Plan to remove two Sycamore trees and replace them with a dense evergreen hedge in the front garden. Prune a Cypress tree by reducing its height by 3m and trimming it back to previous growth. Reduce the height of a mixed species hedge to wall height for maintenance.

Full Proposal

Tree Number - G1 Tree Type - x2 Sycamore (Acer psuedoplatanus) Approx. Diameter at 1.5m - below 100mm Approx. Height - 6-7m Approx. Crown Spread Diameter - 3-4m Location - Front garden left hand boundary Service /Work required- Removal of existing Sycamore trees and replacement with a dense evergreen hedge (either Ligustrum ovalifolium or Lonicera nitida) to maintain boundary screening and landscape amenity Reason - as per clients wishes to control and contain overall size and tidy appearance Tree Number - T1 Tree Type - Cypress (Cupressus spp.) Approx. Diameter at 1.5m - below 75mm Approx. Height - 5m Approx. Crown Spread Diameter - 1.5m Location - Front garden by front door left hand side Service - Prune Work Required - Reduce height by 3m, trim all over back to previous by removing annual growth. Tie string around tree to contain. Reason - as part of continued maintenance to tidy appearance Tree Number - G2 Tree Type - Mixed species, laurel, choisya Approx. Diameter at 1.5m - 0.05m Approx. Height -2m Approx. Spread Diameter - 8m Location - See map Service - Reduce height Work Required - Reduce height of hedge to wall height, approximately 0.5m from ground level. Reason - As part of continued maintenance

Application Timeline

Application Registered

01/06/2026

Application Validated

03/06/2026

Target Decision Date

N/A

Committee Date

N/A

Decision Made

N/A

Decision Issued

N/A