153 Valley Road Rickmansworth Hertfordshire WD3 4BR Data via plota.co.uk

26/0445/TPO - Works to trees covered by a Tree Pres O Refused
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

Tree Number - T1 Tree Type - Hornbeam (Carpinus betulus) Approx. Diameter at 1.5m - 0.4m Approx. Height - 16m Approx. Crown Spread Diameter - 12m Location - See map Service - Crown Reduction Work Required - Reduce height by up to 6m and lateral spread on all sides by up to 4m, to finished crown dimensions of 10m height and 4m lateral spread Reason - As per clients request Priority Code - ON… Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
17 Mar 2026
✗
Refused
27 Apr 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 27 Apr 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 26 Jul 2026

Documents 4

Decision & officer reports 1

PDF TREE TRTPOZ TEMPLATE - REFUSAL Decision · 27 Apr 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 1

IMG SKETCH PLAN Drawing · 17 Mar 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATION FORM - WITHOUT PERSONAL DATA Application Form · 17 Mar 2026 View ↗

Other documents 1

IMG 1 TREE PHOTO Photo · 17 Mar 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 2

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
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 11 September 2026. 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

Council
Three Rivers
Application type
Works to trees covered by a Tree Pres O
Postcode
WD3 4BR
Received
17 Mar 2026
Validated
17 Mar 2026
Ward
Chorleywood North And Sarratt
Parish
Chorleywood Parish Council
Case officer
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Target decision
12 May 2026
Decision
Refusal of work to Tree applications
Decision date
27 Apr 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
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How this decision compares

Decided in 41 days from validation, 14 days slower than Three Rivers's median of 27 for tree and landscaping works. Refused, as 11% of tree and landscaping works here are.

93%decided within 8 weeks
89%approved
231decided 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-14786644
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

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2025 Approved
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2025 Approved
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2025 Approved
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2025 Approved
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2025 Approved
142 Valley Road Rickmansworth Hertfordshire WD3 4BP
1 beech tree, dangerous because of advanced Kretzschmaria and needs to be felled
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2025
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2025
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2024 Approved
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132 Valley Road Rickmansworth Hertfordshire WD3 4BP
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2023 Approved
149 Valley Road Rickmansworth Hertfordshire WD3 4BR
Option 2Tree Number - T1Tree Type - Horse chestnut Approx. Height - 16m Location - front…
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2023 Approved
149 Valley Road Rickmansworth Hertfordshire WD3 4BR
Option 2Tree Number - T1Tree Type - Horse chestnut Approx. Height - 16m Location - front…
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2022 Approved
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2022 Approved
149 Valley Road Rickmansworth Hertfordshire WD3 4BR
T1 - Horse chestnut x 1 - reduce height by around 4m and spread by 2.5mReasons: outgrowin…
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2021 Approved
132 Valley Road Rickmansworth Hertfordshire WD3 4BP
Beech x 1 - fell to around 6m above ground level Reasons: Affected by Meripilus
21/2439/DDD
2021 Approved
132 Valley Road Rickmansworth Hertfordshire WD3 4BP
Beech x 1 - fell to around 6m above ground level Reasons: Affected by Meripilus
21/2439/DDD
2021 Approved
149 Valley Road Rickmansworth WD3 4BR
Render to front elevation
21/1773/FUL
2021 Approved
149 Valley Road Rickmansworth WD3 4BR
Render to front elevation
21/1773/FUL
2021 Approved
Newlands 163 Valley Road Rickmansworth WD3 4BR
Single storey rear extension
21/1943/FUL
2021 Approved
Newlands 163 Valley Road Rickmansworth WD3 4BR
Single storey rear extension
21/1943/FUL
2017 Refused
155 Valley Road Rickmansworth WD3 4BR
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2016 Approved
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Insertion of gates to front boundary treatment and increase in height of existing brick p…
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2016 Approved
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2016 Approved
Outside 151 Valley Road Rickmansworth Hertfordshire WD3 4BR
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2016 Approved
Outside 151 Valley Road Rickmansworth Hertfordshire WD3 4BR
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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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings