Tree works at 1 Sambruck Mews involving the felling of a front conifer and replacement planting with a silver birch.

Full Proposal

FRONT: ONE Conifer (T1)(ht.10m) FELL.Reason: applicants want to install a handrail due to elderly family, roots are uplifting pavement and brick paving. REPLANTING PROPOSAL: will be replaced with a Silver Birch 12-14cm girth, 2.0m in height within the next planting season.FRONT: ONE Conifer (T2)(ht.3m) CROWN REDUCE HEIGHT by 0.5m from 3m to 2.5m, REDUCE SPREAD by 0.5m from 2m to 1.5m to rebalance and reshape, includes removing over-extended branch on SE compass point over carpark by 2-3m to 0m. Reason: Growing over the car park.REAR: ONE Magnolia (T3)(ht.9m) CROWN REDUCE HEIGHT by 1m from 9m to 8m, REDUCE SPREAD by 1m from 4m to 3m.Reason: to manage within rear garden, reduce shade.Informative A: huge thanks for the proposal to replace conifer T1 with a birch tree, and thanks also for retaining other trees for amenity, wildlife and shade to reduce increasingly high summer temperatures due to climate change. Informative B: please ensure the replacement birch survives and thrives by frequent watering: drench the ground with at least 20 litres of water fortnightly April-Sept for 3-5 years and more frequently during prolonged heatwaves. Informative C: please create habitat log piles with arisings for wildlife and biodiversity.