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Branscombe House Gisburne Way Watford WD24 5HQ

21/01132/TPOWorks to Preserved TreesApproved

Approved on 23 August 2021

Council decision: Tree Works Approved with conditionsDelegated (officer decision)

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

Proposal

Works to trees group 1 under TPO. No.113 - T1 Ash fell remainder of fallen tree, T2,T3,T4 Oak reduce by 30% to reduce risk of overweight branches, T5 Ash remove branches overhanging perspex shelter, T6 Oak fell dead oak leaning over beechwood school car park, T7 Oak fell close to tree T6, T8 Oak reduce by 30%, T9 Beech reduce dangerous condition tri stem by 30%, T10 Beech reduce very dangerous tri stem by 40%, T11 Oak reduce overhanging bin room by 40%

Received
26 July 2021
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
1
Ward
Leggatts
  1. Received26 Jul
  2. Validated26 Jul
  3. Consult.16 Aug
  4. Target20 Sep
  5. Decided23 Aug

Decided in 28 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a tree application at Branscombe House Gisburne Way Watford WD24 5HQ. Watford has handled 343 applications of this type. This one was decided in 28 days, 3 weeks quicker than Watford's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 19 applications across Leggatts. We hold 538 applications in total for the WD24 postcode area.

99% of trees applications at Watford Borough Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 7 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode
WD24 5HQ
Application type
Works to Preserved Trees
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
26 July 2021
Consultation expiry
16 August 2021
Neighbour consultation end
16 August 2021
Target decision date
20 September 2021
Decision issued
24 August 2021
Permission expires
24 August 2023

Applicant and agent

Agent address
Paul Marshall 43 Heathfield Rise Ruislip HA4 7NF

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-10066668
Documents
5
Constraints
1

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 and tree preservation orders. Ask the council if these matter.

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

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: Watford

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