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5 Cottage Close Watford Hertfordshire WD17 3NN

Refused Watford 21/00595/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 49. T3 - silver birch: reduce by 0.5metre above previous reduction points in order to maintain, contain and allow for more light into the garden. T5 - sycamore: reduce by 2/3 metres below the previous reduction points in order to maintain, contain and allow for more light into the garden.

As published by the council, reference 21/00595/TPO

Application record

Reference
21/00595/TPO
Type
Works to Preserved Trees
Status
Refused
Decision
Refused As published: Refusal of Tree Works
Received
16 Apr 2021
Validated
16 Apr 2021
Decided
26 Apr 2021
Ward
Park
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
WD17 3NN

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 16 Apr 2021

    Received by Watford

  2. 26 Apr 2021

    Decision issued: Refusal of Tree Works

  3. 9 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

3 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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