Erection of 400 dwellings approved under approval ref. 22/01315/VCUM (outline planning permission ref. 22/01140/VCIM) without complying with Conditions 2 and 8 so as to allow for amended house types, amended highways surfacing / treatment, alterations to layout and removal of additional trees

Mature Blue Cedar to the front of Hill House has three branches running horizontally at a height of about 3.5m. They are seeking light but will not find it in the direction they are growing. Sometime soon they will become unstable and the weight of snow or rain on the foliage at the end they will break. There is evidence of this on older branch stubs and it is not uncommon for this type of tree. It is proposed to remove them completely back to the trunk as they will not regrow. In addition, behind the cedar are mature Yew trees. Some of their branches are beginning to overhang and crowd out an ornamental feature fountain. It is proposed to prune back a few of these branches by 1-2m. They are large and very vigorous trees and so will not suffer because of the pruning. (2023/TPO/0077/LCC)

Erection of two detached outbuildings (garden store and breeze house) and removal of trees (unprotected trees in the Conservation Area)

1. T1 - Hornbeam - Lean to building, looks like minor root heave, broken peeling bark. Fell to ground level. 2. T2 - Holly - Prune back away from house. 3. T3 - Holly - Totally overgrown in height relation to house, heavy reduction would look unsightly, sat amongst large number of other Holly trees. Fell to ground level. 4. T4 - Holly - Suppressed by large tree that has caused quick growth. Removal to allow more light and ease of movement around site. Fell to ground level. 5. T5 - False Acacia - Leaning towards large Georgian building, is being held up with strap with is anchored to smaller tree, removal to avoid potential hazardous issue. Fell to ground level. 6. T6 - Fir - Crown Raise of lower branches, approx 5 - 7 metres in height mainly pointing towards offices. 7. G1 - Holly Trees - Large group of competing trees, multi stemmed, singular, almost a hedge line. Fell to ground level in order either replant or establish an actual fence line. (2022/TPO/0150/LCC)

lime T1 reduce and raise crown to previous pruning points remove epicormics and thin crown by 20%; beech T2 prune back crown to maintain 1.0m clearance from house; sycamore T3 reduce crown house side by 1.2m; sycamore T4 remove 2 low branches overhanging 6 Tower Gardens protected by Leicestershire County Council, Ashby de la Zouch (Highfields) Tree Preservation Order 1965

Beech T1 reduce crown towards house by 2.0m and remove dead wood; sycamore T2 cut back eastern branch, reduce low branching in west by 1.5m and raise crown to 3.0m over railings; 3 yew trees T4, T5 & T6 reduce crown on boundary by 1.5m; yew T7 remove dead & dying stems; flowering cherry T8 reduce north west crown by 1.5m; yew T9 raise crown to clear wall by 1.5m; wild cherry T18 reduce crown by 2.5m; sycamore T22 reduce crown overall by 1.5m and cut back north west branch to secondary branch adjacent to brace; Leicestershire County Council, Castle Donington (The Cedar) Tree Preservation Order 1970