Rouse Gardens, 30

Proposal:

Species and Location of Trees

T1. Five Cypress trees approximately 7.5m in height, situated along the left-hand side boundary of the front garden. The trees are too large for their location.

T2. Three Cypress trees approximately 10m in height, situated on the bottom boundary towards the left-hand side of the rear garden. The trees are far too large for their location.

Description of Approved Works

T1. Remove and the roots grubbed out.

T2. Remove and the roots grubbed out.

Details of Replacement Required

T1. As a condition of the removals of (T1) above, a new hedge should be planted at suitable centres in the front garden. New plants should bushy specimens with at least five breaks in the lower third and be planted at a minimum height of 1.2m and below one of the following alternative species is recommended, all of which are evergreen:

Taxus baccata (Yew)
Prunus lusitanica (Portugal Laurel)
Ligustrum ovalifolium (Privet)

T2. As a condition of the removal of (T2) above, two replacement trees are to be planted in a suitable location of the rear garden and below are the three alternative species for consideration:

Betula jacquemontii (Silver Birch)
Robinia psudoacacia (False Acacia)
Liquidambar styraciflua (Sweet Gum of N America)

The new trees should be planted during the next planting season between November 2021 and March 2022 with a stem girth of between 14-16cm at 1m above ground level and at a minimum height of 3m.

Status:

Approved

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