100 COURT ROAD, ELTHAM, LONDON, SE9 5NS
SYCAMORE - ACER PSEUDOPLATANUS (TAG NO 15 ON ATTACHED MAP) WORKS RELATING TO THIS APPLICATION: All dead branches to be removed. Reduce all lateral branches on the South/South West side by 2.5 metres to balance tree. Thin by 20% overall. Once tree is accessed a full & detailed assessment of the old longitudinal crack in lateral SE branch to be made and any resulting remediation work to be carried out at the same time. REASON: The likelihood of failure of dead branches has been evident from recent wind damage as Sycamore branches are not resilient when dead and advance decay is likely. These works were mentioned in the June 2021 report and given a category 2 rating by Down to Earth Trees Limited i.e. within 6 months of the report. Again issues mentioned in the April 2024 report labelled once more as a category 2, but unfortunately the Management Company were not in a position to carry out these works owing to other more urgent requirements. The Royal Borough of Greenwich Tree Officer inspected this tree during her site visit on the 20 June 2024 @ 2pm, was fully aware of the tree condition then and confirmed that work needed to be carried out on this specimen at the earliest opportunity. Since that meeting in June 2024 the tree has deteriorated and more damage/decay is evident.