12 Richfield Road Bushey Hertfordshire WD23 4LQ Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
T1 reduce the tree by approximately 1 metre in height and to reduce the overall crown spread by 1 metre with the proposed height following completion of works being circa 8m in height with a 5m crown spread. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Refused on 27 Jul 2026 · Tree officer's delegated assessment · Last checked 6 Sept 2026
Documents 8
Decision & officer reports 2
Plans & drawings 1
Application forms 2
Site constraints 3
Show all 4 with distances
- 57 mHorse Trough at Junction With Elstree Road and Sparrows HerneGrade II
- 68 mChurch of St PeterGrade II
- 87 mThe Three Crowns Public HouseGrade II
- 117 m11 and 13, High RoadGrade II
Checked on 6 October 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.
Sales history 1
Last sold for £355,000 in January 2002. Detached house, freehold.
Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.
Building
From the energy performance certificate lodged in June 2022, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate
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Important details
- Council
- Hertsmere
- Application type
- Tree Preservation Order Works (8 Week)
- Postcode
- WD23 4LQ
- Received
- 17 Apr 2026
- Validated
- 19 May 2026
- Ward
- Bushey Park
- Parish
- No Parish
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 14 Jul 2026
- Decision
- TPO Refusal
- Decision date
- 27 Jul 2026
- Decision level
- Tree officer's delegated assessment
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Show
How this decision compares
Decided in 69 days from validation, 35 days slower than Hertsmere's median of 34 for tree and landscaping works. Refused, as 25% of tree and landscaping works here are.
Plota live figures for tree and landscaping works decided by Hertsmere in the last twelve months, from validation. Hertsmere decision record →
Public comments
No public comments yet.
Last counted 6 Sept 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-14867281
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-14867281
- Statutory expiry
- 14 Jul 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
14 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Previous applications at this address
Nearby activity
Hertsmere is slower than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #243 out of 296. 55% of applications have the time limit extended, above the 41% national average. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (94%) than the national average (90%).
Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use
Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.
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