St Giles Hilltop 5 Northbrook Close Winchester Hampshire SO23 0JR
(amended) This is a repeat application ro prune a fully mature/over mature specimen of Cercis siliquastrum. Permission last granted in 2021. Tree continues to decay inn the main trunks through large infection of Ganoderma and the basal bifurcation which requires the two stems of the tree to be cabled together. This cable is now under considerable tension and perission for a repeat crown reduction to the pruning points approved under TPO consent Ref:13/02683/TPO is requested. Crown reduction of the cercis on the upper canopy to a branch length on no greater than 2 metres and a branch diameter no greater than 40mm and a lateral branch removal of no greater than 1 metre with a branch diameter of no greater than 20mm along with the cutting back from building to provide a 1.5 metre clearance.