Chess House Loudwater Lane Loudwater Rickmansworth Hertfordshire WD3 4HX Data via plota.co.uk

26/1138/TCA - Works to trees in a conservation area Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

Tree Number - T1 Tree Type - Elm (Ulmus) Approx. Diameter at 1.5m - 0.3m Approx. Height - 12m Approx. Crown Spread Diameter - 6m Service - Crown Reduction Work Required - Reduce height by up to 4m and lateral spread to the east only by up to 2m, to finished crown dimensions of 8m height and 4m lateral spread. Sever ivy at ground level Reason - Tree has a lean as it grows in competition for light and is situated on a steep bank. Reduction to decrease forces on stem and root plate and reduce the likelihood of failure. Tree Number - G1 Tree Type - Laurel and Holly Approx Height - 8-10m Service - Cut Back Work required - Cut back all lateral growth over garage and driveway by removing up to 2m Reason - To manage encroachment Data via plota.co.uk

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Received
14 Jul 2026
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Approved
17 Aug 2026

Approved on 17 Aug 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 24 Sept 2026

Documents 5

Decision & officer reports 1

PDF TREE - TCTCAZ TEMPLATE - CONSENT Decision · 17 Aug 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 1

IMG SKETCH PLAN Drawing · 14 Jul 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATION FORM - WITHOUT PERSONAL DATA Application Form · 14 Jul 2026 View ↗

Other documents 2

IMG PHOTO 1 Photo · 14 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF PHOTO 2 Photo · 14 Jul 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 5

Outer Loudwater 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 ↗
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
Radon affected area, class 2; Inside the Chorleywood built-up area; Green belt about 89 m away: London.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 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, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) 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 £975,000 in November 2014. Detached house, freehold.

5 November 2014£975,000
4 May 1999£460,000New build

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

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Important details

Council
Three Rivers
Application type
Works to trees in a conservation area
Postcode
WD3 4HX
Received
14 Jul 2026
Validated
14 Jul 2026
Ward
Chorleywood North And Sarratt
Parish
Chorleywood Parish Council
Case officer
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Target decision
25 Aug 2026
Decision
Consent given on work to Tree apps
Decision date
17 Aug 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
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How this decision compares

Decided in 34 days from validation, 6 days slower than Three Rivers's median of 28 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 89% of tree and landscaping works here are.

92%decided within 8 weeks
89%approved
322decided 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

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Last counted 24 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15082342
Planning Portal ref
PP-15082342
Statutory expiry
25 Aug 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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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
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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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings

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