Beechwood Lodge 18 Essex Road Watford
Proposal
Works to trees in a Conservation area - Tree numbers - T8 Lawsons Cypress (Chamaecyparis lawsoniana)- Consider removal to prevent damage to adjacent structures and overhead services. (Priority C works as per survey 31462 recommendations).
- Submitted
- 24 June 2026
- Council
- Watford Borough Council
- ReceivedSubmitted24 Jun
- ValidatedValidated
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date
- DecidedDecided
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About this application
This is a planning application at Beechwood Lodge 18 Essex Road Watford. Watford has handled 3,441 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 24 June 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in 9 listed buildings nearby. There have been 3 other applications at this address. We hold 1,591 applications in total for the WD17 postcode area.
Application details
- Postcode
- WD17 2DN
Site constraints
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 (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.
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.
Planning history at this site
3 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 202526 Nov
Works to trees in conservation area - T4 Western Red Cedar (Thuja plicata) - Reduce and shape height by…
ApprovedWorks to Trees in Conservation Areas25/01036/TCA - 202519 Jun
Works to tree/s in Nascot Conservation area - Lawsons Cypress (Chamaecyparis lawsoniana) - Consider removal…
PendingWorks to Trees in Conservation Areas25/00577/TCA - 20248 Aug
Works to trees in a Conservation Area: T1 Sycamore-Remove major deadwood over 40mm diameter and/or over 1m…
ApprovedWorks to Trees in Conservation Areas24/00750/TCA
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You may need a heritage statement. Heritage & archaeology consultants near this site
A listed building is on or next to this site.
- 4.9 miBorehamwoodRTPI
- 8.5 miSt AlbansRTPI
- 10.3 miBerkhamstedRICS Regulated
Nearest first, within 25 miles of the site. Every firm is listed free.
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