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Askew Road Moor Park Hertfordshire HA6 2JF

26/0265/TPOWorks to trees covered by a Tree Pres ORefused

Refused on 7 April 2026

Council decision: Refusal of work to Tree applicationsDelegated (officer decision)1 reason for refusal

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Proposal

Various tree works

Received
17 February 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Moor Park And Eastbury
  1. Received17 Feb
  2. Validated10 Mar
  3. Consult.
  4. Target5 May
  5. Decided7 Apr

Decided in 28 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a tree application at Askew Road Moor Park Hertfordshire HA6 2JF. Three Rivers has handled 739 applications of this type. This one was decided in 49 days, 7 days quicker than Three Rivers's typical decision time. The site is in the Moor Park Estate conservation area. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 127 applications across Moor Park And Eastbury. We hold 932 applications in total for the HA6 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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Why it was refused

  1. T1289 Variegated Norway Maple - Fell and stump grind due to blocking street light. T1289 Variegated Norway Maple is individually protected by TPO495 (T5). T1289 is in reasonable condition with good bud proliferation, therefore its felling is not necessary for physiological reasons and its interference with the streetlight can be remedied with pruning rather than total removal. The Council has the authority to permit a letter form of works, and might give approval for: T1298 Variegated Norway Maple - Crown reduce the limbs on the north and east sides of the tree by up to 1.5m, to provide clearance around streetlight. T1282 Norway Maple - Structural reduce the southern stem (roadside) only, by approximately 2.5 m, back to the previous reduction points, to allow for natural suppression by the more dominant northern stem, preventing the risk of future stem failure due to a weak, bark included fork. Do not re- reduce the main stem, this should be left at the current height to begin the natural suppression of the southernmost stem. T1305 Norway Maple - Reduce northeastern stem only by 2.5-3m in height and approx. 2.5m in lateral branch extension over the neighbouring property, to reduce loading over the decayed stem union. T1309 Norway Maple - Reduce crown back to previous pruning points, removing approximately 3m regrowth. T1322 Norway Maple - Prune from adjacent structure to clear building by 2m. T2770 Ash - Reduce height by 2.5-3m and lateral branch length by approx. 2m, to reduce loading due to poor physiological condition. Final cuts to be made at suitable pruning points, leaving furnishing growth to minimise visual impact. If you would like any further information about our decision please contact Blue Jenkins the Trees and Woodlands Officer for this application, quoting the reference number given above.

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
HA6 2JF
Application type
Works to trees covered by a Tree Pres O
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Batchworth Community Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
10 March 2026
Target decision date
5 May 2026

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Comments
0
Documents
3
Constraints
11

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
  • Conservation area: Moor Park EstatePart of the site
  • Green belt: Three Rivers

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

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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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