Land Behind 3 Badgers Walk Chorleywood Rickmansworth Hertfordshire WD3 5GA Data via plota.co.uk

26/1305/TCA - Works to trees in a conservation area Awaiting decision

Proposal

Tree Number - G1 on map -318 (no tag, in between 317 and 319) and 319 Tree Type - 2x Sycamore (Acer pseudoplatanus) Approx. Diameter at 1.5m - 0.5m Approx. Height - 16-18m Approx. Crown Spread Diameter Work Required - Section dismantle trees to approximately 6m from ground level Reason - As per recommendation from survey Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
14 Aug 2026
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Validated
17 Aug 2026
Decision
Expected by 28 Sept 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 5 Oct 2026; it is now day 49.

Site constraints 7

Chorleywood Common conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Council document ↗
Local nature reserve about 62 m away: Chorleywood Common
Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.
Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.
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
2 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin; National landscape about 421 m away: Chilterns; Inside the Chorleywood built-up area; Green belt about 62 m away: London.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 26 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.

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Important details

Application type
Works to trees in a conservation area
Postcode
WD3 5GA
Received
14 Aug 2026
Validated
17 Aug 2026
Ward
Chorleywood North And Sarratt
Parish
Chorleywood Parish Council
Case officer
Show
Target decision
28 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show

Decision outlook

Day 49, past Three Rivers's usual 28 days for tree and landscaping works. 99% are decided within thirteen weeks, so most likely by 16 Nov 2026.

Day 497 days to the 56-day target
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 →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 3 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15159308
Statutory expiry
28 Sept 2026
Env. assessment
No
Three Rivers
Planning Authority Score
7.3/10
Good
#54 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other 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