3 Farm Field Watford WD17 3DF
Approved on 6 June 2023
Council decision: Tree Works Approved with conditionsDelegated (officer decision)
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Proposal
Works to trees under TPO 226 1. Removal of Dead Tree 2. Lift of lower branches of 20+ Leyland Cypress to a max of 2m with reduction of crown by 1m. Remaining branches to be reduced by approx 1m depth 3. Lift of Lower Branches of 18+ Leyland Cypress by 1.8m-2.0m with reduction of crown by 1m. Remaining overhanging branches to be reduced by 1m depth.Reduction of canopy of Norway Spruce and Yew by up to 2m. 4. Lift of lower branches of Yew tree by 1m and shaping of Yew Trees. Removal of Willow Wood. 5. Trees flanking wall of Sugden House including Yew and Lawson Cypress to have lower branches lifted to a maximum height of 1.6m and 2.0m and reduce canopy by up to 1m. Removal of lower branch stumps and Removal of dead branch in adjacent tree. 6. Remove Lower Branches of Magnolia Tree
- Received
- 24 May 2023
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Public comments
- 1
- Council
- Watford Borough Council
- Ward
- Park
- ReceivedReceived24 May
- ValidatedValidated26 May
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date21 Jul
- DecidedDecided6 Jun
Decided in 11 days (council typically 49)
About this application
This is a tree application at 3 Farm Field Watford WD17 3DF. Watford has handled 343 applications of this type. This one was decided in 13 days, 5 weeks quicker than Watford's typical decision time. The site is in 2 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 71 applications across Park. We hold 1,594 applications in total for the WD17 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
- WD17 3DF
- Application type
- Works to Preserved Trees
- Scale / size
- Small
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 26 May 2023
- Target decision date
- 21 July 2023
- Permission expires
- 6 June 2025
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Additional information
- Planning Portal ID
- PP-12184522
- Documents
- 23
- Constraints
- 1
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- 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 (21)
flood storage areas, conservation areas, 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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