Kingswood Drive, 32 Carlton Place""

Proposal:

Species and Location of Trees

T1.       A Cherry tree approximately 12m in height, situated on the left-hand side boundary of the rear garden adjacent to Kingswood Drive.  The tree is dead

T2.       A Field Maple tree approximately 7.5m in height, situated close to the right-hand corner of the block.  The tee is a little dense and wide spreading.

T3.       A Sycamore tree approximately 18m in height, situated on the right-hand side boundary adjacent to the flank wall of the property bordering Hitherwood Court. The tree is a little dense and wide-spreading.

T4.       A multi-stemmed Sycamore tree approximately 18m in height, situated on the right-hand side boundary adjacent to the front right-hand corner of the block bordering Hitherwood Court.  The tree is a little dense and wide-spreading.

 Description of Approved Works

T1.       Remove and the stump ground out.

T2.       Crown thin by 20% including the removal of dead wood and necessary re-shaping.  The height and basic shape should be retained.  It is important to prune branches at convenient growth points, rather than an all-round reduction or pollarding which is not permitted.

T3.       Crown thin by 20% including the removal of dead wood and necessary trimming back of branches encroaching towards the building.  The height and basic shape should be retained.  Ivy is to be severed at the base of the tree.

T4.      Crown thin by 20% including the removal of dead wood and necessary trimming back of branches encroaching towards the building.  The height and basic shape should be retained.  Ivy is to be severed at the base of the tree.

Details of Replacement Required

As a condition of the removal of the above, a replacement tree should be planted in a convenient location of the rear garden and below are three alternative species for consideration: www.tophpl.com

Cercis siliquastrum                   (Judas Tree)

Liquidambar styraciflua             (Sweet Gum of N America)

Ginkgo biloba              (Maidenhair tree

Status:

Approved

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