14A Copthorne Road Croxley Green Rickmansworth Hertfordshire WD3 4AE Data via plota.co.uk

26/0424/TPO - Works to trees covered by a Tree Pres O Refused

Proposal

Front of property Beach trees x 4, crown lift of approx 3ft to clear them above phone lines to prevent contact with them and improve clearance above the road, reduce risk to obstruction of vehicles and pedestrians. Yew tree - crown lift my 5 meters to lift above driveway Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
13 Mar 2026
✓
Validated
27 Apr 2026
✗
Refused
18 May 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 18 May 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 6 Jul 2026

Site constraints 4

Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
1 listed building within 150 m of the postcode pin; Inside the Rickmansworth built-up area; Green belt about 71 m away: London.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 September 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

Sales history 2

Last sold for £1,225,000 in January 2025. Detached house, freehold.

8 January 2025£1,225,000
24 August 2022£1,342,000

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

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Important details

Application type
Works to trees covered by a Tree Pres O
Postcode
WD3 4AE
Received
13 Mar 2026
Validated
27 Apr 2026
Ward
Dickinsons
Parish
Croxley Green Parish Council
Case officer
Show
Target decision
22 Jun 2026
Decision
Refusal of work to Tree applications
Decision date
18 May 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 21 days from validation, 7 days faster than Three Rivers's median of 28 for tree and landscaping works. Refused, as 11% of tree and landscaping works here are.

92%decided within 8 weeks
89%approved
293decided in the last year

Plota live figures for tree and landscaping works decided by Three Rivers in the last twelve months, from validation. Three Rivers decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14778396
Env. assessment
No
Three Rivers
Planning Authority Score
7.3/10
Good
#54 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Three Rivers is faster than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #30 out of 296. Only 24% of applications have the time limit extended, well below the 41% national average - the council usually decides on time. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (91%) than the national average (90%).

Faster than most councils
for householder decisions
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Three Rivers decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
89%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #145 of 296
91%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #184 of 296
82%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #30 of 296
24%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #28 of 296
85%
Minor dwellings approved
62 decided (1-9 homes)
63%
Major dwellings approved
8 decided (10+ homes)
94%
Change of use approved
17 decided
819
Total decisions
86 refused in the year to March 2026

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.