Planning application
Watford Register Office 31 Hempstead Road Watford WD17 3EY
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
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
As published by the council, reference 20/00536/TCA
Application record
- Reference
- 20/00536/TCA
- Type
- Works to Trees in Conservation Areas
- Status
- Approved
- Decision
- Tree Works Approved with conditions
- Received
- 29 May 2020
- Validated
- 29 May 2020
- Decided
- 23 Jun 2020
- Ward
- Park
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- WD17 3EY
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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29 May 2020
Received by Watford
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23 Jun 2020
Decision issued: Tree Works Approved with conditions
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9 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
4 documents on file for this application
A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.
Trade members open them from here.
Open the documentsWhat a grant of permission means
The process from here
Permission has been granted, usually subject to conditions listed on the decision notice, some of which must be discharged before work starts. The decision notice on the council portal sets out exactly what was approved.
Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses. Neighbours cannot appeal a grant; challenging one means judicial review of how the decision was made, within tight time limits.
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.
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