Planning application
Land Adjacent To 1 Stirling Way Abbots Langley Hertfordshire
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
T1 x1 Willow (10m height) Pollard by 3m (leaving final height of 7m) T2 x1 Lime (approx 20m) Crown reduce by 1.5-2m (back to previous) & remove all epicormic and basal growth T3 x1 Cherry (7m height, 9m spread) heavily crown reduce by 3m due to previous poor work T4 x1 (Multi stem) Lime (10m height) Crown reduce by 3m heavy reduction and remove epicormic growth (included bark at base of tree) T5 x1 London Plane (15-16m height) reduce lateral overhanging gardens [Whitley Close] by 2.5-3m to bring into (round/columnar) shape and reduce lateral growing/crossing into Sweet Chestnut T6 x1 Sweet Chestnut (11-12m height) crown reduce by 1.5m
As published by the council, reference 26/0459/TPO
Application record
- Reference
- 26/0459/TPO
- Type
- Works to trees covered by a Tree Pres O
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Decision
- Consent given on work to Tree apps
- Received
- 20 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 1 Apr 2026
- Decided
- 5 May 2026
- Ward
- Leavesden
- Parish
- Abbots Langley Parish Council
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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20 Mar 2026
Received by Three Rivers
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1 Apr 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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5 May 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
9 documents on file for this application
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Three Rivers granted permission on 5 May 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
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