Planning application
Lanchester Community Free School Hempstead Road Watford WD17 3HD
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Works to trees under TPO.284 T15-Sycamore-Crown reduce all round by 3-4 metres to maintain its size and shape for the area, T18-Sycamore-Crown reduce all round by 3-4 metres to maintain its size and shape for the area.
As published by the council, reference 23/00604/TPO
Application record
- Reference
- 23/00604/TPO
- Type
- Works to Preserved Trees
- Status
- Approved
- Decision
- Tree Works Approved with conditions
- Received
- 12 Jul 2023
- Validated
- 12 Jul 2023
- Decided
- 17 Jul 2023
- Ward
- Park
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- WD17 3HD
Site history
Applications at this address on the Watford register
This site has had 3 applications since 2020: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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22/00319/TCA Decided
Lanchester Community Free School Hempstead Road Watford WD17 3HD
Works to trees in conservation area - Sycamore 1 reduce crown 30%, Sycamore 2 Fell and grind stump, Sweet Chestnut reduce roadside tidy branches, x9 Cherry Trees remove stakes and ties, x2 Young Trees remove stakes and ties
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20/00176/TCA Granted
Lanchester Community Free School Hempstead Road Watford WD17 3HD
Tree maintenance works as shown on Tree Survey RTS001 and site location plan RTS002 (Civic Core Conservation Area)
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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12 Jul 2023
Received by Watford
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17 Jul 2023
Decision issued: Tree Works Approved with conditions
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8 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
4 documents on file for this application
A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Watford granted permission on 17 July 2023, 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.
Nearby applications
Within 500 metres
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Lanchester Community Free School Hempstead Road Watford WD17 3HD
Works to trees in conservation area - Sycamore 1 reduce crown 30%, Sycamore 2 Fell and grind stump, Sweet Chestnut reduce roadside tidy branches, x9 Cherry Trees remove stakes and ties, x2 Young Trees remove stakes and ties
Decided Trees 4 docs -
Lanchester Community Free School Hempstead Road Watford WD17 3HD
Tree maintenance works as shown on Tree Survey RTS001 and site location plan RTS002 (Civic Core Conservation Area)
Granted Trees 5 docs -
Little Cassiobury Hempstead Road Watford
Change of use to 5 x residential dwellings (Use Class C3), demolition of existing lean-to and erection of new infill extension, and associated repair works.
Decided Full applications Extension Demolition 137 docs -
Little Cassiobury Hempstead Road Watford
Lawful Development Certificate for: Repairing windows like for like, Replacing spalled bricks with new handmade bricks to match existing, re-pointing with lime mortar, repairs to existing timber cornice detail, renewing existing leadwork and roof repairs.
Refused Lawful development Windows or glazing 36 docs -
Watford Register Office 31 Hempstead Road Watford WD17 3EY
Works to trees in conservation area: T10 - Horse chestnut - crown raise to 3m above ground level and prune back from signage T11 - Horse chestnut - crown raise to 3m above ground level and prune back from signage T12 - Lime - crown raise to 3m above ground level and prune back from signage
Granted Trees 4 docs -
Little Cassiobury Hempstead Road Watford
Details submitted for Condition 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 4.4, 4.5, 4.6, 4.7 and 4.8 pursuant to planning permission 24/01122/FUL and 24/01123/LBC
Decided Conditions 54 docs
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26/00520/TPO Granted
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