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18 Courtlands Drive Watford WD17 4HT

Refused Watford 21/00394/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.154 - T17 Ash tree, consent to fell as tree is severely blocking natural light and replace with a cherry tree in same position.

As published by the council, reference 21/00394/TPO

Application record

Reference
21/00394/TPO
Type
Works to Preserved Trees
Status
Refused
Decision
Refusal of Tree Works
Received
17 Mar 2021
Validated
19 Mar 2021
Decided
14 Apr 2021
Ward
Nascot
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
WD17 4HT

Site history

Applications at this address on the Watford register

This site has had 2 applications since 2021: 1 approved, 1 refused.

  • 21/00697/TPO Granted

    18 Courtlands Drive Watford WD17 4HT

    Works to tree under TPO 154 (Ash T17 ) reduce height and width of tree by a third to previous reduction points

    Decided 22 Jun 2021 Trees

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 17 Mar 2021

    Received by Watford

  2. 19 Mar 2021

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 14 Apr 2021

    Decision issued: Refusal of Tree Works

  4. 9 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

9 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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