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The Grange Long Lane Heronsgate Rickmansworth Hertfordshire WD3 5BU

25/0070/TCAWorks to trees in a conservation areaApproved

Approved on 10 February 2025

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

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Tree Number - T1 Tree Type - Lime (Tilia cordata) Approx. Diameter at 1.5m - 0.55 m Approx. Height - 20m Approx. Crown Spread Diameter - 12 m Location - See map Service - Crown Reduction Work Required - Reduce height by up to 5-6 meters and lateral spread on all sides by up to 2-3 meters, to finished crown dimensions of 14-15m height and 9-10m lateral spread Reason - Slight root heave southwest of the stump and tree learns to the north west, works to reduce bio mechanical stresses, to reduce sail effect and stress on the stem and root system to help mitigate the potential for future failure. Priority Code - C

Received
14 January 2025
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Chorleywood South And Maple Cross
  1. Received14 Jan
  2. Validated14 Jan
  3. Consult.
  4. Target25 Feb
  5. Decided10 Feb

Decided in 27 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a tree application at The Grange Long Lane Heronsgate Rickmansworth Hertfordshire WD3 5BU. Three Rivers has handled 739 applications of this type. This one was decided in 27 days, 4 weeks quicker than Three Rivers's typical decision time. The site is in the Heronsgate conservation area. There have been 3 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 106 applications across Chorleywood South And Maple Cross. We hold 2,814 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).

Based on decided applications received in the last 3 years.See what's approved near your address

Application details

Postcode
WD3 5BU
Application type
Works to trees in a conservation area
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Non-Parished

Planning application dates

Date validated
14 January 2025
Target decision date
25 February 2025

Applicant and agent

Agent address
Artemis Tree Services Ltd West Hyde Nursery Old Uxbridge Road Maple Cross Hertfordshire WD39XY

Planning decision

Statutory period
42 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-13693017
Comments
0
Documents
4
Constraints
14

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Heronsgate
  • Green belt: Three RiversPart of the site
  • 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, 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: Three Rivers

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