VARIOUS LAND PARCELS EAST OF MALLING ROAD SURROUNDING, Meteor Road, West Malling
Two areas of woodland adjacent to Malling Road as indicated on applicants plans (consisting predominately of sweet chestnut and sycamores, predominately multi-stemmed trees with the sweet chestnuts being lapsed coppice stools) - Prune to provide 4.75-5m clearance over the highway and minimum of 3m clearance over the footpath as specified, Reduce density of woodland by up to 20% over the next 2 years by removing/reducing stems in proximity to the highway, undertaking selective work to manage the vegetation along the rear boundary of the adjoining residential properties (a combination of reduction of branches back to the boundary, and removal of stems back to the coppice stool as specified) and re-coppicing - these works will be distributed across the wooded area with works focussing on stools and stems growing at acute angles or with features that may compromise their structural integrity. Woodlands W1 and W2 of Tree Preservation Order