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38 Watling Street Radlett Hertfordshire WD7 7NN

26/0837/TRCTree Works in Conservation Area (6 Week)Withdrawn

Withdrawn on 30 June 2026

Council decision: Application Withdrawn

Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

Fell one of the group of three - TG1 Lime trees situated at the right side of the building plot. The lime tree is located within the footprint and Root Protection Area (RPA) of the proposed development, resulting in significant and unacceptable encroachment under BS5837:2012. Construction activities would require excavation within the RPA, leading to substantial root loss and compromising the tree?s health and structural stability. Its retention would also constrain foundation design due to the species? water demand and potential subsidence risk on shrinkable soils. The tree?s proximity to the building would create future conflicts, including shading, honeydew nuisance, and pressure for ongoing management. Additionally, construction works would pose a high risk of damage to both roots and canopy. As a result, long-term retention is not considered feasible or sustainable.

Received
16 June 2026
Ward
Aldenham West
  1. Received16 Jun
  2. Validated17 Jun
  3. Consult.
  4. Target29 Jul
  5. Decided30 Jun

Decided in 13 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a tree application at 38 Watling Street Radlett Hertfordshire WD7 7NN. Hertsmere has handled 493 applications of this type. It was withdrawn 14 days after it was submitted, before a decision was made. The site is in the Radlett North conservation area. There have been 2 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 152 applications across Aldenham West. We hold 1,025 applications in total for the WD7 postcode area.

79% of trees applications at Hertsmere Borough Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode
WD7 7NN
Application type
Tree Works in Conservation Area (6 Week)
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Aldenham Parish

Planning application dates

Date validated
17 June 2026
Target decision date
29 July 2026
Permission expires
30 June 2028

Applicant and agent

Agent
Bartlett Tree Experts
Agent address
Bartlett Tree Experts Coursers Farm Coursers Road Colney Heath AL4 0PD GB

Planning decision

Statutory period
42 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-15016074
Comments
0
Documents
5
Constraints
8

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

  • Conservation area: Radlett North
  • Brownfield land register: Land & Garages rear of 38-40 Watling Street, Radlett, WD7 7NNRegister site at or near this address · +1 more
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Not published by this council, so not checked: Article 4 directions. Ask the council if these matter.

Possibly incomplete for this council: tree preservation orders.

Also checked, none recorded (20)

flood storage areas, listed buildings, 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 and heritage coasts.

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: Hertsmere

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