MERCHANT TAYLORS ALMSHOUSES, BRANDRAM ROAD, LONDON, SE13 5RX
FRONT (Brandram Rd): ONE Copper Beech (T4)(ht.10m) CROWN LIFT to 3m above ground level, LATERAL REDUCE by 0.75m on car park side (N compass). Reason: general maintenance and reduce encroachment over car park.FRONT (Brandram Rd): ONE Lime (T5)(ht.18m) remove epicormics to 3m above ground level. Reason: general maintenance.CENTRAL: ONE dead Beech (T7)(ht.16m) FELL. Reason: Ganoderma fungus. Duty to replace applies. Monolith to safe height is encouraged.CENTRAL: ONE Purple Plum (T10)(ht.7m) CROWN LIFT to 2.5m above ground. Reason: general maintenance, clearance over footpath.CENTRAL (nr pedestrian gate): ONE dead Cherry (T36)(ht.6m) FELL. Reason: tree is dead. Duty to replace applies. Monolith to safe height is encouraged.Informative A: Duty to replace applies: T7 - replace with a large canopy species selected from: Caucasian wingnut (Pterocarya fraxinifolia) oak, hornbeam, Tulip tree, Poplar, Hop hornbeam, walnut, Japanese pagoda tree (Styphnolobium japonicum), beech, copper beech; T36 - replace with a cherry such as: The Great White Cherry, (Prunus Tai-Haku), Tibetan cherry (Prunus serrula), Prunus sargentii, replacment trees agreed in agent emails 3 Sept 2024 and 10 Sept 2024.Informative B: the landowner has a duty to plant a replacement tree when a tree in a conservation area is removed because it is dead, or presents an immediate risk of serious harm, para 121 Tree Preservation Orders and trees in conservation areas, government guidance 6 March 2014.Informative C: please retain safe standing stems or high stumps (T7 & T36) and create habitat log piles with arisings for wildlife and biodiversity.