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Russells House Greenbank Road Watford WD17 4RJ

Granted Watford 20/00867/TPO Works to Preserved Trees

Works: Trees

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

Proposal

Reduce the canopy of the Sycamore tree (T19) situated within G3 of TPO 85

As published by the council, reference 20/00867/TPO

Application record

Reference
20/00867/TPO
Type
Works to Preserved Trees
Status
Approved
Decision
Granted As published: Tree Works Approved with conditions
Received
17 Aug 2020
Validated
17 Aug 2020
Decided
13 Oct 2020
Ward
Nascot
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
WD17 4RJ

Site history

Applications at this address on the Watford register

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

  • 22/00108/TPO Granted

    Russells House Greenbank Road Watford WD17 4RJ

    Works to trees under TPO.85 - Oak T3 (T1) Reduce lower half of canopy 1.5-2.5 metres. Sycamore G1 (T2) Canopy reduction of 2-3 metres vertically and 1-2 metres laterally. Yew G1 (T3) Reduce lower canopy on road side by 1-5-2.5 metres reduce overhand on drive. Sweet Chestnut x 2 G2 (T4) Reduce three large low limbs to give 2.5-3 metres clearance from bulding roof line.

    Decided 11 Mar 2022 Trees
  • 19/01309/TPO Granted

    Russells House Greenbank Road Watford WD17 4RJ

    Proposed reduction of 2no. sweet chestnuts (T1, T2 of TPO 85.) Reduce 4 lower limbs that are getting close to building by 1.5-2.5 metres.

    Decided 3 Jan 2020 Trees

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 17 Aug 2020

    Received by Watford

  2. 13 Oct 2020

    Decision issued: Tree Works Approved with conditions

  3. 26 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

4 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Watford granted permission on 13 October 2020, 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.

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  • Russells House Greenbank Road Watford WD17 4RJ

    22/00108/TPO Submitted 27 Jan 2022 50 yards away

    Works to trees under TPO.85 - Oak T3 (T1) Reduce lower half of canopy 1.5-2.5 metres. Sycamore G1 (T2) Canopy reduction of 2-3 metres vertically and 1-2 metres laterally. Yew G1 (T3) Reduce lower canopy on road side by 1-5-2.5 metres reduce overhand on drive. Sweet Chestnut x 2 G2 (T4) Reduce three large low limbs to give 2.5-3 metres clearance from bulding roof line.

    Granted Trees 4 docs
  • Russells House Greenbank Road Watford WD17 4RJ

    19/01309/TPO Submitted 12 Nov 2019 50 yards away

    Proposed reduction of 2no. sweet chestnuts (T1, T2 of TPO 85.) Reduce 4 lower limbs that are getting close to building by 1.5-2.5 metres.

    Granted Trees 4 docs
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