16 Cottage Close Watford WD17 3NN
Proposal
Works to trees under TPO.No.49 Tree number - H1 Tree type - Leyland cypress (Leylandii Cuprocyparis) & Laurel Approx Height - 10m Location - See map Service - Hedge trimming Work required - Reduce height by 2-3m and trim both sides as hard as possible while maintaining a green screen. Trim laurel roadside removing annual growth. Reason - To establish a more manageable hedge Priority code - On Tree number - H1 Tree type - Leyland cypress (Leylandii Cuprocyparis) & Laurel Approx Height - 10m Location - See map Service - Hedge trimming Work required - Reduce height by 2-3m and trim both sides as hard as possible while maintaining a green screen. Trim laurel roadside removing annual growth. Reason - To establish a more manageable hedge Priority code - On Tree Number - T1 Tree Type - Sycamore (Acer pseudoplatanus) Approx. Diameter at 1.5m - 0.5m Approx. Height - 14m Approx. Crown Spread Diameter - 8m Location - See map Service - Pollard Work Required - Repollard back to previous points removing up to 3m in height and 2m lateral spread
- Received
- 19 November 2025
- Decided
- 8 January 2026 · Tree Works Approved with conditions
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Public comments
- 1
- Council
- Watford Borough Council
- Ward
- Park
- ReceivedSubmitted19 Nov
- ValidatedValidated19 Nov
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date14 Jan
- DecidedDecided8 Jan
Decided in 50 days (council typically 49)
This is a tree application at 16 Cottage Close Watford WD17 3NN. Watford has handled 333 applications of this type and approves nearly all of them, typically deciding them in 32 days. This one was decided in 50 days, 3 weeks longer than Watford's median. The site is in 2 listed buildings nearby. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 75 applications across Park. We hold 1,528 applications in total for the WD17 postcode area.
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Planning history at this site
1 other application at this property, newest first.
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- 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)
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