17-39 Melrose Place Watford WD17 4LU

Pending 26/00373/TPO
Trees & landscaping
Council
Watford 5.9/10
Date received
15 May 2026
Date validated
15 May 2026
Postcode
WD17 4LU

Description

Works to trees under group TPO.45 (see proposed tree works schedule)

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Historical activity at this location

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

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2023 With conditions
17 Melrose Place Watford WD17 4LU
Works to trees under TPO No. 45. G1 Cypress (running from front to rear of site, as side…
23/01196/TPO
2023 With conditions
17 Melrose Place Watford WD17 4LU
Works to trees under TPO No. 45. G1 Cypress (running from front to rear of site, as side…
23/01196/TPO
2023 With conditions
41 Melrose Place Watford WD17 4LU
Works to Trees under TPO45 T1. Semi-Mature Sycamore -Re-pollard crown to previous cut poi…
23/00553/TPO
2023 With conditions
41 Melrose Place Watford WD17 4LU
Works to Trees under TPO45 T1. Semi-Mature Sycamore -Re-pollard crown to previous cut poi…
23/00553/TPO
2023 With conditions
17 Mandeville Close Watford WD17 4SF
Works to trees (4 Douglas Firs within Group G2) under TPO8 - reduction of 4m and trimming…
23/00455/TPO
2023 With conditions
17 Mandeville Close Watford WD17 4SF
Works to trees (4 Douglas Firs within Group G2) under TPO8 - reduction of 4m and trimming…
23/00455/TPO
2022 With conditions
60 Melrose Place Watford Hertfordshire WD17 4LX
Works to Tree under TPO 45 - T13 - Norway Spruce to reduce lateral spread by 1.5m.
22/01245/TPO
2022 With conditions
60 Melrose Place Watford Hertfordshire WD17 4LX
Works to Tree under TPO 45 - T13 - Norway Spruce to reduce lateral spread by 1.5m.
22/01245/TPO
2022 With conditions
6 Mandeville Close Watford Hertfordshire WD17 4SF
Works to trees under TPO 8 - Group G3 fell diseased sycamore.
22/01435/TPO
2022 With conditions
6 Mandeville Close Watford Hertfordshire WD17 4SF
Works to trees under TPO 8 - Group G3 fell diseased sycamore.
22/01435/TPO
2022 With conditions
4 Mandeville Close Watford Hertfordshire WD17 4SF
Works to trees under TPO 8. Removal of Oak tree within Group G3
22/01428/TPO
2022 With conditions
4 Mandeville Close Watford Hertfordshire WD17 4SF
Works to trees under TPO 8. Removal of Oak tree within Group G3
22/01428/TPO
2022 With conditions
30 Wentworth Close Watford Hertfordshire WD17 4LW
Works to trees under TPO8 - Three metre crown reduction to all four trees between three p…
22/01125/TPO
2022 With conditions
30 Wentworth Close Watford Hertfordshire WD17 4LW
Works to trees under TPO8 - Three metre crown reduction to all four trees between three p…
22/01125/TPO
2022 With conditions
Elizabeth Court 170 Hempstead Road Watford Hertfordshire WD17 4LR
Installation of sliding security gates 5.5m wide by 1.8m high across the entrance to the…
22/00459/FUL
2022 With conditions
Elizabeth Court 170 Hempstead Road Watford Hertfordshire WD17 4LR
Installation of sliding security gates 5.5m wide by 1.8m high across the entrance to the…
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2021 With conditions
60 Melrose Place Watford WD17 4LX
Works to tree T12 Hinoki Cypress under TPO 45 reduce by 2m to keep the tree at a suitable…
21/01388/TPO
2021 With conditions
60 Melrose Place Watford WD17 4LX
Works to tree T12 Hinoki Cypress under TPO 45 reduce by 2m to keep the tree at a suitable…
21/01388/TPO
2021 With conditions
9 Mandeville Close Watford WD17 4SF
Works to trees under TPO. No.8 group 2 - remove silver birch due to significant decay fai…
21/01124/TPO
2021 With conditions
9 Mandeville Close Watford WD17 4SF
Works to trees under TPO. No.8 group 2 - remove silver birch due to significant decay fai…
21/01124/TPO
2016 Refused
62 Melrose Place Watford WD17 4LX
Loft conversion with rear dormer and rooflights to front.
16/00924/FULH
2016 With conditions
47 Melrose Place Watford WD17 4LU
Removal of a box elder tree (T17 of Tree Preservation Order 45).
16/00635/TPO
2016 With conditions
47 Melrose Place Watford WD17 4LU
Removal of a box elder tree (T17 of Tree Preservation Order 45).
16/00635/TPO
2016
47 Melrose Place Watford WD17 4LU
Works to Trees No. 45. T17 Box elder Re pollard to previous pollard points approximately…
16/00388/TPO
2016
47 Melrose Place Watford WD17 4LU
Works to Trees No. 45. T17 Box elder Re pollard to previous pollard points approximately…
16/00388/TPO
Watford
Planning Authority Score
5.9/10
Average
#104 of 292 councils
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Householder decisions

Watford is faster than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #76 out of 292. Only 19% of applications have the time limit extended, well below the 40% national average - the council usually decides on time. Watford is also one of the strictest councils - it refuses more householder applications than almost any other, with only 82% approved vs 90% nationally.

One of the strictest councils
only 82% approved vs 90% nationally
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Watford decision performance
Based on MHCLG data, 2025
79%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #268 of 292
82%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #264 of 292
76%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (64%) #76 of 292
19%
Extended time limit
Below avg (40%) #18 of 292
59%
Minor dwellings approved
44 decided (1-9 homes)
100%
Major dwellings approved
3 decided (10+ homes)
56%
Change of use approved
9 decided
522
Total decisions
109 refused in 2025
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