Planning application
The Cloisters St Marys View Watford WD18 0BG
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Works to trees in conservation area - Cedar remove canopy deadwood (over 50mm diameter) reducing branches to create 2 metres clearance from roof of Citizens Advice building, Sycamore - remove all dead branches with extensive cambium damage throughout canopy caused by squirrels to minimise falling branches on foot path or garden
As published by the council, reference 23/01049/TCA
Application record
- Reference
- 23/01049/TCA
- Type
- Works to Trees in Conservation Areas
- Status
- Approved
- Decision
- Granted As published: Tree Works Approved
- Received
- 15 Nov 2023
- Validated
- 15 Nov 2023
- Decided
- 14 Dec 2023
- Ward
- Central
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- WD18 0BG
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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15 Nov 2023
Received by Watford
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14 Dec 2023
Decision issued: Tree Works Approved
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24 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
6 documents on file for this application
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Watford granted permission on 14 December 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.
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