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
- Granted As published: 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 4 applications since 2019: 3 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)
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19/00576/TCA Granted
Lanchester Community Free School Hempstead Road Watford WD17 3HD
Works to trees in the 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
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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
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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 Hertfordshire WD17 3HD
Works to trees under Group TPO.284 T5 - Sweet Chestnut - Reduce on roadside by 2-3 metres so the overall spread will be left at approx 9 metres and T11 - Sycamore - Reduce in height by 3 metres as the top of the crown is dead. so the height will be left at approx. 12 metres
Granted Trees 4 docs -
Lanchester Community Free School Hempstead Road Watford WD17 3HD
Works to trees in the Civic Core Conservation Area
Granted Trees 5 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 -
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26/00728/TPO Granted
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26/00743/TCA Granted
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26/00764/TPO Awaiting decision
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26/00765/TPO Awaiting decision
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Works to tree (T19 Oak) under Group G1 TPO.No.52 - Reduce height by up to 2m and spread on sides up to 1m.