Lewisham/DC/24/137483

Location

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Proposal

FRONT: ONE Twin Forked Silver Birch (6 Lee Terrace) (T1)(ht:9m): REMOVE larger limb/fork of the trunk; Reason: Limb is growing over the driveway of 4 Lee Terrace, remove branches growing over and towards 4 Lee Terrace from remaining limb/fork of the trunk. FRONT: ONE Laurel (2 Lee Terrace) (T2)(ht:8m): REDUCE HEIGHT by 2m from 8m to 6m; Reason: To reduce in height to the bottom of the first floor window. REAR: ONE Apple (T3)(ht:5m): CROWN THIN by 30%; Reason: To remove any deadwood, crossing and rubbing branches. REAR: ONE Shrub (T4)(ht:3m): CROWN LIFT to 1m above ground level; Reason: To reshape the top growth. REAR: ONE Elderberry (T5)(ht:3m): REMOVE long extended limb growing into the shrub; Reason: To reshape the remaining shrub. REAR: ONE Evergreen Shrub (T6):(ht:3m): TRIM back from neighbouring wall; Reason: To reduce new growtn plus an extra 6 inches to reshape and tidy. REAR: ONE Cherry (T7)(ht:5m, rs:3m): CROWN REDUCE HEIGHT by 2m from 5m to 3m, REDUCE RADIUS by 1m from 3m to 2m; Reason: Reduce by 50% the branch growing towards the garden, the branch growing towards the compost area, and the two branches growing on the right hand side, no thinning, retain the screen effect. REAR: ONE Hedge (H1)(ht:3m): TRIM back the ivy growing over the wall; Reason: To reshape the four shrubs along the back boundary. REAR: ONE Sycamore (T8)(ht:25m, rs:13m): CROWN REDUCE HEIGHT by 8m from 25m to 18m, REDUCE RADIUS by 2-3m from 13m to 10m; Reason: To remove any deadwood, crossing, rubbing and any epicormic growth.Informative A: Works to T1 should be to appropriate prune point, not all the way back to main stem, to avoid decay.Informative B: The sensitive management of the trees is greatly appreciated for landscape amenity, wildlife, wellbeing, and urban forest canopy for environmental benefits to mitigate the effects of climate change.Informative C: Wherever possible, please create habitat log piles in the garden from cut branches for wildlife and biodiversity.

Key dates

1. Received 23 Sept 2024
2. Validated 7 Oct 2024
3. Started 7 Oct 2024
4. Decided 5 Nov 2024

Planning history / related applications

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