Planning application
Old Blacketts 19 Dove Park Chorleywood Rickmansworth Hertfordshire WD3 5NY
Works: Trees
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
T13 - Reduce height by 2 - 2.5m and sides by 2 - 3m. Too large for location and casting vast shade over ownres and neighbours properties.
As published by the council, reference 26/0485/TPO
Application record
- Reference
- 26/0485/TPO
- Type
- Works to trees covered by a Tree Pres O
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Decision
- Refused As published: Refusal of work to Tree applications
- Received
- 24 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 24 Mar 2026
- Decided
- 11 Jun 2026
- Ward
- Chorleywood South And Maple Cross
- Parish
- Chorleywood Parish Council
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- WD3 5NY
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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24 Mar 2026
Received by Three Rivers
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11 Jun 2026
Decision issued: Refusal of work to Tree applications
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19 Aug 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
4 documents on file for this application
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Three Rivers refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. 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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Coppers 26 Dove Park Chorleywood Rickmansworth Hertfordshire WD3 5NY
T1 - Pine - Reduce height of tree by 3 metres to suitable growth points and reduce lateral canopy by 2 metres to balance - to maintain the tree at a reasonable size for location (previously vertically reduced) T2 - Sycamore - Crown reduction of 3-4 metres vertically and 2-3 metres laterally to balance - to maintain the tree at a reasonable size for location
Refused Trees 11 docs -
32 Dove Park Chorleywood Hertfordshire WD3 5NY
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Granted Trees 4 docs -
Blacketts Court 17 Dove Park Chorleywood Rickmansworth Hertfordshire WD3 5NY
T1 - Crown reduction of Metasequoia in back garden, to reduce height by 2.5 metres, and reduce lateral spread by 1 - 1.5 metres, to maintain the tree at a reasonable size whilst retaining the aesthetics of the tree. To include removal of any deadwood
Refused Trees 5 docs -
34 Dove Park Chorleywood Rickmansworth Hertfordshire WD3 5NY
T1, T2 and T3 - Spruce - Crown raise canopies to 7 metres to allow more light under canopy, whilst still retaining aesthetic of trees - see line on photo T4 - Holm Oak - Lateral reduction of canopy of No.34's side of 1-2 metres, to include reducing height on No.34's side by 1-2 metres to allow more light into corner of garden, this reduction will be blended into the remaining canopy on neighbours side
Granted Trees 6 docs -
32 Dove Park Chorleywood WD3 5NY
Fir tree, one of 20 in the group G7 in TPO 737. The tree is dead and when it falls it will damage my house and/or out buildings. I would like permission to have it felled.
Decided Trees 6 docs -
Blacketts Court 17 Dove Park Chorleywood Hertfordshire WD3 5NY
T1 - Cedar - Dismantle and remove for reasons expanded on in attached letter - replant with suitable native broadleaf / conifer at councils discretion / choice, in a more suitable location in the garden.
Granted Trees 7 docs
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