Planning application
Old Berkeley Cottage Old Common Road Chorleywood Rickmansworth Hertfordshire WD3 5LW
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Tree Number - H1 Tree Type - Yew (Taxus baccata) Approx Height - 3m Location - Rear garden, left hand boundary Service - Trim Work required - Trim sides to tidy, by removing up to 0.2m Reason - To form a compact hedge Priority - ON Tree number - H2 Tree type - Western Redcedar (Thuja plicata) Approx Height - 7m Location - Rear garden, right hand boundary Service - Hedge trimming Work required - Reduce height by removing up to 2m and trim/prune clients side only by removing up to 0.5m Reason - as part of regular maintenance. Priority code - ON Tree Number - G1 Tree Type - Group of 3x Hornbeam stems (Carpinus betulus) Approx. Diameter at 1.5m - 0.4m Approx. Height - 15m Approx. Crown Spread Diameter - 11m Location - Rear garden, near left rear boundary Service - Crown Reduction Work Required - Reduce height by up to 2m and lateral spread on all sides by up to 1.5m, to finished crown dimensions of 2m height and 8m lateral spread Reason - To reduce encroachment on adjacent structures and allow more light into garden Priority Code - ON
As published by the council, reference 26/0561/TCA
Application record
- Reference
- 26/0561/TCA
- Type
- Works to trees in a conservation area
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Decision
- Granted As published: Consent given on work to Tree apps
- Received
- 8 Apr 2026
- Validated
- 8 Apr 2026
- Decided
- 5 May 2026
- Ward
- Chorleywood North And Sarratt
- Parish
- Chorleywood Parish Council
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- WD3 5LW
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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8 Apr 2026
Received by Three Rivers
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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
6 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
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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