53 Cheriton Road Winchester Hampshire SO22 5AX
Mature Holm Oak in rear garden approximately 15m from rear of house.The application is for permission to fell the tree on the grounds of the potential risk to people and property, excessive shading in the owner's and neighbouring gardens because of the tree's dense canopy and year round leaf cover, high maintenance burden, drying-out of ground by the root system and the tree's low ecological value. It is our view that these factors far outweigh the tree's general amenity value. The intention is to replant with a standard native woodland tree with a more open canopy (e.g. birch or whitebeam).