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175 Hempstead Road Watford WD17 3HG

Refused Watford 20/00924/TPO Works to Preserved Trees

Works: Trees

Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.

Proposal

Works to trees under TPO.225 sited to the front of property, to include removal of Ash, reduce 2 by a third top and sides Box Elder and x3 Sycamore Maple reduce by 50% and trees sited to rear of property, to include reduce Norway Spruce and Cedar Pine by a third at top, White Beech Mountain Ash reduce top and sides by 50%, Magnolia 20 reduction top and sides, remove unknown dead species, Holly reduce by a third top and sides and Azalea reduce by 20% top and sides.

As published by the council, reference 20/00924/TPO

Application record

Reference
20/00924/TPO
Type
Works to Preserved Trees
Status
Refused
Decision
Refused As published: Refusal of Tree Works
Received
2 Sep 2020
Validated
25 Sep 2020
Decided
23 Oct 2020
Ward
Park
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
WD17 3HG

Site history

Applications at this address on the Watford register

This site has had 2 applications since 2020: 1 approved, 1 refused.

  • 21/00459/TPO Granted

    175 Hempstead Road Watford WD17 3HG

    Work to trees under TPO No 225 (see application form)

    Decided 12 May 2021 Trees

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 2 Sep 2020

    Received by Watford

  2. 25 Sep 2020

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 23 Oct 2020

    Decision issued: Refusal of Tree Works

  4. 30 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

6 documents on file for this application

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What this refusal means

Watford refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. 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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