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5 Park Road Rickmansworth Hertfordshire WD3 1HU

24/2060/TPOWorks to trees covered by a Tree Pres OApproved

Approved on 17 February 2025

Council decision: Consent given on work to Tree appsDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

33102 - full spec in survey Our Lady Help of Christians WD3 1HU T9 Sycamore (Acer pseudoplatanus) Lift crown to give around 5m ground clearance over access road. C T10Ash (Fraxinus excelsior) Fell 1x small dead tree leaning against trunk. Lift crown over tarmac area to give around 4m ground clearance B T17Holly (Ilex aquifolium)Reduce and shape height by around 1.5m. A G1 Sycamore (Acer pseudoplatanus)"Climber to inspect wound at 3m to N for excessive decay and provide further management recommendations if required." A G1 Sycamore (Acer pseudoplatanus) Remove 1x low branch at 3.5m to S with split, back to stem (approx 6m long) A G1 Sycamore (Acer pseudoplatanus) "Reduce lateral growth on S side of crown back by around 3m to reduce potential for failures." B G1 Sycamore (Acer pseudoplatanus) establish as a habitat pollard at around 4-5m to reduce target area in the likely event of failure A G2 Sycamore (Acer pseudoplatanus) Remove broken hung up branch at 4m to NE. Remove major deadwood over 40mm diameter and/or over 1m length. A G2 Sycamore (Acer pseudoplatanus) reduce eastern leader by around 2.5m to reduce lever action and end weight, reducing the likelihood of failures over adjacent road. Climber to inspect cavity at 6m to SE for excessive decay and provide further management recommendations if required. B G2 Sycamore (Acer pseudoplatanus) "remove major deadwood over 40mm diameter and/or over 1m length. Reduce low leader to E back by around 5m to reduce end weight and lever action. "B G2 Sycamore (Acer pseudoplatanus) Sever and clear a 1m section of Ivy from the circumference of the stem. Remove major deadwood over 40mm diameter and/or over 1m length. A

Received
23 December 2024
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Rickmansworth Town
  1. Received23 Dec
  2. Validated20 Jan
  3. Consult.
  4. Target17 Mar
  5. Decided17 Feb

Decided in 28 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a tree application at 5 Park Road Rickmansworth Hertfordshire WD3 1HU. Three Rivers has handled 739 applications of this type. This one was decided in 56 days. The site is in 1 listed building nearby. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 81 applications across Rickmansworth Town. 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 1HU
Application type
Works to trees covered by a Tree Pres O
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Batchworth Community Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
20 January 2025
Target decision date
17 March 2025

Applicant and agent

Agent address
Artemis Tree Services Ltd West Hyde Nursery Old Uxbridge Road West Hyde WD3 9XY

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-13647634
Comments
0
Documents
12
Constraints
11

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Flood zone 2: Medium probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site

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.

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Associated applications

  1. 2024
    23 Dec

    #33103 Our Lady Help of Christians - full spec in survey WD3 1HU T13Sycamore (Acer pseudoplatanus)Remove 1x…

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  2. 2024
    23 Dec

    33102 - full spec in survey Our Lady Help of Christians WD3 1HU T9 Sycamore (Acer pseudoplatanus) Lift crown…

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