Planning application
Trees Trout Rise Loudwater Rickmansworth Hertfordshire WD3 4JS
Works: Trees
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
G1 - Lawson cypress x 2 - reduce right side tree to around 7m above ground level and left side tree to match Reasons: growing too high and encroaching into the adjacent beech tree
As published by the council, reference 26/1327/TCA
Application record
- Reference
- 26/1327/TCA
- Category
- Trees
- Status
- Unknown
- Received
- 19 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 31 Aug 2026
- Postcode
- WD3 4JS
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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19 Aug 2026
Received by Three Rivers
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31 Aug 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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26 Oct 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 26 October 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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85% historically approved · decision due ~16 Jul
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Refused Trees 3 docs -
Southwinds Trout Rise Loudwater Rickmansworth Hertfordshire WD3 4JS
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Granted Trees 7 docsSeveral homes -
Southwinds Trout Rise Loudwater Rickmansworth Hertfordshire WD3 4JS
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Granted Trees 5 docs -
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