Mortimer House Grendon Road Exeter

Proposal

Conservation Area Application Justification Tree and Hedge Works Site Location: Mortimer House, Grendon Road, Exeter EX1 2NL We are submitting this application to carry out essential tree and hedge works within a designated Conservation Area. The proposed works are necessary to maintain safe highway clearance, ensure the ongoing management of boundary hedging, and establish a sustainable pollarding regime for long-term canopy management. A summary of the works and justifications is provided below: Mixed Species Roadside Hedge Reduce height by approximately 1.50 metres or to match the height of the adjacent privet hedge. Trim both sides hard back to previous pruning points and shape to maintain uniformity and containment. Justification: Routine maintenance to prevent encroachment onto the highway and maintain a formal boundary structure in keeping with the adjacent hedging. Ivy Growth Cut back hard to the fence boundary line. Justification: Prevent excessive overgrowth onto neighbouring property and restore clear boundary demarcation. Lawson Cypress, Yew & Holly (x1 each) Crown lift secondary and sub-lateral branches to achieve a uniform clearance of approximately 5.5 metres from road level to foliage tips. Justification: Necessary to comply with statutory highway clearance requirements and ensure pedestrian and vehicular access is unimpeded. Multi-Stemmed Viburnum Reduce height to align with the adjacent hedge line and trim/prune all round hard back to shape. Justification: Maintain proportion, limit dominance of the shrub, and preserve visual amenity through structured pruning. Holm Oak Pollard to establish primary pollard points at a height of approximately 4.50 metres from ground level. Final cuts will form a balanced candelabra framework to support future re-growth. Justification: Introduce a long-term management cycle to control size, reduce shading impact, and ensure structural integrity in a manner sympathetic to species habit and site constraints.