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)

1. Ash Tree (Tree 1) on pathway (connecting Dragon Cottage to its main garden) between Little Cottage, Dragontail, Haddenham and the barn at Dragon Barn, Churchway, Haddenham. Fell to ground this tree which is growing close to the wall of Dragon Barn outhouse and is growing over the roof of Little Cottage. 2. Ash Tree (Tree 2) growing in the garden of Dragon Barn, Churchway, Haddenham. Removal of lowest overhanging limb (cutting back to source at boundary wall) which is growing over the courtyard of Dragon Cottage. The owner of Dragon Barn has given permission for this work to proceed. In the next section I have been unable to point out that the ownership of tree 2 is different to tree 1 but the work will be only on a branch overhanging our property. Penny Haydon the owner of the tree is also keen for the work to proceed. This description has been aided by the schedule of works provided by South Bucks Tree Surgeons who will undertake the work.

The tree in question is a silver birch. The tree is now between 15 and 20m tall, located in the middle of the garden. It presents a danger to the house (which is less than 15m away). It also prevents our plans for solar panels on the south facing garage roof to the rear (subject to heritage permission as we are a grade II listed building), and it is far too large for the location it currently occupies. When planted, the tree was at the end of the garden (hence the boundary of the conservation area was set at the end of the original garden. Since then however the garden has been extended, and the tree has grown to a height out of proportion with its location in the garden. Our plan is to replace this tree with two much smaller ornamental cherry trees, which will be kept at the same height as the apple trees on the other side of the path (see photo 3) around 3-5 meters high. We will take down the tree, and use the majority of the canopy for mulch within our garden. Once the root is ground out the new trees will be planted. We have taken advice from Nick Hanks at Greensleeves Estate and Countryside management who has done work on the tree in the past, but taking height out of the tree will leave it misshapen, as its not a species that responds well to having the canopy reduced, and as we would like to fit solar panels over the next couple of years, this work would be a precursor to any solar work being successful. The work to remove the tree will be done by Greensleeves and the timing of the work also agreed with Greensleeves to avoid any sensitive times of year, particularly nesting season.

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.

External works and alterations to the Firs building and boundary wall including demolition, installation of a new pitched roof, removal of trees, installation of a new drainage system and replacement of external walls and foundations.

T1 Corsican Pine - Prune overhanging growth to Garfield boundary line. Full height of tree T2 Cypress - Prune overhanging growth to Garfield boundary line. Full height of tree T3 Cherry - Prune overhanging growth to Garfield boundary line. This tree is encroaching over and impacts on the house. Full height of tree T4 Goat Willow - Fell to ground and grind stump. This substantial tree straddles the boundary line of both properties, with the trunk and root structure now within 2 feet of both properties, and height exceeding roof level. It is at risk of causing damage to both properties, and is already pushing against our neighbours outbuilding. It further prevents fencing being erected to define property boundaries, and our side access gate from opening and closing. Both parties have agreed to its removal.

Removal of Tree A One dead Lime tree supporting lilac bush on highway boundary Safety of public Removal of Tree B Two Leyland Cypress close to rear door Avoidance of possible future root issue to house and low amenity value Removal of Tree C One "Christmas" fir tree close to rear of house Avoidance of possible future root issue to house and low amenity value Removal of Tree D One Large Douglas fir close to rear of house Avoidance of possible future root issue to house and shade issues and low amenity value Removal of One overhanging branch Tree E Silver Birch overhanging front door Avoidance of future roof overhanging

Erection of rear extension, change roof from flat to pitch, first floor front extension over existing garage and raise south boundary wall

1. Large fir trees along boundary to business park drive (coloured blue on sketch). These are part of a double row - the other half is owned by the business park and the trees were reduced in height around 2 years ago. Following last years' storms two trees on the other side of our boundary fell and we should like to reduce the 14 on our side by approximately half their height (still leaving them around 15 ft tall, to prevent risk of breakage in high winds in future and also to improve lighting to our property 2. Fir trees coloured green on sketch and leylandii (not coloured but running in line to garage). These were reduced in height two years ago but only by a small amount. High winds last year created some damage with falling branches breaking fences on both sides and we are concerned that future storms may bring whole trees down. In addition, the owners of the business park say that the branches on their side are potentially causing damage to vehicles parked there. We propose to reduce height by 15-20 ft (the trees are around 45ft high) and also to reduce thickness of growth on the far side. 3. Poplar trees coloured in dark blue. These were reduced two years ago but the contractors did not remove as much as requested (or granted) at the time and we are still concerned by the prospect of trees falling in high winds. We should like to do additional work , reducing height to just below the level of the roof of the main house 4. Mulberry Tree (coloured pink) -to reduce it in height by probably 2-3m so that it is slightly higher than what is left of the firs behind, allowing it some additional light. 5. Eucalyptus tree (purple) - lost some high branches in high winds - to be reduced and re-shaped for safety (about 10ft removed, leaving it at around 20ft high) 6. Fir tree at edge of garden (yellow). The reduction would be approx. 4m, in line with the above, potentially with up to 15% thinning of the lower

Tree 1 - Picture 1 I do not know what this tree is called but it is really large and it creates a large shadow on the garden. The neighbour has also said its too large. We would like to completely remove this tree and re plant in the paddock which is adjoining our garden (and we also own this land) Tree 2 - Picture 2 I think this is a birch tree, we would like to also move this along with tree 1 to the paddock. Neither Tree 1 or 2 are in the conservation area but they are very close to the boundary of the conservation area so I would like to confirm we are OK to do this. Tree 3 - Horse chestnut tree - Picture 3. This is in our next door neighbours garden and has caused damage to the fence which we now need to replace. It is also extended completely over our drive dropping conkers on the drive which our 18 month old daughter has been trying to eat! It is also now growing over our roof. We would like at the very least for this to be trimmed back to the boundary fence line.