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Applecroft Dudswell Lane Dudswell Berkhamsted Hertfordshire HP4 3TQ

26/00217/TCAWorks to Tree(s) in Conservation AreaApproved

Approved on 5 February 2026

Council decision: Raise No ObjectionDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Works to tree

Received
2 February 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
1
Ward
Northchurch
  1. Received2 Feb
  2. Validated2 Feb
  3. Consult.23 Feb
  4. Target
  5. Decided5 Feb

Decided in 3 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a tree application at Applecroft Dudswell Lane Dudswell Berkhamsted Hertfordshire HP4 3TQ. Dacorum has handled 616 applications of this type. This one was decided in 3 days, 7 weeks quicker than Dacorum's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area, with 2 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 32 applications across Northchurch. We hold 648 applications in total for the HP4 postcode area.

99% of trees applications at Dacorum Borough Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 7 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode
HP4 3TQ
Application type
Works to Tree(s) in Conservation Area
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Northchurch Parish Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
2 February 2026
Last date for comments
23 February 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent
Treelife
Agent address
8 St Margarets Gt Gaddesden Hemel Hempstad HP1 3BZ

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14666243
Documents
3
Constraints
18

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: DudswellPart of the site
  • Listed building: Grade II: Dudswell HouseOn or next to this site
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Not published by this council, so not checked: tree preservation orders. Ask the council if these matter.

Possibly incomplete for this council: Article 4 directions.

Also checked, none recorded (20)

flood storage areas, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Dacorum

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