Planning application
123 Hillcroft Crescent Oxhey Hall Watford Hertfordshire WD19 4PA
Works: Trees
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Ground works and associated root pruning/ severance of T3 & T4 (Oak) to facilitate installation of a root barrier 18m in length and 3.5m in depth.
As published by the council, reference 26/1211/TPO
Application record
- Reference
- 26/1211/TPO
- Category
- Trees
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 28 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 3 Aug 2026
- Postcode
- WD19 4PA
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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28 Jul 2026
Received by Three Rivers
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3 Aug 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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8 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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8 Aug 2026
Status changed to Awaiting decision
Previously Pending Consideration.
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 28 September 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
The process from here
This application is with Three Rivers for determination. The council publicises it, consults neighbours and technical bodies where required, and weighs the responses against local and national planning policy.
The statutory target is eight weeks for most applications and thirteen for major development, though extensions of time are common. Comments carry most weight while the case is undecided, so check the council portal for the deadline if you want to respond.
About trees applications
How this application type works
Tree applications cover work to protected trees: those under a tree preservation order need consent for pruning or felling, and trees in a conservation area need six weeks written notice before work starts. The council assesses the amenity value of the tree and can refuse consent, approve it with conditions, or in conservation areas make a preservation order in response.
Nearby applications
Within 500 metres
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109 Hillcroft Crescent Oxhey Hall Watford Hertfordshire WD19 4PA
Tree Number - T1 Tree Type - Grey poplar (Populus x canescens) Approx. Diameter at 1.5m - 0.6m Approx. Height - 18m Approx. Crown Spread Diameter - 12m Location - Rear of No.109 Right hand boundary Service - Crown Reduction Work Required - Reduce height by up to 3m and lateral spread on all sides by up to 3m, to finished crown dimensions of 15m height and 6m lateral spread Remove all deadwood over 40mm in diameter and/or 1m in length. Reason - To reduce weight and size of heavy limbs and help retain the tree's natural shape. Priority Code - ON
Granted Trees 5 docs -
109 Hillcroft Crescent Oxhey Hall Watford Hertfordshire WD19 4PA
Tree Number - T1 Tree Type - Ash (Fraxinus Excelsior) Approx. Diameter at 1.5m - 52cm Approx. Height - 18m Approx. Crown Spread Diameter - 10m Location - Rear garden, bottom right corner Service - Crown Reduction Work Required - Reduce height by up to (3-4m) and lateral spread on all sides by up to (2-3m), Remove deadwood over 40mm in diameter and or 1m in length, remove failed limb from neighbouring garden Reason - To, reduce weight on heavy limbs, and help retain the tree's natural shape Tree Number - T2 Tree Type - Ash (Fraxinus Excelsior) Approx. Diameter at 1.5m - 48cm Approx. Height - 18m Approx. Crown Spread Diameter - 10m Location - Rear garden, bottom right corner Service - Crown Reduction Work Required - Reduce height by up to (2-3m) and lateral spread on all sides by up to (2-3m), Remove deadwood over 40mm in diameter and or 1m in length Reason - To, reduce weight on heavy limbs, and help retain the tree's natural shape.
Granted Trees 7 docs -
141 Hillcroft Crescent Oxhey Hall Hertfordshire WD19 4PA
To remove the Silver Birch nearest the road as it is oddly shaped having no vertical leader with one of it limbs leaning over the neighbour's driveway The other Silver Birch is dead and will be removed asap and is not part of this application.
Granted Trees 6 docs -
145 Hillcroft Crescent Oxhey Hall WD19 4PA
T1 - Fir (Picea sp.) - Rear garden, Left hand boundary Approx Height - 4m Work required- Fell and grind out stump to a minimum of 250mm below the stumps current ground level and leave all stump's arising to allow for ground settlement Reason - As per customers wishes, to allow replanting T2 - Apple (Malus domestica) - Rear garden, Right hand boundary Approx Height - 7m Approx Crown Spread Diameter - 5m Work required- Reduce crown all round by upto 1.5m, pruning to suitable growth points/branch fork junctions. Reason - As part of regular cyclical maintenance, to form a more compact crown
Granted Trees 5 docs -
107 Hillcroft Crescent Oxhey Hall Hertfordshire WD19 4PA
T1 & T2 - Apple x 2 - reduce height by 2.5m and 2m in spread - crown clean to include removing dead wood > 300mm in length and 20mm in diameter and any obviously compromised branches Reasons: the trees have not been pruned for many years and are now significantly outgrown for this restricted garden.
Granted Trees 3 docs -
121 Hillcroft Crescent Oxhey Hall Watford Hertfordshire WD19 4PA
Demolition of existing conservatory and construction of single storey rear extension
Granted Full applications Extension Demolition 19 docsSmall domestic
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In Three Rivers
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26/1415/TCA Awaiting decision
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T1 - Magnolia x 1 - reduce crown by 1-1.5 on height and spread i.e. to around previous pruned level Reasons: general tree maintenance ? becoming a little overgrown - THIS WORK HAS BEEN CARRIED OUT HISTORICALLY EVERY TWO YEARS OR SO
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26/1403/TPO Awaiting decision
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26/1385/TCA Awaiting decision
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T1 Conifer - Remove and grind stump.
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26/1387/TCA Awaiting decision
184 Hillcroft Crescent Oxhey Hall Watford Hertfordshire WD19 4NZ
Ash (T1)- Reduce 2-2.5metres for height and neighbours side to try to rebalance tree. Holy (T2)- Reduce 2metres from height and light trim on all sides. Wild Willow (T3)- Reduce 2-3metres just above previous points. Conifer (T4)- Reduce 2metres height and a light trim on all side.
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26/1363/TPO Awaiting decision
14 South Cottage Drive Chorleywood Rickmansworth Hertfordshire WD3 5EB
Tree Number - T1 Tree Type - Lime (Tilia cordata) Approx. Diameter at 1.5m - 0.4m Approx. Height - 12m Approx. Crown Spread Diameter - 8m Location - See map Service - Re pollard Work Required - Repollard by removing up to 4m in height and lateral spread on all sides by up to 2m back to previous pruning points at approximately 8m from ground level. Reason - As part of continued maintenance Priority Code - ON