Fairlight Shire Lane Chorleywood Rickmansworth Hertfordshire WD3 5NR

This site has had 3 applications since 2024: 3 approved, 0 refused.

• 25/0087/TCA Granted

  Fairlight Shire Lane Chorleywood Rickmansworth Hertfordshire WD3 5NR

  Tree number - G1 Tree type - 2x Beech (Fagus sylvatica) Approx. Diameter at 1.5m - 0.5-0.75m Approx Height - 16m Approx Spread diameter - 14m Location - Rear garden, Left hand boundary Service - Crown Reduction Work required- Reduce crown all round back to previous by removing upto 3m, pruning to suitable growth points/branch fork junctions Reason - As per customers wishes, As part of regular cyclical maintenance, to keep at a reasonable size for the space, allow more light to adjacent garden and reduce encroachment/debris over road and public footpath. Priority code - on

  Decided 28 Jul 2025 Trees
• 24/0901/TCA Granted

  Fairlight Shire Lane Chorleywood Rickmansworth Hertfordshire WD3 5NR

  Tree Number - T2 Tree Type - Horse chestnut (Aesculus hippocastanum) Approx. Diameter at 1.5m - 0.25m Approx. Height - 14m Approx. Crown Spread Diameter - 8m Location - Rear garden of Fairlight. Service - Crown Reduction Work Required - Reduce height by up to 2.5m and lateral spread on all sides by up to 1.5m back to previous pruning points to finished crown dimensions of 11.5m height and 6.5m lateral spread Reason - As part of continued maintenance Priority Code - C

  Decided 16 Jul 2024 Trees

1. 8 Jul 2026

   Received by Three Rivers

2. 14 Aug 2026

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 14 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

4. 9 Sep 2026

   Decision issued: Consent given on work to Tree apps

5. 10 Sep 2026

   Status changed to Unknown

   Previously Awaiting decision.

Three Rivers granted permission on 9 September 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.

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.

• Hartfield Shire Lane Chorleywood Rickmansworth Hertfordshire WD3 5NR

  23/2023/TCA Submitted 29 Nov 2023 50 yards away

  Christmas tree, close to the border between Fairlight and Hartfield - remove. It was planted many years ago by previous resident, has grown much taller than the house.

  Granted Trees 4 docs

• Maples Shire Lane Chorleywood Rickmansworth Hertfordshire WD3 5NR

  23/1856/TPO Submitted 2 Nov 2023 50 yards away

  1. common beech- Prune to reduce spread on north-west side of the tree only, that is where it overhangs the garden area. Prune according to dimensions on plan, which are for the avoidance of doubt : On north side of spread, to 7.4m from trunk, on north-west side of spread to 7.2m and on the west side to 8m. Maximum size of pruning wound to be 100 mm and cuts, in accordance with British Standard 3998:2010, should be made to suitable side growth at least 1/3 of the diameter of the parent branch.

  Granted Trees 5 docs

• Fairlight Shire Lane Chorleywood WD3 5NR

  20/2517/TCA Submitted 24 Nov 2020 50 yards away

  G1 2 x Beech (Fagus sylvatica) - rear garden Approx Height - 14m Approx Spread - 7m Location - Rear garden, Left hand boundary Work required- Reduce crown all round by up to 3m, pruning to suitable growth points/branch fork junctions Reason - As per customers wishes, as part of regular cyclical maintenance, to keep at a reasonable size for the space, allow more light to adjacent garden and reduce encroachment/debris over road and public footpath.

  Granted Trees 4 docs

• Fairlight Shire Lane Chorleywood Rickmansworth Hertfordshire WD3 5NR

  24/0901/TCA Submitted 6 Jun 2024 50 yards away

  Tree Number - T2 Tree Type - Horse chestnut (Aesculus hippocastanum) Approx. Diameter at 1.5m - 0.25m Approx. Height - 14m Approx. Crown Spread Diameter - 8m Location - Rear garden of Fairlight. Service - Crown Reduction Work Required - Reduce height by up to 2.5m and lateral spread on all sides by up to 1.5m back to previous pruning points to finished crown dimensions of 11.5m height and 6.5m lateral spread Reason - As part of continued maintenance Priority Code - C

  Granted Trees 5 docs

• Maples Shire Lane Chorleywood WD3 5NR

  21/0807/TPO Submitted 30 Mar 2021 50 yards away

  Beech (T1) - Remove branches only where less than 100mm in diameter at point of origin to form a clear zone above ground level in the rear garden of 6m. All pruning cuts to be made to suitable side growth at least one-third of the diameter of the parent branch. Crown clean.

  Granted Trees 4 docs

• Hurstleigh Shire Lane Chorleywood WD3 5NR

  21/2889/TPO Submitted 21 Dec 2021 50 yards away

  Beech (T1) - crown reduction of 1 -1.5 metres to reduce to most recent reduction points, and thin by 15% to let more light through canopy - maintain the tree at a reasonable size considering proximity to buildings on both sides

  Granted Trees 7 docs

• 26/1673/TPO Awaiting decision

  5 Springwell Court Springwell Avenue Mill End Rickmansworth Hertfordshire WD3 8DL

  T3 Beech- fell and replace

  Received 22 Oct, published by the council 23 Oct 2026 Trees
• 26/1659/TPO Awaiting decision

  4 Arundel Road Abbots Langley Hertfordshire WD5 0TP

  T1 - Scots pine x 1 - reduce crown by tip-thinning the lateral branches by around 1m to reduce overall density and shading to the garden area. As part of the works significant sized deadwood will be removed.

  Received 19 Oct, published by the council 22 Oct 2026 Trees
• 26/1651/TPO Awaiting decision

  65 Northwick Road South Oxhey Watford Hertfordshire WD19 6NE

  T11 Reduce branches/foliage on tree

  Received 16 Oct, published by the council 22 Oct 2026 Trees
• 26/1649/TPO Awaiting decision

  5 The Beeches Chorleywood Rickmansworth Hertfordshire WD3 5DT

  Tree Number - T2 Tree Type - Sycamore (Acer pseudoplatanus) Approx. Diameter at 1.5m - 0.5m Approx. Height - 16m Approx. Crown Spread Diameter - 8m Location - 4 The Beeches Service - Crown Reduction Work Required - Reduce height by up to 3m. Reason - As per clients specification / to reduce wind sail and allow more light into the garden Priority Code - On

  Received 15 Oct, published by the council 23 Oct 2026 Trees
• 26/1646/TPO Awaiting decision

  29 Hill Rise Rickmansworth Hertfordshire WD3 7NY

  Tree Number - T1 Tree Type - Copper beech (Fagus sylvatica) Approx. Diameter at 1.5m - 0.6m Approx. Height - 23m Approx. Crown Spread Diameter - 16 Service - Crown Reduction Work Required - Reduce lateral spread of the upper crown by up to 2m and the middle to lower crown by up to 3m, neighbors side only (no.27) Reason - As per clients wishes / to reduce encroachment Tree Number - T5 Tree Type - Silver birch (Betula pendula) Approx. Diameter at 1.5m - 0.4m Approx. Height - 14m Approx. Crown Spread Diameter - 13m Service - Crown Reduction Work Required - Reduce the lateral spread of the 2 over extended lateral limbs in the lower crown to the south and east by removing up to 3m Reason - As per clients wishes / to reduce encroachment over neighbors gardens

  Received 14 Oct, published by the council 16 Oct 2026 Trees