AT/2025/0354

Description

Horse chestnut (T1)Proposed works: Crown lift of low branches to achieve a clearance of approximately 4m above ground level with cuts no larger than 50mm. Works are required to alleviate obstruction and encroachment onto the adjacent highway, driveway, garden, and property areas directly beneath the crown.Specification:All operations to be carried out in accordance with BS 3998:2010 (Tree Work ? Recommendations).Removal is limited to lower-order branches that impede access and damage the arrangement of first-order branches beneath the crown dripline.Works will maintain tree health and form, focusing on clearance rather than reduction.Supporting context:A similar consent was granted in 2015 due to the tree?s asymmetrical crown interfering with neighbouring vegetation.Current encroachment affects a well-established Japanese maple (SW) and Laurus hedge (E), both of which will benefit from reduced competition for light and space.Intervention will prevent further damage to the lower crown and improve coexistence with adjacent plantings.Reason for works: To ensure safe clearance above the highway and driveway, reduce interference with neighbouring vegetation, and maintain the long-term health and structural integrity of the tree.

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Address

43 St Georges Road Torquay TQ1 3QY

Postcode

TQ1 3QY

UPRN

100040556718

Coordinates

50.476384400000000, -3.519094500000000

Source: Application UPRN