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39 Capel Road Watford WD19 4FE

Granted Watford 25/00229/TCA Works to Trees in Conservation Areas

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 - x2 apple trees - remove crown of the trees using monolif, leave stumps intact to provide habitat for foraging birds and wildlife

As published by the council, reference 25/00229/TCA

Application record

Reference
25/00229/TCA
Type
Works to Trees in Conservation Areas
Status
Approved
Decision
Granted As published: Tree Works Approved
Received
11 Mar 2025
Validated
11 Mar 2025
Decided
22 Apr 2025
Ward
Oxhey
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
WD19 4FE

Site history

Applications at this address on the Watford register

This site has had 2 applications since 2021: 1 approved, 1 refused.

  • 21/01109/FULH Refused

    39 Capel Road Watford WD19 4FE

    Repaint front, side and part rear exterior walls (Retrospective)

    Decided 17 Sep 2021 Householder

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 11 Mar 2025

    Received by Watford

  2. 22 Apr 2025

    Decision issued: Tree Works Approved

  3. 26 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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What this grant of permission means

Watford granted permission on 22 April 2025, 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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  • 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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    Received 30 Sep, published by the council 1 Oct 2026 Trees