6 Old Barn Lane Croxley Green Rickmansworth Hertfordshire WD3 3HU Data via plota.co.uk

26/1058/TPO - Works to trees covered by a Tree Pres O Approved

Proposal

Tree Number - G1 Tree Type - Ash & Lawson cypress hedge Approx. Height - 5-10m Service - Reduce height Work Required - Crown reduce ash back to previous pruning points by removing approximately 2m (regrowth). Reduce height of Lawson cypress by approximately 1m. Hedge Trim front as hard as possible whilst retaining a green screen. Reason - as part of continued maintenance Tree Number - G2 Tree Type - Lawson cypress x2 Approx. Height - 6m Service - Hedge Trim Work Required - Trim all round as hard as possible whilst retaining a green screen removing approximately 0.3-0.5m. Reason - as part of continued maintenance Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
30 Jun 2026
✓
Approved
20 Jul 2026

Approved on 20 Jul 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 28 Jul 2026

Site constraints 5

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
Conservation area about 36 m away: Croxley Green; Radon affected area, class 2; 1 listed building within 150 m of the postcode pin; Inside the Rickmansworth built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · 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.

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Important details

Application type
Works to trees covered by a Tree Pres O
Postcode
WD3 3HU
Received
30 Jun 2026
Validated
30 Jun 2026
Ward
Dickinsons
Parish
Croxley Green Parish Council
Case officer
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Target decision
25 Aug 2026
Decision
Consent given on work to Tree apps
Decision date
20 Jul 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 20 days from validation, 8 days faster 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 →

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15049522
Planning Portal ref
PP-15049522
Statutory expiry
25 Aug 2026
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