The Cottage The Green Croxley Green Rickmansworth Hertfordshire WD3 3AN Data via plota.co.uk

26/0803/TCA - Works to trees in a conservation area Approved

Proposal

To fell and remove the leylandi conifer trees on boundary of property. The trees on the property are causing a lack of light preventing any grass from growing. They are also causing uneven paving which is causing problems with pedestrians and could lead to a serious accident occurring, which could lead to accident claims the owner wishes to avoid. There is also a worry of mould increasing in the cottages (neighbouring) due to the lack of sunlight. The applicant is planning on replanting conifers/large hedges to replace. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
19 May 2026
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Approved
15 Jun 2026

Approved on 15 Jun 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 19 Jul 2026

Site constraints 5

3 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: K6 Telephone Kiosk Opposite All Saints Church Croxley Green, Grade II, about 19 m from the postcode pin · 3 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
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Historic England ↗
Croxley Green 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 ↗
Public footpath about 21 m away
Matters where it crosses or adjoins the site: obstructing a path without a diversion order is an offence, and work cannot start until the order is confirmed.
Compiled from highway authority data, not the legal definitive map. A few authorities have not published, so no path shown is not proof there is none.
Also on the record
Inside the Rickmansworth built-up area; Open access land about 32 m away: Access Land - Combined Open Country, Registered Common Land and Section 16 Dedicated Land. MoD Byelaw, Section 28 Exclusions, Racecourses and Aerodromes and ECP Margin have been removed..
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 September 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 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 in a conservation area
Postcode
WD3 3AN
Received
19 May 2026
Validated
19 May 2026
Ward
Dickinsons
Parish
Croxley Green Parish Council
Case officer
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Target decision
30 Jun 2026
Decision
Consent given on work to Tree apps
Decision date
15 Jun 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 27 days from validation, about the council's usual 28 days. Approved, as 89% of tree and landscaping works here are.

92%decided within 8 weeks
89%approved
293decided 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-14939837
Env. assessment
No
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
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