Alterations and extensions to form eight retail units (Use Class E) at ground floor level and three one bedroom apartments at first floor level. Associated external alterations, including parking layout, landscaping, tree works and boundary treatment.

Prune back willow tree in the grounds of number 1 to the boundary.

06/00214/TPO (W3) Up to 3m side reduction of branches overhanging garden of number 43 Ormes Lane. Remove all overhangs from 41 Ormes Lane to boundary. Reduce height of one cypress by 4m. Reduce crown of one sycamore by 4m. Reduce side of sycamore by 4m.

6/00214/TPO Horse chestnut x 2, lime x 1 and elm overhanging boundary to be pruned back. Fell elm overhanging road.

The large tree sits in an area of land behind the rear fence of 13 Walter road and behind the rear fence of nursery playground on Wilkinson primary School. The trunk of the tree falls in a narrow space between both boundary fences. The tree's branches are heavy and resident has raised concerns that they bearing weight on her summerhouse and could cause damage to the roof should they be left. The school have met with the resident and we proposed that removing the tree at the base would be the best option, as this would not allow the tree to cause any further issues.

T1 - Apple - REMOVE TREE - Over 50% of the base has decayed and northern section of wound has not compartmentalized. T2 - Horse chestnut - CROWN REDUCE WESTERN CROWN BACK TO SITE BOUNDARY - Low and overextending western crown limiting usability of garden. T3 - Pear - REMOVE TREE - Less then 20% of crown remaining and tree is in decline T4 - Cherry - BRANCH REMOVAL (shown by red line in photo titled T4 - Cherry - Branch removal) - Remove small low order branch to lift crown and clear for garden use.

The 4 trees are in the grounds of Bromford Dale, Albert Road, Wolverhampton, WV6 0BA and are adjacent to the boundary with my property at 12 Avondale Road. The trees are limes and create excessive shading of my garden if not regularly maintained. In 2018 I obtained permission from the owners of Bromford Dale, Bromford Homes, to carry out some work to reduce the shading created by the trees if I obtained permission from the local authority as the trees are protected by TPOs. I duly applied to the Planning Dept. of Wolverhampton City Council and was granted permission to lift the crowns to 6m and remove epicormic growth. I appointed an approved tree surgeon (Nick Sims, Tettenhall Tree Surgery) to carry out the work. Because the lime trees produce profuse epicormic growth, this needs to be removed every couple of years to reduce the shading it creates. I contacted the planning dept. again in 2020 to allow the removal of new epicormic growth below the crown. This was permitted on the basis that the previous permit had not expired. I am now reapplying for permission for the tree surgeon to again remove the new epicormic growth below the crown from the 4 trees.

T1 - Fell - Western Red Cedar - Reasons: Large tree on front garden boundary with neighbouring property. The tree has previously had a large side stem removed, possibly due to storm damage, there are other historic wounds on the trunk. The roots are causing severe cracking of the tarmac driveway and have broken through the surface in several locations. The property owner also pointed out cracking on the wall and floor of the porch. The Marble front doorstep is cracked and there is seasonal movement in the doorframe. During summer they were unable to open the front door and the step crack opened up, in winter the crack shrank back and the door was freed. This indicates a possible subsidence issue, which will be exacerbated by the water uptake from a large tree within the influencing distance of the house. The expected influencing distance for a mature tree of this species is 20m, the tree is located 6.5m from the property and area of damage.

06/00105/TPO (W6) - Various works to Trees T26 - T35, G36 and G38 as described in submitted tree survey. N.B. remaining trees identified in tree survey are not located within the borough boundary and therefore cannot be considered by this LPA.

T1 - Sycamore (rear garden of 63 overhanging shed of 65) - Crown reduce by no more than 2.5 metres on the side of 65 Richmond Road, to reduce overhang over garden and ensure balanced and appropriately shaped canopy edge following removal of T2 (if approved). T2 - (Rear Garden of 65 adjacent to shed) - Fir - Fell - concern regarding slenderness due to high H/D ratio, limited amenity and impact on crown form of more valuable adjacent sycamore tree. G3 - Yew x 5 (Rear garden of 65) prune to reduce height and width by up to 1 metre. T4 - Horse Chestnut (Front garden of 63 Richmond Road, overhanging boundary of 65) - Reduce overhang over 65 to from a naturalist canopy edge, by no more than 3 metres from the furthest distal tip of the leggy branch extending over 65.