Planning application
Tanner House Eastbury Road Watford Hertfordshire
Works: Trees
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
T1098 - Scots Pine - Front of property - Would like to remove moderate deadwood T1096 - Ash - Front of property - Would like to Re-pollard to previous points removing up to 2.5m T1099 - Norway Maple - Front of property - Would like to reduce lateral spread back from road removing up to 1m and remove deadwood T1109 - Red Norway Maple - Front of property - Would like to reduce lateral spread back from road and street light removing up to 1m T1075 - Scots Pine - Front of property - Would like to remove moderate deadwood T1095 - Norway Maple - Front of property - Encroaching onto footpath and other trees - Would like to crown reduce removing up to 1.5m Reason for works: General health & safety and routine tree maintenance.
As published by the council, reference 26/0820/TPO
Application record
- Reference
- 26/0820/TPO
- Category
- Trees
- Status
- Unknown
- Received
- 21 May 2026
- Validated
- 21 May 2026
Site history
Applications at this address on the Three Rivers register
This site has had 2 applications since 2023: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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23/1515/TPO Granted
Tanner House Eastbury Road Watford Hertfordshire
T1098 - Scots Pine - Front of property - Hazardous deadwood over target area - Would like to remove Deadwood. T1096 - Ash - Front of property - Would like to crown reduce to previous pruning points removing up to 4m Reason - Works are for general maintenance purposes
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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21 May 2026
Received by Three Rivers
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24 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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16 Aug 2026
Status changed to Unknown
Previously Awaiting decision.
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 16 July 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
Three Rivers took a median of 56 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
What happens while it is decided
This application is with Three Rivers for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Three Rivers decided tree works applications in a median of 35 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
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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