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Land At Tunnel Woods Tunnel Wood Road Watford Hertfordshire

Granted Watford 20/00979/TPO Works to Preserved Trees

Works: Trees Small domestic

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

Proposal

Works to trees under TPO 23 - No.62 Tunnel Wood Road (Hazel and Willow) reduce overhang to give 2m clearance from property. No.50 Tunnel Wood Road Reduce cut back two lowest branches to the main stem (approx. 4m) No.67 Tunnel Wood Road Crown lift sycamore by removing first three branches growing over 67. No.65 Tunnel Wood Road cut down tree that is dead for 3/4 height and pushing against fence and remove branch that overhangs garden.

As published by the council, reference 20/00979/TPO

Application record

Reference
20/00979/TPO
Type
Works to Preserved Trees
Status
Approved
Decision
Granted As published: Tree Works Approved with conditions
Received
16 Sep 2020
Validated
1 Oct 2020
Decided
12 Nov 2020
Ward
Nascot
Decision by
Delegated Decision

Site history

Applications at this address on the Watford register

This site has had 3 applications since 2018: 3 approved, 0 refused.

  • 20/00492/TPO Granted

    Land At Tunnel Woods Tunnel Wood Road Watford Hertfordshire

    Works to trees under TPO 23 (Woodland at the end of Tunnel Wood Road called 'Badgers Keep') to abate nuisance to highway and removal of non-native conifers for positive woodland management.

    Decided 23 Jun 2020 Trees
  • 18/00734/TPO Granted

    Land At Tunnel Woods Tunnel Wood Road Watford Hertfordshire

    Works to trees under TPO.23

    Decided 30 Jul 2018 Trees

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 16 Sep 2020

    Received by Watford

  2. 1 Oct 2020

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 12 Nov 2020

    Decision issued: Tree Works Approved with conditions

  4. 2 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

12 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Watford granted permission on 12 November 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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