Teal Hatch 19 Chalfont Lane Chorleywood Rickmansworth Hertfordshire WD3 5PR Data via plota.co.uk

26/1506/TPO - Works to trees covered by a Tree Pres O Pending Consideration

Proposal

Tree Number - T1 Tree Type - Hornbeam (Carpinus betulus) Approx. Diameter at 1.5m - 0.5m Approx. Height - 16m Approx. Crown Spread Diameter - 14m Service - Crown Reduction Work Required - Reduce height by up to 2m and lateral spread on all sides by up to 1.5m Reason - As per continued maintenance Tree Number - T2 Tree Type - Sweet chestnut (Castanea sativa) Approx. Diameter at 1.5m - 0.5m Approx. Height - 18m Approx. Crown Spread Diameter - 9m Service - Crown Reduction Work Required - Reduce height by up to 4m matching neighbouring hornbeam height Reason - As per continued maintenance Tree number - T3 Tree type - Sweet chestnut (Castanea sativa) Location - See map (Sorry no photo) Service - Remove limb Work required - Remove 1x limb interfering with telephone limb Reason - as per clients specification Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
22 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 17 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 28 Oct 2026; it is now day 36.

Site constraints 3

Also on the record
National landscape about 162 m away: Chilterns; Radon affected area, class 2; Inside the Chorleywood built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 10 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 5PR
Received
22 Sept 2026
Validated
22 Sept 2026
Ward
Chorleywood South And Maple Cross
Parish
Chorleywood Parish Council
Case officer
Show
Target decision
17 Nov 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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Decision outlook

Day 36, past Three Rivers's usual 31 days for tree and landscaping works. 98% are decided within thirteen weeks, so most likely by 22 Dec 2026.

Day 3620 days to the 56-day target
90%decided within 8 weeks
88%approved
433decided 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 24 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15241112
Planning Portal ref
PP-15241112
Statutory expiry
17 Nov 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