24 ARBUTHNOT ROAD, LONDON, SE14 5NP
FRONT: ONE Goat Willow (T1)(ht:7m) FELL and plant an Acer. Reason: outgrown space, improve light and benefit growth of frontage shrubs.REAR: ONE Sycamore (T2)(ht:14m, rs:8m) CROWN REDUCE HEIGHT by 7m from 14m to 7m, REDUCE RADIUS by 3m from 8m to 5m on all laterals to appropriate growth points. Reason: part of regular maintenance, on higher ground than house and adjacent green house, improve light, benefit growth of surrounding shrubs.REAR: ONE Sycamore (T3)(ht:13m) FELL and replace. Reason: structural issue at no.20, a replacement tree to be planted.Informative A: replacement planting for front (T1) with a small tree /specimen shrub is hugely appreciated for streetscape amenity and wildlife habitat, other suitable species such as: magnolia, winter flowering cherry, Cornus mas, witch hazel, Chimonanthus praecox, wayfaring tree, Viburnum plicatum Mariesii, Philadelphus lemoinei, Stachyurus praecox.Informative B: rear (T3) - it is noted that no evidence has been provided by the neighbour's subsidence company that the rear sycamore (T3) is a causal factor in structural issues at no.20. The proposed replacement tree is greatly welcomed and suggest species from the NHBC low water demand category such as birch, elder, hazel, holly, Gleditsia, Laburnum, magnolia, mulbrerry, fig.Informative C: please create habitat log piles, and a linear 'dead hedge' for wildlife and biodiversity with arisings.