Listed Building Application: Re-establish separate uses of 1 and 2 Francis Cottages. Replacement and erection of front porches, erection of rear single storey extension, parking area, boundary fencing and front path. Minor internal works (part retrospective)

Re-establish separate uses of 1 and 2 Francis Cottages. Replacement and erection of front porches, erection of rear single storey extension, parking area, boundary fencing and front path. Minor internal works. (Part retrospective)

Part details of condition 5(a) and (b) submitted pursuant to planning permission TM/20/1982/FL (Demolition of existing motor vehicle workshop, erection of new motor vehicle workshop and MOT Test Centre, provision of associated signage at site entrance and on new building, retention/replacement/addition to existing car and van parking spaces, provision of cycle spaces, provision of internal and external storage for waste materials, refuse and recycling, modifications to existing retaining wall and access road, removal of existing hedge and fencing, provision of new boundary fencing, gate and steps, and minor modifications/repair of existing hard landscaping and associated utility services)

Proposed alterations to boundary wall and fence fronting onto Pilgrims Way

Reason for works: Good aboricultural practice managing the trees in proportion with their surroundings maximising amenity value. Some of the work listed is management of neglected hedges etc in the front garden above the house: T1 - Yew, 1m shorten laterally and reduce height to match, T2 - split Conifer, fell and stump grind, T3 - Golden Conifer In front of house towards drive, trim growth from faces and reduce height by a metre, T4 - Reduce crown of Cherry by appx 6 metres to suitable growth points, T5 - Cherry downhill along fence-line from driveway in front garden, reduce to previous points shortening by appx 6metres beyond this, T6 Holly: reduce by appx 4metres to height of elder in front and fell elder Lower garden working along the boundary. T7 - reduce large Laurels down to the height of the Cob Nuts (3m), T8 in front and then halve the height of the cobnuts (to 1.5m), also removing the dead Laurel, T11 top of garden, along from studio, reduce Cobs by half (to 1.5m) T12 Mulberry- Gentle reduction of a appx 1-2metre of lateral spread, to tighten shape, crown clean and gently lift and also remove any deadwood front garage: T14 - Yew adjacent, reduce crown shortening by up to two metres, Cob Nut alongside, reduce height fifty percent (to1.5m) and cut back from garage T15 Holly, reduce laterally to give a foot clearance away from the garage and trim height, continue this along the drive side Holly hedging

Erection of upper and lower rock containment fences to the north east boundary of land parcels 3A and 3B with creation of gravel strips behind rock containment fences and erection of chain link fence at southern end

Proposed partial garage conversion to a habitable room with new window to the front. Amendments to existing side boundary treatment with removal of existing wall and replace with 1.8m high timber fence alongside boundary line, to end in line with front of the existing house

Erection of front boundary gates, fencing and adjoining wall

Replace existing flat roof, two storey side extension, single storey rear extension and replace boundary fence with part brick, part fence panel

Works to side prune back to the boundary fence a Field maple (T1), Hawthorn (T2) and Sweet chestnut (T3), trees located behind 83 Woodbury Road