T1 Silver Birch: crown-reduce by 3.5m in height and by 2m on the sides and remove the lower lateral branches overhanging the roof back to main and secondary stem. Reason: enhance the tree?s structure and strength, minimise the risk of tree/branches falling caused by frequent extreme weather and reduce severely blocking out light to the extraordinarily close property (1.5m). The work will be carried out by Ed Richardson from Richardson Tree Surgery (email: [email protected], phone: 01954 203 836).

T3 Alder, T4 Alder and T5 Alder (TPO/05/2023) Reduce height on all trees to allow trees to stand at 8 metres and remove branches growing towards the house to give a clearance of 4 metres. After we moved into this House, we found that the front eaves and the back roof keep on dripping. According to the inspection of the operator (from the Hill and Cambridge City Council co developer) on 16 March, it is because of the accumulation of leaves, flowers and fruits in the drains, since the three big trees too high even cover all the roof. Even after cleaned, it will happen again monthly. Please give us permission to have tree top trimming so that the three trees are just lower that the roof bottom (i.e. the horizontal rainwater collection pipes), in order to prevent roof drains from being blocked and to protect the roof structure.

TPO 0025 (2002) G1: T1 and T2 Silver Birch - Remove and replace with three advanced nursery stock Himalayan Birch (Betula utilis 'Jacquemontii') as per the submitted planting plan (drawing reference: 11088 PP 01 Rev A). Reason: The two existing Silver Birch are situated within the center of the property's driveway and prevent vehicles from freely accessing the property. They have outgrown their available space and over dominate the property's frontage, restricting the availability of natural light within habitable rooms and regularly conflict with the roof eves and guttering. Rather than reducing their crown size which Silver Birch is known to not respond well to, it is proposed to replace their amenity with new trees in a more appropriate and sustainable location i.e. on the edge of the property's frontage with Cambridge Road within a strip of soft landscape next to the driveway. New trees in this location will be appreciable from the public realm and contribute to the character of the Cambridge Road street scene, but importantly will be offset an appropriate distance from the property where they will have the space available to mature and establish large crowns. It is noted that the proposed replacement planting also sits well with the location of other Birch situated along Cambridge Road.

Non material amendment of planning permission S/3123/19/FL - roof -approved gable replaced by a hip roof to accommocate the existing cherry tree, finish - the approved weather boarding to be replaced by aclour render finish, glazing - the approved position of a transom window is to be repositioned as a vertical hung window in the forward eastern wall