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11 Ash Close Watford WD25 0RU

Refused Watford 21/00527/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 T1-T4 (Sycamore - fell) and T5 (Cypress - fell and grind) under TPO 14 Tree number - T5

As published by the council, reference 21/00527/TPO

Application record

Reference
21/00527/TPO
Type
Works to Preserved Trees
Status
Refused
Decision
Refusal of Tree Works
Received
8 Apr 2021
Validated
8 Apr 2021
Decided
13 May 2021
Ward
Stanborough
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
WD25 0RU

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 8 Apr 2021

    Received by Watford

  2. 13 May 2021

    Decision issued: Refusal of Tree Works

  3. 9 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

Agent on file, a tree-works contractor registered in Chesham

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Documents

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

8 documents on file for this application

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What refusal means

The process from here

The council refused this application for the reasons set out on the decision notice, which the council portal holds in full. Only the applicant can appeal a refusal; the time limit runs from the decision date and is shorter for householder schemes.

Refusal does not prevent a fresh attempt. Applicants often address the reasons for refusal and resubmit, so a refused scheme is not necessarily the end of proposals for the site.

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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