32 SYDENHAM PARK, LONDON, SE26 4EQ
The council raises no objection to the following AMENDED tree works to crown reduce elder T1 (not fell) as tree officer emails with agent 16 & 21 May 2024 and emails with applicant 23, 24, 28, 29 May 2024: FRONT: ONE Elder (T1)(ht:8m): CROWN REDUCE HEIGHT by 1.5m to ht.6.5m. Reason: to manage adjacent to boundary wall, and retain streetscape amenity.FRONT: ONE Sycamore (T2)(ht:10m): FELL. Reason: multi-stemmed, growing in close proximity to boundary wall and causing damage from incremental growth, removal required to facilitate repairs.Informative A: a replacement tree for the sycamore is welcome to maintain streetscape amenity and the treed character of this part of the Sydenham Park conservation area, species such as crab apple, bird cherry, winter flowering cherry, Magnolia stellata, Magnolia liliiflora 'Nigra', Medlar, quince (Cydonia oblonga), hazel, Laburnum, Fig.Informative B: please stack arisings from the sycamore as habitat log piles for wildlife and biodiversity.Informative C: retention of the regrowth from the Robinia stump to form a smaller multi-stemmed tree is encouraged to replace the lost frontage Robinia tree seen in google streetview image September 2020.