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71 Ridge Lane Watford WD17 4SX

Granted Watford 24/00704/TPO Works to Preserved Trees

Works: Trees

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Works to trees under TPO. 154 The tree is at the end of my garden connecting with 2, The Orchard. Few of the branches hanging over from the tree towards their driveway and they are blackened and dead. The owner from 2, The Orchard wants me to cut down the branches. They insist that I should cut down the tree.

As published by the council, reference 24/00704/TPO

Application record

Reference
24/00704/TPO
Type
Works to Preserved Trees
Status
Approved
Decision
Granted As published: Tree Works Approved
Received
24 Jul 2024
Validated
8 Aug 2024
Decided
8 Aug 2024
Ward
Nascot
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
WD17 4SX

Site history

Applications at this address on the Watford register

This site has had 3 applications since 2024: 3 approved, 0 refused.

  • 24/00751/TPO Granted

    71 Ridge Lane Watford WD17 4SX

    5 DAY NOTICE - TPO.154 T1- beech tree. Fell to ground level. I have spoken to Nick Conway regarding it needs to be felled asap which he has agreed to. It is dead.

    Decided 8 Aug 2024 Trees
  • 24/00725/TPO Granted

    71 Ridge Lane Watford WD17 4SX

    The Beech tree is located at the back of the garden for 71 Ridge Lane, however the owner has confirmed he cannot access that far back in his gardens. The direct impact is on house located on The Ridgeway and Orchard Drive (see Map). The tree has not leafed for 2 years and the owners on Orchard Drive have already contacted the landowner to advise him the Beech tree has blackened on the side facing their home. On 28/07/24 at approximately 8pm two large branches fell from the tree into the gardens on The Ridgeway, exactly where the families sit in the garden, potentially causing a risk to the families living there, including children.

    Decided 8 Aug 2024 Trees

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 24 Jul 2024

    Received by Watford

  2. 8 Aug 2024

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 8 Aug 2024

    Decision issued: Tree Works Approved

  4. 9 Aug 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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What this grant of permission means

Watford granted permission on 8 August 2024, 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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