36 LEE ROAD, LONDON, SE3 9RU
FRONT: ONE Horse Chestnut (T1/TPO T8)(ht:18m, rs:6m): CROWN REDUCE HEIGHT by 13m to ht.6m, LATERAL REDUCTION by 4m from 6m to 2m, reduction to 2m above the historic pollard/bolling point at ht.4m. Reason: Sept 2023 - 2 major stems collapsed ref 5 day notice DC/23/133255, fruiting body of Rigidoporus ulmarius (fungus causing brittle, brown rot, common bracket fungus found on Willow, Elm and Horse Chestnut) observed on E side of trunk since 2019, works to re-pollard are required for health & safety as crown now unbalanced, advancing basal decay and decay at major forks is likely to lead to further bough failure, tree located by a busy main road with bus route, re-pollard works are to create a new false-pollard framework to which the tree can be managed in the future.London Borough of Lewisham (Page Heath Estate no.10) Tree Preservation Order 1976Informative A: planting another frontage tree would be greatly appreciated for streetscape character, amenity and urban forest canopy benefits, species such as beech, sessile oak, Tulip Tree, Japanese Pagoda Tree, Italian alder.