1. Yew Prune back face closest to window by 1m to clear building, trim remainder of crown to shape (by up to 0.5m 2. Willow Crown lift tree adjacent to summer house to height of 4.5m 3. Yew Crown lift/cut back from access path to 3.5m 4. Rear hedge Trim top and sides to tidy 5. Laurel Trim back mainly Laurel group to clear back from lawn and re-establish group boundary 7. Shrubs Trim back shrubs overhanging drive (approximately 8m section) 8. Lime Crown lift Lime at drive entrance to height of 3m 9. Sycamore Fell tree which is in a state of advanced decline, as close to ground level as practical 10. Beech Remove major deadwood and prune to clear the streetlight by 2m Amended Description

T1 London Plane - Remove deadwood and diseased branches. Reduce branch facing south east in mid crown by approx 3m to previous pruning points. Raise low crown over clients garden to provide a 5m above ground clearance. SUBJECT TO TPO 2560 (24.6.2013) G3 Lawson Cypress on front right boundary closest to house - Reduce height to level of upper window ledge, by reducing height by approx 8m leaving a finalised height of 7m. SUBJECT TO TPO 2390 (18.10.2010)

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.

T10 Cherry (x1) - Remove dead branches from stem closest to the corner of the fences (it overhangs footpath). Reason: The branches are dead. G11 Cherry (x3) - Remove deadwood greater than 2.5cm diameter. Reason: General maintenance. To maintain the trees at a smaller size. T12 Amelanchier (x1) - Remove branches overhanging public footpath. Reason: General maintenance. To maintain the tree at a smaller size. T13 Norway Maple (x1) - Remove multiple branches as necessary to clear streetlight by 1.5m. Reason: General maintenance. To maintain the tree at a smaller size. T19 Tree of Heaven (x1) - Remove deadwood larger than 2.5cm diameter and reduce branch to give 2m clearance from dormer window of Abbey. House. Reason: Tree is gradually pushing out the retaining boundary wall. T20 Cherry (x1) - Crown lift to 2.5m all around. Reason: General maintenance. To maintain the tree at a smaller size. G21 Elder group -Crown lift to 2.5m over pavement. Reason: General maintenance. To maintain the tree at a smaller size. T23 Elder (x1) - Reduce crown back to previous points of reduction (2-2.5m off height and 1-1.5m off width). Reason: General maintenance. To maintain the tree at a smaller size. T24&25 Ash (x2) - Fell to ground level. Reason: Trees are pushing out boundary wall.

06/00003/TPO (T1 & T2) - Prune 2 Beech trees as described. (amended specification agreed on site with applicant on 29th July 2020) T1 (Westernmost tree) - Crown lift by the removal of secondary branches to a height level with the bottom of the 'top openers' of the upstairs windows of 133 Coalway Road. Reduce the upper crown by no more than 3.5 metres from the tip of the apical branch to reshape to a natural dome shape. Crown reduce branches on the western side back to the boundary line with 135 Coalway Road. Crown reduce to provide a maximum clearance of 3 metres from the front elevation of 133 Coalway Road. Crown reduce over the highway by a maximum of 2 metres. T2 (Easternmost Tree) - Crown lift by the removal of secondary branches only to a height level with the horizontal section of the 'dog legged' lower branch that extends toward T1. Crown reduce the upper crown by no more than 2.5 metres whilst retaining the natural dome shape. Crown reduce branches on eastern side of canopy back in line with the external face of the chimney breast on the eastern elevation of the house at 133 Coalway Road. Prune to provide a max clearance of 3.5 metres from the 'recessed' front elevation of 133 Coalway Road. Prune to ensure there is no foliage on the road side of the lighting column, within a 1 metre locus of the lamp head, and lighting column. Crown reduce by no more than 2 metres over the highway. All pruning is to be undertaken at appropriate pruning points, with a priority given to maintaining the natural form of the trees as far as possible.