I am requesting the removal of 3 trees in my front garden. There are numerous reasons for removal as follows: T1 is causing significant damage to the walls that run behind it and to one side. This wall is supporting the driveway and garage and has several cracks going through the walls and the garage that I believe are caused by the tree. It will need underpinning due to the damage. It is dangerously close to the power lines that run along the front of the house and down the road and has caused a number of power cuts due to this. When it is windy, (very frequently!) especially high winds it is scary and the way they move or appear to be falling frightens my children and if it were to fall it would be directly on the house, garage, cars, power lines. Whichever way it fell it would cause devastating damage and possibly injury. T2: the ash tree is in the front wall to the other side of the garden and has totally cracked the walls it sits in and they are about to fall. I could not fix them without removing the tree. The tree is overtaking the area it already had and sits directly on the power line. It is directly at the front of the house and blocks a lot of light from our windows. It moves vigorously when there are storms and high winds which is a weekly occurrence in Peacehaven causing unnecessary stress on myself and my family/ children as their bedroom windows are directly there. It is causing a problem due to the roots being so close to the house and causing underpinning problems potentially. T3: the Conifer is also causing significant damage to the walls and therefore garage and underpinning. We have had tree experts who have agreed with this and therefore we are currently looking at replanting some new, smaller trees once these are removed. It's a difficult decision to have these taken down but I feel I have a lot of trees in my rear garden and these offer a lot to the environment so losing 3 and replanting would be the best option.

T25 - Oak - Lower branches are overhanging our garage roof and may cause damage in a storm/high winds Light limp over garage 2 Metres (see attached quote)

The copy of the relevant Tree Preservation Order (No.58) 1998 in my possession refers to a group G5 but does not identify individual trees. Therefore, in the accompanying sketch plan the individual tree labels are my own choice. All trees shown are holm oak. Tree T2X is the tree that was felled in 2011 due to it being diseased, leaving only its stump. I refer to the email correspondence of 2011 between Daniel Wynn (Trees and Landscape Officer) and tree surgeon Matthew Stuart of Tree Care At Bonny's Wood in relation to tree T2X. Tree T2R was planted as the replacement for T2X. Since 2011, there has been re-growth from the stump of T2X. This re-growth has now reached the stage where it is crowding the growth of T2R, is growing sideways through the metal railings indicated on the sketch, is obstructing access for emptying the mail box, and will in due course, if left unchecked, obstruct access between T2X and the garage and also obstruct vehicles passing along Chyngton Lane. Much of the re-growth is spreading sideways as many of the new branches arch over. The proposal under this application for tree works is to remove the re-growth from the stump of T2X. Permission is also sought to remove future re-growth from the same stump.

T1 Lime - Crown lift to 6 metres as lower lateral branches contacting roof of adjacent garage block. T2 & T3 - Birch - Remove due to partial failure of lower trunk.