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Woodend 51 Grovewood Close Chorleywood WD3 5PX

17/1429/TPOWorks to trees covered by a Tree Pres ORefused

Refused on 4 September 2017

Council decision: RefuseDelegated (officer decision)

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

Proposal

Beech - fell because of danger to residents and buildings due to ganoderma present at base of tree for over 2 years. We are most concerned about the danger of having such a large tree in our garden that is towards the end of it's life. If it fell it could cause significant damage to any of 6 houses in the vicinity and potential loss of life. We have had at least two cases of fallen trees in Grovewood Close in the last two years which has heightened our concern. We have already sent a photo of the fungi to TRDC and Terence Flynn identified the growth as Ganoderma (email dated 20/06/17). We have also consulted a local tree surgeon, Steve Sackett from Urban Tree Solutions and he concurred with this diagnosis.We also believe, that although this is without doubt our favourite tree, it has a low amenity value as it surrounded by so many other trees and the smaller trees have no room for growth. In particular, there are trees close by that are suffering as a result of lack of space. We are happy to replant a tree, most likely a Japanese Acer near to the site of this beech but we are also keen to allow the trees we already have their own space to grow.

Received
6 July 2017
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Chorleywood South And Maple Cross
  1. Received6 Jul
  2. Validated6 Jul
  3. Consult.
  4. Target31 Aug
  5. Decided4 Sep

Decided in 60 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a tree application at Woodend 51 Grovewood Close Chorleywood WD3 5PX. Three Rivers has handled 739 applications of this type. This one was decided in 60 days, 4 days longer than Three Rivers's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 106 applications across Chorleywood South And Maple Cross. We hold 2,818 applications in total for the WD3 postcode area.

91% of trees applications at Three Rivers District Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode
WD3 5PX
Application type
Works to trees covered by a Tree Pres O
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Chorleywood Parish Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
6 July 2017
Target decision date
31 August 2017

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-06207249
Comments
0
Documents
6
Constraints
10

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

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

  • 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 (22)

flood storage areas, conservation 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, 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

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© 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: Three Rivers

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