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Lanchester Community Free School Hempstead Road Watford WD17 3HD

Granted Watford 19/00576/TCA Works to Trees in Conservation Areas

Works: Trees

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

Proposal

Works to trees in the Civic Core Conservation Area

As published by the council, reference 19/00576/TCA

Application record

Reference
19/00576/TCA
Type
Works to Trees in Conservation Areas
Status
Approved
Decision
Granted As published: Tree Works Approved
Received
22 May 2019
Validated
22 May 2019
Decided
19 Jun 2019
Ward
Park
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
WD17 3HD

Site history

Applications at this address on the Watford register

This site has had 4 applications since 2019: 3 approved, 0 refused.

  • 23/00604/TPO Granted

    Lanchester Community Free School Hempstead Road Watford WD17 3HD

    Works to trees under TPO.284 T15-Sycamore-Crown reduce all round by 3-4 metres to maintain its size and shape for the area, T18-Sycamore-Crown reduce all round by 3-4 metres to maintain its size and shape for the area.

    Decided 17 Jul 2023 Trees
  • 22/00319/TCA Decided

    Lanchester Community Free School Hempstead Road Watford WD17 3HD

    Works to trees in conservation area - Sycamore 1 reduce crown 30%, Sycamore 2 Fell and grind stump, Sweet Chestnut reduce roadside tidy branches, x9 Cherry Trees remove stakes and ties, x2 Young Trees remove stakes and ties

    Decided 12 May 2022 Trees
  • 20/00176/TCA Granted

    Lanchester Community Free School Hempstead Road Watford WD17 3HD

    Tree maintenance works as shown on Tree Survey RTS001 and site location plan RTS002 (Civic Core Conservation Area)

    Decided 24 Mar 2020 Trees

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 22 May 2019

    Received by Watford

  2. 19 Jun 2019

    Decision issued: Tree Works Approved

  3. 25 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

5 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Watford granted permission on 19 June 2019, 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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  • Lanchester Community Free School Hempstead Road Watford WD17 3HD

    20/00176/TCA Submitted 13 Feb 2020 50 yards away

    Tree maintenance works as shown on Tree Survey RTS001 and site location plan RTS002 (Civic Core Conservation Area)

    Granted Trees 5 docs
  • Lanchester Community Free School Hempstead Road Watford WD17 3HD

    23/00604/TPO Submitted 12 Jul 2023 50 yards away

    Works to trees under TPO.284 T15-Sycamore-Crown reduce all round by 3-4 metres to maintain its size and shape for the area, T18-Sycamore-Crown reduce all round by 3-4 metres to maintain its size and shape for the area.

    Granted Trees 4 docs
  • Lanchester Community Free School Hempstead Road Watford WD17 3HD

    22/00319/TCA Submitted 11 Mar 2022 50 yards away

    Works to trees in conservation area - Sycamore 1 reduce crown 30%, Sycamore 2 Fell and grind stump, Sweet Chestnut reduce roadside tidy branches, x9 Cherry Trees remove stakes and ties, x2 Young Trees remove stakes and ties

    Decided Trees 4 docs
  • Little Cassiobury Hempstead Road Watford

    24/00037/LLBC Submitted 18 Jan 2024 50 yards away

    Lawful Development Certificate for: Repairing windows like for like, Replacing spalled bricks with new handmade bricks to match existing, re-pointing with lime mortar, repairs to existing timber cornice detail, renewing existing leadwork and roof repairs.

    Refused Lawful development Windows or glazing 36 docs
  • Little Cassiobury Hempstead Road Watford

    24/01122/FUL Submitted 10 Dec 2024 50 yards away

    Change of use to 5 x residential dwellings (Use Class C3), demolition of existing lean-to and erection of new infill extension, and associated repair works.

    Granted Full applications Extension Demolition 137 docs
  • Watford Register Office 31 Hempstead Road Watford WD17 3EY

    20/00536/TCA Submitted 29 May 2020 50 yards away

    Works to trees in conservation area: T10 - Horse chestnut - crown raise to 3m above ground level and prune back from signage T11 - Horse chestnut - crown raise to 3m above ground level and prune back from signage T12 - Lime - crown raise to 3m above ground level and prune back from signage

    Granted Trees 4 docs

In Watford

  • 26/00743/TCA Awaiting decision

    11 Rickmansworth Road Watford WD18 0JE

    Works to trees in conservation area T1 - Ash - Clear from building by 2-3m and remove major deadwood. T2 - Cypress - Remove - Reason - Dead tree.T3 - Cypress - Lift crown height to 2.5m to allow for parking beneath tree. T4 - Ash - Remove to 1.5m - Dead. G1 - Remove major deadwood and girdle Ivy from twin stemmed Ash. Clear to ground level remaining group including 3 x dead Cherries, 1 x dead Ash and group of Laurel stems. T5 - Purple Plum - Clear footwear to 2.5m height street furniture and buildings by 1m clearance and balance remaining crown.

    Received 22 Sep, published by the council 25 Sep 2026 Trees
  • 26/00719/TPO Granted

    1B Temple Close Watford WD17 3DR

    Works to trees under TPO175 Indian Bean Tree - pollard of 2metres crown reduction (hanging over road and interfering with overhead telephone cables).

    Received 10 Sep, published by the council 14 Sep 2026 Trees
  • 26/00702/TPO Granted

    40-73 Tunnel Wood Road Watford Hertfordshire WD17 4GD

    Works to various trees under woodland group TPO No.23 (refer to aboricultural report)

    Received 3 Sep, published by the council 8 Sep 2026 Trees
  • 26/00692/TCA Granted

    Open Space Right Hand Side Watford Central Library Hempstead Road Watford WD17 3EU

    Works to trees in conservation area - crown reduce x2 coastal redwoods, fell x1 coastal redwood and pollard x1 lime tree

    Received 28 Aug, published by the council 2 Sep 2026 Trees
  • 26/00675/TPO Granted

    169 Hempstead Road Watford WD17 3HF

    Works to fell 9 trees under group TPO.No.3 - causing damage to the hard landscaping, infrastructure and drainage at the front of the property - T1 Lawson Cypress, T2 Yew, T3 Lawson Cypress, T4 Yew, T5 Western Red Cedar, T6 Lawson Cypress, T7 Lawson Cypress, T8 Lawson Cypress and T9 Sawara Cypress

    Received 24 Aug, published by the council 2 Sep 2026 Trees