Notice of intent to carry out works to tree in a Conservation Area - Fell Scots Pine tree - This tree is a very old and large non-native Scots Pine in our garden.. Its trunk is 12'5 meters from our residence structure and in excess of 15 meters tall. The tree has grown too large for its location and poses a danger if it should fall or drop branches. We are extremely concerned that in the next storm it will fall and cause substantial damage to our property. During the last 2 storms this year we thought it was coming down as it was moving so much and swaying towards the house. It drops pine needles, sap, cones, twigs and branches over all our garden and the adjoining footpath which constantly need to be raked off the lawn/flower beds and physically removed from the fishpond. It casts excessive shade over the garden all year inhibiting plant and lawn growth due to lack of light and moisture and is ugly and of little amenity value. Pigeons sit on the tree and defecate all over the footpath and garden. We also have honey fungus (Armillaria) infestation in the garden which has killed 3 mature fruit trees in the past and which Pinus are susceptible to. We want to fell the tree to remedy these problems. We would preferably not replace it at all, or if replacement is a condition, replant with a native fruit tree or similar whose height and span can be controlled by pruning.