Harts Cottage Bottlescrew Hill Boughton Monchelsea ME17 4LY
To repollard to same height as previously permitted the Hawthorn/Ivy hedging (1 on sketch), Ash (2) reduce from 7m-5-5.5m H, Maple/Sycamore (3) reduce from 7m to 5-6m H and Laurel (4) cut back to boundary. Pollarding required to keep road clear of obstructions (branches are frequently being broken off by bin lorry and other large vehicles as they pass) and to maintain overall health of the trees/shrubs and reduce risk of branches/sections breaking off in adverse weather. To reduce the Magnolia next to the house (5) from approx. 7-8m to 5-6m to maintain the overall health of the tree and to prevent it causing damage to the property; to remove the decayed limb from the Plum tree and prune the fruit trees (6) reducing height from approx. 5-6m to 3.5-4m, to maintain overall health; to reduce by 30% in height the Cotoneaster (7) Currently approx 5-6m H to maintain overall health of it and the surrounding vegetation including buddleia which are competing with it for light and resources.