Agenda item

(a)   The felling and pruning of trees:-

CHE/18/00889/TPO

Consent is granted to the crown lifting and a crown clean of one Lime tree referred to as T1 in the MWA tree report.

Consent is also granted to the removal of dead wood to one Sweet Chestnut tree referred to as T3 in the MWA tree report.

Consent is refused to the felling of one Lime tree because the recommendations in the tree report are considering a development on the piece of land and no planning application has yet been received for consideration and there is no justification on arboricultural reasons for the trees removal.

Consent is also refused to the removal of one lower branch on T3 Sweet Chestnut for the same reasons.

CHE/18/00034/TPO

Consent is granted to the crown lifting of one Oak tree by 3.5 metres from ground level and the reduction of branches growing towards the property to give a 2.5 metre clearance from the structure.

CHE/18/00084/TPO

Consent is granted to the removal of 3 lower branches on T4 and two branches on T3 to clear construction site cabins. Consent is also granted to the reduction of branches on T2 Lime which are growing towards the property to give a 2 metre clearance from the structure to allow the erection of scaffolding.

CHE/18/00026/TPO

Consent is granted the crown thinning of one Lime tree by 20%. General maintenance.

CHE/18/00039/TPO

Consent is granted to the crown lifting of one Cedar tree by 5.2 metres to clear the highway and driveway and the reduction of branches growing towards the property to give a 1.5 metre clearance from the structure.

CHE/18/00042/TPO

CHE/18/00007/TPO

CHE/18/00055/TPO

CHE/18/00064/TPO

CHE/18/00067/TPO

Consent is granted to the crown lifting of the tree by 3.5 metre, clearing the main stem of growth to the same height to leave a clear stem and the selective pruning of branches growing towards the highway to reshape the crown.

Consent is granted to the crown lifting of T1-T4 to clear the highway, site entrance and grassed area. Consent is also granted to the 4 trees to crown clean to remove dead wood. Consent is also granted to the selective pruning of one Birch T5 by pruning back branches growing towards the site entrance.

Consent is granted to the removal of dead wood within the crown and the reshaping of the tree if required where dead wood removal leaves branches prone to wind damage. Application granted permission with conditions regarding the reshaping of the trees.

Consent is granted to the crown thinning of one Oak tree to rebalance the crown after the removal of large sections of dead wood over the neighbouring property of 30 Foxbrook Drive (application CHE/18/00055/TPO). Consent is also granted to the reduction of branches growing towards 7 Sandstone Avenue to clear the property and conservatory.

Consent is granted to the crown reduction of 8 Poplar trees pruning back to previous reduction points which is approximately a 50% crown reduction in height.