This week there is a lot of work to trees being carried out, but you'll also find some extensions, a loft conversion, and one property being converted from offices into residential units.

WATFORD

Land at Epsom Road, Watford. Details submitted for Condition 17 (Badger Monitoring), Condition 18 (Construction Ecological Management Plan) and Condition 19 (Landscape and Ecology Management Plan) pursuant to planning permission 19/00413/FULM.

Land at Epsom Road, Watford. Details submitted for Condition 8 (Site Demolition and Construction Phase Management Plan) pursuant to planning permission 19/00413/FULM.

62 Goodwood Avenue, Watford WD24 5FB. Erection of a front porch extension with hip roof.

65-67 Holiday Inn, Clarendon Road, Watford WD17 1DS. T9 -T15 (7 trees in total), (species - Lime) to crown raise to a height of 5.4m to clear the adjacent footpath/highway and car park area.

13 Green Lane, Watford WD19 4NL. Works to trees under TPO 32 (T1 Copper Beech) Work required- Option 1- (recommended) Section dismantle tree to ground level using rigging techniques. Cut stump as close to tree's current ground level as possible and treat with glyphosate to prevent regrowth. Reason - Tree in poor condition with decay cavities and woodpecker holes in central stems, crack on trunk and fungi with appearance of Meripulus Sp. at base of trunk.

8 Oakhurst Place, Cherrydale, Watford WD18 7UP. Works to trees under TPO 102 - Lawson Cypress - first of 9 identified on plan. Proposal to be felled. Reason - danger of branches falling (as happened last winter), overhanging neighbouring property (34 Bramleas), showing signing of dying, blocking gutterings through excessive volume of pine needles.

782 St Albans Road, Watford WD25 9FH. Erection of a first floor rear extension and loft conversion with a side dormer, 3no. roof skylights and a rear Juliette balcony.

20 Field Road, Watford WD19 4DR. The erection of a single storey rear extension which extends beyond the rear wall of the original house by 4m for which the maximum height would be 3m and for which the height of the eaves would be 3m

1B Hunters Lane, Watford WD25 7BA. Lawful Development Certificate for the lawful use of the property as a three-bedroom dwellinghouse with an internal layout altered from that of the dwelling approved under permission 04/01157/FUL.

30-34 The Parade, High Street, Watford WD17 1EA. Creation of an additional floor comprising of 2 no 1 Bedroom units and 1 Studio.

78A High Road, Watford WD25 7LJ. The erection of a single storey rear extension which would extend beyond the rear wall of the original house by 6m for which the maximum height would be 3.3m and for which the height of the eaves would be 3m

11 Stanmore Road, Watford WD24 5ET. Proposed ground floor side infill, facade alterations, floor plan redesign and all associated works.

32 Bradshaw Road, Watford WD24 4DE. The erection of two single storey rear extensions which would extend beyond the rear walls of the original house by 3.96m and 3.1m for which the maximum heights would be 3.05m and for which the height of the eaves would be 3m.

18 Whitwell Road, Watford WD25 9SS. Erection of a single and two storey rear extension.

135 Woodland Drive, Watford WD17 3DA. Proposed loft conversion, erection of rear dormer with velux windows to the front roof slope.

78 Radlett Road, Watford WD24 4LL. Lawful Development Certificate for the erection of a single storey rear extension and loft extension with hip to gable roof.

46 Devereux Drive, Watford WD17 3DE. Lawful Development Certificate for a single story rear extension - 3.85m in projection with a flat roof and a roof lantern.

67 Villiers Road, Watford WD19 4AL. Works to trees in conservation area 1. silver birch tree - crown thinning 2. large sycamore tree - crown thinning in rear garden.

THREE RIVERS

7 Coombe Hill Road, Mill End WD3 8NE. Single storey front extension and first floor rear extension.

Rickmansworth Library, High Street, Rickmansworth WD3 1EH. 1 x Ash crown reduce all round by 30 per cent, raise crown to 3m, cut back from building, remove major deadwood. Tree causing damage to guttering and obstruction out of window.

Waverley Lodge Drive, Loudwater WD3 4PT. Tree number - G1 - Option 2 Tree type - 8 x Sycamore (Acer pseudoplatanus) - right hand boundary Approx Height - 12m Service - Crown Reduction Service - Fell Work required- Fell 4 x trees as close to tree's current ground level as possible and leave the stumps in the ground (do not treat with glyphosate due to risk of cross contamination to retained trees). Permission already granted for these works. Reduce remaining 4 x trees all round by up to 2.5m, pruning to growth points or branch fork junctions where possible. Reason - To remove poorly formed specimens or those with defects from the group, giving retained trees more space, reducing maintenance requirements and allowing more light to property.

Parmiters School, High Elms Lane, Abbots Langley WD25 0UU. Discharge of Condition 3 (Surface water drainage) pursuant to planning permission 20/0796/FUL.

6 Lower Road, Chorleywood WD3 5AR. T1 & T2 Ash Sycamore Reduce to previous pruning points approximately 3m - to maintain a reasonable size for the garden.

Elm Cottage, Old Uxbridge Road, West Hyde WD3 9XY. Single storey side and rear extension and first floor rear extension.

Bracken Cottage, Bracken Hill Close, Northwood HA6 3EW. Single storey side extension.

94 Trowley Rise, Abbots Langley WD5 0LW. Part single, part two storey side and rear extension.

84 High Street, Rickmansworth WD3 1AQ. Prior Notification: Conversion of part of ground floor, first floor and second floor from offices into two self contained residential units.

3 St Francis Close, Oxhey Hall WD19 4LP. Single storey rear extension, garage conversion and alterations to fenestration.

10 Langley Lane, Abbots Langley WD5 0LR. Extension to existing drive, including alterations to land levels and retaining walls.

Ashleigh, 124 The Drive, Rickmansworth WD3 4DP. Demolition of existing dwelling and construction of two detached dwellings with accommodation within the roof served by dormers with associated works including vehicular accesses onto The Drive and Valley Road and construction of detached garage.

DACORUM

Convent of St Francis De Sales Preparatory School, Aylesbury Road, Tring HP23 4DL. Non material amendment to planning permission 4/01735/18/FUL (Three detached dwellings with associated parking and landscaping).

Millfield Lodge gravel path, Berkhamsted HP4 2PQ. T2: Beech. Lift crown by approx 1-2m to prevent lorry damage.

4 Millfield, Berkhamsted HP4 2PB. T1: Lime. Reduce crown by 2-4m to create a smaller , balanced crown. To minimise the risk of failure and create a balanced crown. Remove deadwood over 20mm in diameter.

17 Montague Road, Berkhamsted HP4 3DS. Works to trees.

Riva, 10 Okeford Close, Tring HP23 4AJ. Works to tree.

High Firs, Meadway, Berkhamsted HP4 2PL. Demolition of the existing portico and construction of a new wider portico, new hard landscaping, replacement material of existing boundary fence on a micro-pile foundation, removal of the existing hedge. Following works on shared driveway with neighbouring property (Springfield): Demolition of existing gated entrances and construction of new front entrance gates.