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14 South Cottage Drive Chorleywood Rickmansworth Hertfordshire WD3 5EB

Granted Three Rivers 26/1363/TPO Trees

Works: Trees

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

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

As published by the council, reference 26/1363/TPO

Application record

Reference
26/1363/TPO
Category
Trees
Status
Unknown
Decision
Granted As published: Consent given on work to Tree apps
Received
25 Aug 2026
Validated
25 Aug 2026
Decided
14 Sep 2026
Ward
Chorleywood North And Sarratt
Parish
Chorleywood Parish Council
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
WD3 5EB

Site history

Applications at this address on the Three Rivers register

This site has had 2 applications since 2024: 2 approved, 0 refused.

  • 24/1664/TPO Granted

    14 South Cottage Drive Chorleywood Rickmansworth Hertfordshire WD3 5EB

    Tree Number - T1 Tree Type - Lime (Tilia cordata) Approx. Diameter at 1.5m - 0.35m Approx. Height - 12m Approx. Crown Spread Diameter - 8m Location - See map Service - Crown Reduction Work Required - Reduce height by up to 4m and lateral spread on all sides by up to 2m, do not pollard, to finished crown dimensions of 8m height and 6m lateral spread. Crown lift to give 5m ground clearance. Reason - As part of continued maintenance Priority Code - ON

    Decided 25 Nov 2024 Trees

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 25 Aug 2026

    Received by Three Rivers

  2. 28 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. 14 Sep 2026

    Decision issued: Consent given on work to Tree apps

  4. 14 Sep 2026

    Status changed to Unknown

    Previously Awaiting decision.

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

3 documents on file for this application

  • APPLICATION FORM - WITHOUT PERSONAL DATA Application Form · 25 Aug 2026
  • SKETCH PLAN Drawing · 25 Aug 2026
  • PHOTO 1 Photo · 25 Aug 2026

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What this grant of permission means

Three Rivers granted permission on 14 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.

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.

Nearby applications

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  • 14 South Cottage Drive Chorleywood Rickmansworth Hertfordshire WD3 5EB

    24/1664/TPO Submitted 16 Oct 2024 50 yards away

    Tree Number - T1 Tree Type - Lime (Tilia cordata) Approx. Diameter at 1.5m - 0.35m Approx. Height - 12m Approx. Crown Spread Diameter - 8m Location - See map Service - Crown Reduction Work Required - Reduce height by up to 4m and lateral spread on all sides by up to 2m, do not pollard, to finished crown dimensions of 8m height and 6m lateral spread. Crown lift to give 5m ground clearance. Reason - As part of continued maintenance Priority Code - ON

    Granted Trees 5 docs
  • 17 South Cottage Drive Chorleywood Rickmansworth Hertfordshire WD3 5EB

    24/0206/TPO Submitted 8 Feb 2024 50 yards away

    Tree number - T1 Tree type - Black Pine (Pinus nigra] Approx Height - 30m Location - Rear Garden Service - Reduce Height Work required- Reduce Height by approximately 3-4m and cut back lateral spread towards the house by 3-4m Reason - Priority code - on Tree number - T2 Tree type - Black Pine (Pinus nigra] Approx Height - 25m Location - Rear Garden Service - Deadwood Work required- Remove all major deadwood Reason - Continued Maintenance Priority code - on

    Refused Trees 6 docs
  • 14 South Cottage Drive Chorleywood Hertfordshire WD3 5EB

    22/1215/TPO Submitted 24 Jun 2022 50 yards away

    T1 - Lawson cypress (Chamaecyparis lawsoniana) Approx Height - 8m Location - right hand corner of rear garden Work required- To reduce height by approx. 3m in line with with neighbouring hedge line Reason - as per customer request T2 - Scots Pine (Pinus sylvestris) Approx Height - 12m Location - right hand boundary of rear garden (neighbouring tree of No. 5 The Beeches WD3 5DT) Work required- reduce height by approx. 6m to main crown break and remove remaining Ivy to reduce sail within the tree Reason - Heavily leaning tree - Client would like to add "As clearly visible in the photos taken during Scott's visit to my property, the tree in question is leaning quite substantially (more so following the heavy wind a few months back). With our young children regularly playing in the garden and indeed proximity to our house, we feel the tree poses a serious safety concern for us"

    Granted Trees 7 docs
  • 17 South Cottage Drive Chorleywood Rickmansworth Hertfordshire WD3 5EB

    24/1050/TPO Submitted 2 Jul 2024 50 yards away

    T1 fir tree. to remove 3 limb over roof. these have been pruned back in the past and now signs of die back. no good growth points to cut back to

    Granted Trees 4 docs
  • 16 South Cottage Drive Chorleywood Rickmansworth Hertfordshire WD3 5EB

    23/0467/DDD Submitted 23 Feb 2023 50 yards away

    Lime Tree - Fell

    Granted Trees 3 docs
  • 9 South Cottage Drive Chorleywood WD3 5EB

    21/0433/CLPD Submitted 23 Feb 2021 50 yards away

    Certificate of Lawfulness Proposed Development: Conversion of part converted double garage into habitable accommodation.

    Granted Lawful development 5 docs

In Three Rivers

  • 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