Planning application
165 Valley Road Rickmansworth Hertfordshire WD3 4BR
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
seek permission to trim yew,and 2 oaks and remove diseased sycamore as advised in document
As published by the council, reference 26/0109/TPO
Application record
- Reference
- 26/0109/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
- 26 Jan 2026
- Validated
- 2 Apr 2026
- Decided
- 27 Apr 2026
- Ward
- Chorleywood North And Sarratt
- Parish
- Chorleywood Parish Council
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- WD3 4BR
Site history
Applications at this address on the Three Rivers register
This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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25/1486/FUL Granted
165 Valley Road Rickmansworth Hertfordshire WD3 4BR
Demolition of existing conservatory and construction of single storey rear extension
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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26 Jan 2026
Received by Three Rivers
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2 Apr 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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27 Apr 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
13 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Three Rivers granted permission on 27 April 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.
Nearby applications
Within 0.3 miles
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153 Valley Road Rickmansworth Hertfordshire WD3 4BR
Tree Number - T1 Tree Type - Hornbeam (Carpinus betulus) Approx. Diameter at 1.5m - 0.4m Approx. Height - 16m Approx. Crown Spread Diameter - 12m Location - See map Service - Crown Reduction Work Required - Reduce height by up to 6m and lateral spread on all sides by up to 4m, to finished crown dimensions of 10m height and 4m lateral spread Reason - As per clients request Priority Code - ON
Refused Trees 4 docs -
149 Valley Road Rickmansworth Hertfordshire WD3 4BR
Option 2 Tree Number - T1 Tree Type - Horse chestnut Approx. Height - 16m Location - front garden right hand boundary Service - Pollard to approximately 7m Work Required - Pollard to approximately 7m Reason - Tree is in major decline.
Granted Trees 4 docs -
130 Valley Road Rickmansworth Hertfordshire WD3 4BP
Prior Approval: Single storey rear extension (depth 7.00 metres, maximum height 3.00 metres, maximum eaves height 3.00 metres)
Granted Outline Extension 6 docsSmall domestic -
142 Valley Road Rickmansworth Hertfordshire WD3 4BP
Tree Number - T1 Tree Type - Birch (Betula pendula) Approx. Diameter at 1.5m - 0.3-0.5m Approx. Height - 9m Approx. Crown Spread Diameter - 4m Location - Front garden right hand side Service - Section dismantle Work Required - Section dismantle tree with use of MEWP to near ground level and leave stump in the ground Reason - tree in a state of severe decline with a large section of the top being dead with multiple Birch polypore (Fomitopsis betulina) brackets present Priority Code - A
Decided Trees 5 docs -
126 Valley Road Rickmansworth WD3 4BP
T1 - Beech - Located in rear garden - Tree is failing - Would like to fell T2 - Ash - Located in rear garden - Tree is failing - Would like to fell
Decided Trees 3 docs -
132 Valley Road Rickmansworth Hertfordshire WD3 4BP
T2: Ash - fell T8: Ash - fell T9: Oak - monitor lean towards neighbouring property.
Refused Trees 6 docs
Other tree works applications
In Three Rivers
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26/1673/TPO Awaiting decision
5 Springwell Court Springwell Avenue Mill End Rickmansworth Hertfordshire WD3 8DL
T3 Beech- fell and replace
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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.
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26/1651/TPO Awaiting decision
65 Northwick Road South Oxhey Watford Hertfordshire WD19 6NE
T11 Reduce branches/foliage on tree
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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
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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