T1 : Willow. Removal to ground level . Tree is dead. T2-T3: Maple. Reduce majority of crown to historic wounds ( 2-3m) to create a smaller balanced crown ( please see image 2) . Reduce lateral spread over neighbouring boundary to approx 1 m beyond historic wounds ( 3-4m) . This is to minimise the growth over the roof and against house. ( Please see image 3)

The Sycamore tree, shown as T1 on the attached site plan, was the subject of a previous application in 2013 to reduce the crown because of fears that the tree was in close proximity of the Old Mill, a grade 2 listed building and could damage the building fabric. The tree sits on the bank of a raised former mill dam and has a large number of exposed roots. A full arboriculturist and engineering report was provided to support this application. At the time, the view of the Heritage officer, Julia Foster, was to remove the tree if it presented any further risk to the building. We were reluctant to remove the tree and chose to follow the pollarding route. This was approved and works subsequently undertaken by Pat Kernan, tree surgeon. Recent history The tree, being located on the bank of the millstream, has grown considerably in size. The roots are exposed and the recent high winds showed the tree moving significantly in the wind. It is not beyond bounds that then tree could be ripped up at its roots and topple on the listed building or neighbours buildings at Paradise House. It now presents an even greater risk to the listed building, as shown below. On Monday the 29th of June 2021 at approximately 3 pm in the afternoon, major damage resulted from a large branch blown down from a protected sycamore tree on the western boundary of the property which struck the south-west corner of the building, damaging the roof, dislodging the top of a dormer window, tearing off the gutters and their brackets and knocking down a twin wall stove flue attached to the building. Damage has been done to the brickwork where the flue brackets were ripped off. This resulted in over ??8,000 worth of damage We now wish to either remove the tree or significantly reduce the height of the tree to say four metres.

The identified tree is a sycamore (subject to Tree Preservation Order 2005 No. 3) sited within the boundary of 1 Ladysmith Road but adjacent to the garden of 21 Vicarage Lane, Ivinghoe. Our neighbour Geoff Travis (the occupier of 1 Ladysmith Road) would like to reduce the branches which are facing towards our house (21 Vicarage Lane) by 2 to 3 meters and balance the remaining crown by 1 to 2 meters. We fully support this and are assisting him with this electronic application. To date our neighbour (Geoff) has been corresponding via email with Neil Passmore in the Tree department at Buckinghamshire Council. It became evident in February with storms Eunice and Franklin that the branches could easily have come down causing damage to our property and the overhead telephone line. Given we have two small children, who are often in the garden at the front, we feel that there is a safety issue to consider as well as the practical issues of damage to property. Together with our neighbour we have obtained a quote and, subject to approval being granted, intend to have the works carried out by a professional tree surgeon (G O???Callaghan Tree Care Ltd). We both believe the proposed work is proportionate and balances the aesthetics of a tree (protected by a TPO) and practical/safety considerations.

T1- Black Poplar. Reduce the tree by 4m. The tree is situated on the boundary of the rear garden of the house. It is a large spreading tree with historic tear out present as noted in the June 2018 BS5837 survey at the time of the building work. The reduction work would help to manage the tree in the space allocated. It was recommended that the tree was reduced by 30% in the June 2018 survey (we are aware that percentages are no longer an appropriate method for identifying reduction work) and has subsequently grown considerably. The tree presents many internal suitable growth points to which pruning could be carried out to maintain the overall form and vigour of the tree.

Tree of Heaven on the boundary of Vine Tree house/ The chilterns, 20% crown thin to remove dead and broken branches