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Charlecote House Burfield Road Chorleywood Rickmansworth Hertfordshire WD3 5NS

25/1092/TPOWorks to trees covered by a Tree Pres OPermitted

Proposal

T1: Oak (Quercus robur) located on the boundary opposite Charlecote House on the righthand side of the driveway ? Reduce and shape canopy back to previous reduction points by approximately 2.5-3m in height and evenly reduce the lateral spread by approximately 2.5-3m. Lifting the lower canopy by approximately 4-5.2m where possible giving better access for vehicles. Remove any major deadwood over 40mm. T2: False Acacia Robinia (Robinia pseudoacacia) located on the righthand side of the rear garden near swimming pool ? Reduce and shape canopy back to previous reduction points by approximately 3-4m in height and evenly reduce lateral spread by approximately 2.5-3m. Remove any crossing/rubbing branches and deadwood over 40mm. T3: Weeping Willow (Salix babylonica) located on the southeast boundary of the rear garden ? Reduce and shape canopy back to previous reduction points by approximately 2.5-3m in height and evenly reduce lateral spread by approximately 2.5-3m, remove any major deadwood over 40mm. Thinning the westside of the canopy and reducing any major over longs back into the canopy line. Retaining as much screening as possible at the front. T4: Large Ash (Fraxinus) located on the lefthand side of the front driveway with considerable deadwood to the southwest side of the canopy over the driveway ? Reduce and shape canopy by approximately 2.5-3m in height and evenly reduce lateral spread by approximately 2.5-3m. Reducing the large leader to the northeast side of the canopy slightly harder up to 5m pulling growth away from the neighbour?s Silver Birch and the lowest limb to the southwest side of the canopy slightly harder up to 4-5m pulling it away from the Maples and the Silver Birch it is starting to interfere with, back into the new canopy line.

Received
26 June 2025
Decided
21 August 2025 · Consent given on work to Tree apps
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Chorleywood South And Maple Cross
Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.
  1. Received26 Jun
  2. Validated26 Jun
  3. Consult.
  4. Target21 Aug
  5. Decided21 Aug

Decided in 56 days (council typically 56)

8 weeks typical decision time in Three Rivers92% of trees applications approved

This is a tree application at Charlecote House Burfield Road Chorleywood Rickmansworth Hertfordshire WD3 5NS. Three Rivers has handled 717 applications of this type and approves 91% of them, typically deciding them in 38 days. This one was decided in 56 days, 3 weeks longer than Three Rivers's median. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 114 applications across Chorleywood South And Maple Cross. We hold 2,722 applications in total for the WD3 postcode area.

Application Details

Reference
25/1092/TPO
Address
Charlecote House Burfield Road Chorleywood Rickmansworth Hertfordshire WD3 5NS
Postcode
WD3 5NS
Local Authority
Three Rivers
Application Type
Works to trees covered by a Tree Pres O
Scale / Size
Small
Decision Status
Permitted
Current Status
Awaiting decision
Ward
Chorleywood South And Maple Cross
Parish
Chorleywood Parish Council

Applicant & Agent

Agent Address
Tree Me 220 Muirfield Road Watford WD19 6JA

Planning Application Dates

Date Received
26 June 2025
Target Decision Date
21 August 2025
Date Decided
21 August 2025
Date Validated
26 June 2025
Date Submitted
26 June 2025

Planning Decision

Decision
Consent given on work to Tree apps
Decided By
Delegated Decision
Statutory Period
56 days

Publicity

Appeal

Additional Information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14094325
Comments
0
Documents
9
Constraints
8
Coordinates
51.650410, -0.525774
Enriching application data
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: Three Rivers

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Planning constraints

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Chorleywood, Station EstateNext to 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 (21)

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, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

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