Variation to condition 2 relating to application 19/00332/APP (allowed at appeal) to amend the proposed plans, to include a two storey rear extension, an extension to the detached garage and an enlargement of the residential curtilage to facilitate amendments to the tree report

A tree surgeon has visited our property and advised that a large Poplar by our house is now in a dangerous condition. Our property is in a conservation area. The tree was extensively pollarded by the previous owners when they built the extension to the property. It now has two large holes at the top of the tree and these trap water, one of these holes has a water depth of 2 feet and the top of the tree trunk is decaying away. A large branch over the property also has a large hole that is holding water. The tree is also now (after 15 years growth post pollarding) too close to the house and roots are encroaching on the building. The tree is approx 4 feet in diameter and 60 feet high. He advises that the tree needs to be removed, the stump ground out and material removed from the site.

An over mature Horse Chestnut with retrenchment of the upper canopy and large cavities within the main stem at the point of historic limb loss/removal, large low lateral branches were historically lopped, a vigorous codominant stem extends above the garden. Trim back from the adjacent structure to create 1.5m clearance and undertake a targeted reduction, removing up to 2m to reduce laterals with inherent defects and reshape, Also reducing the vigorous extension growth from the low codominant stem above the garden, removing no more than 5% of the crown.