1 Ash Tree see pictures Request to remove the ash tree as the tree is in close proximity to the house, approximately 7ft from the front wall. The roots of the tree can be seen where they disappear under the house or very close to it. There are signs of slow cracks in the concrete at the front door. These were small hairline cracks in June 2020 when the pictures were taken. . This can be seen in the picture. In addition, One large branch has grown over the roof of the houses (including No3) and when the leaves grow they are sitting on the roof.

T1 - Oak, Quercus robur - located on the LHS of the rear garden, closest to the house. Reduce crown by up to 4m and lift branches away from roof of adjacent shed, creating at least 1m clearance. Remove any dead, dying or dangerous branches above 25mm in diameter. T2 - Ash, Fraxinus excelsior - located on the LHS of the rear garden, adjacent to T1. Reduce crown by up to 4m, (the crowns of T1 and T2 grow together as a single crown). Remove any dead, dying or dangerous branches above 25mm in diameter. T3 - Ash, Fraxinus excelsior - located on the LHS of the rear garden, approximately halfway along the LHS boundary. Reduce crown by up to 4m. Remove any dead, dying or dangerous branches above 25mm in diameter. T4 - Ash, Fraxinus excelsior - located on the LHS of the rear garden, next in line from T3, (following the LHS boundary towards the rear boundary). Reduce crown by up to 3m, sever ivy at base of the tree's trunk, and remove any dead, dying or dangerous branches above 25mm in diameter. T5 - Ash, Fraxinus excelsior - located on the LHS of the rear garden, next in line from T4, (following the LHS boundary towards the rear boundary). Reduce crown by up to 3m. Remove any dead, dying or dangerous branches above 25mm in diameter.

A Silver Birch tree which has grown very tall and needs to be pollarded by 30%. Insurance of house demands all trees be 7 metres away from the house, this one is not and they should not be more than 3 metres high. This is is higher than the house and in winds sways a lot and could snap potential damaging our roof. We would like to pollard by 30%. Crown lift up to 2.5m or 30% of tree height but the resulting pruning wounds will be no greater than 100mm