Planning application
101 Oaklands Avenue Oxhey Hall Watford Hertfordshire WD19 4TN
Works: Trees Small domestic
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Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
T1 Silver Birch - Reduce size of crown height by reducing all live, over-extended branches by 1-2m - entire canopy. T2 Purple Leaf Plum - Reduce all live, interfering, over-extended branches, 1m length reduction, growing toward garden (back to fence line) T3 Cherry - Reduce live, interfering, over-extended branches as needed, 2m length reduction, growing toward neighbouring property. T4 Acacia - Reduce and/or remove live, interfering branches as needed, growing toward and over garden area. T5 Hawthorn - Reduce all live, interfering branches, 1-2m length reduction, entire canopy and remove dead, declining branches as needed, entire canopy. Reason for all above listed works: part of a cyclical maintenance plan to ensure the overall health and safety of the trees.
As published by the council, reference 26/0450/TCA
Application record
- Reference
- 26/0450/TCA
- Type
- Works to trees in a conservation area
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Decision
- Granted As published: Consent given on work to Tree apps
- Received
- 18 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 12 May 2026
- Decided
- 10 Jun 2026
- Ward
- Oxhey Hall And Hayling
- Parish
- Watford Rural Parish Council
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- WD19 4TN
Site history
Applications at this address on the Three Rivers register
This site has had 2 applications since 2026: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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26/0979/TCA Awaiting decision
101 Oaklands Avenue Oxhey Hall Watford Hertfordshire WD19 4TN
Tree Number - T2 Tree Type - Paper birch (Betula papyrifera) Approx Height - 10m Location - See map Service - Cut Back Work required - Cut back to create 2m clearance from neighbour's garden office Reason - To create clearance Priority code -ON Tree Number - G1 Tree Type - Laurel group Approx. Diameter at 1.5m - 0.2m Approx. Height - 10m Approx. Spread Diameter - 5m Location - See map Service - Reduce height, fell and trim Work Required - Reduce height of 3x stems to match the fence. Remove 1x stem with cavities. Trim laurel that grows over the garden to shape and tidy. Reason - To manage the hedge Priority Code - ON Tree number - T3 Tree type - Robinia (Robinia pseudoacacia) Approx Height - 16m Location - See map, neighbours tree Service - Prune Work required- Remove the 3 small diameter limbs growing over clients garden. Reason - As per clients request Priority code -ON Tree Number - T4 Tree Type - Hawthorn (Crataegus monogyna) Approx. Diameter at 1.5m - 0.2m Approx. Height - 6m Approx. Crown Spread Diameter - 4m Location - See map Service - Crown Reduction Work Required - Reduce height by up to 1m and lateral spread on all sides by up to 1m, to finished crown dimensions of 5m height and 2m lateral spread. Reason - To manage the size of the tree Priority Code - ON Tree Number - T5 Tree Type - Dead stem Approx Height - 2m Location - See map Service - Fell Work required - Fell to ground level and leave the stump in the ground. Reason - Tree is dead Priority - ON
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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18 Mar 2026
Received by Three Rivers
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12 May 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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10 Jun 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
8 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Three Rivers granted permission on 10 June 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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