Planning application
14 South Cottage Drive Chorleywood Rickmansworth Hertfordshire WD3 5EB
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.
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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
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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25 Aug 2026
Received by Three Rivers
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28 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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14 Sep 2026
Decision issued: Consent given on work to Tree apps
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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
- SKETCH PLAN
- PHOTO 1
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Open the documentsWhat 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
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
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
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
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
Lime Tree - Fell
Granted Trees 3 docs -
9 South Cottage Drive Chorleywood WD3 5EB
Certificate of Lawfulness Proposed Development: Conversion of part converted double garage into habitable accommodation.
Granted Lawful development 5 docs
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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