location - neighbours tree, overhangs clients Rear garden Right hand boundary and clients Apple tree Service - Prune Work required- cut back to boundary the overhang to clients garden Reason - to reduce encroachment
Granted Trees 11 docsSmall domestic -
Afton Cottage 39 Berks Hill Chorleywood Rickmansworth Hertfordshire WD3 5AJ
T1 - Silver Birch - prune back to previous reduction points (2m to be taken off) to contain the spread and pre-empt limb shedding from old reduction points. T2 - Crab Apple - pollard at 2m due to multiple cavities in order to prevent limb failure as 2 or 3 of the main stems have died off already, this is an attempt to save the tree as it is falling apart and cannot support the structure.
Granted Trees 6 docs -
Ballard Down 45 Berks Hill Chorleywood Rickmansworth Hertfordshire WD3 5AJ
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Granted Trees -
37A Berks Hill Chorleywood Rickmansworth WD3 5AJ
82% historically approved · decision due ~2 Sep
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