Hazelhurst Nursing Home Bishopswood Ross-On-Wye Herefordshire HR9 5QX

1. 1.No evidence-based arboricultural justification has been provided to support the proposed canopy reductions to these two trees. At the time of the Tree Officer’s site visit, no structural, physiological, or biomechanical defects were identified that would warrant the proposed amenity-reducing works.
2. 2.The proposed canopy reductions would be detrimental to the trees’ natural shape, form, and canopy flow, resulting in a reduction in public amenity value.
3. 3.Unnecessary tree works should be avoided, as they increase the risk of damage to the tree’s vascular system and may facilitate the ingress of harmful pathogens or the activation of latent decay fungi.
4. 4.The proposed branch removals are likely to result in xylem dysfunction, leading to disruption of normal water transport and increased hydraulic stress. Such impacts may compromise tree health and structural integrity over time. On this basis, the proposed works are considered unacceptable.
5. 5.The trees are situated on a steep bank where they have adapted to this environmental condition during establishment. No indications of instability or weakness were observed at the time of the Tree Officer’s site visit.
6. 6.The trees overhang nearby residential properties and are beginning to encroach toward roof structures. However, this issue could be more appropriately addressed through selective canopy lifting, which would reduce the level of imposition while retaining canopy structure and amenity value, rather than through canopy reduction.

From the council's decision notice.

Postcode

HR9 5QX

Application type

Works to trees covered by TPO

Applicant

Private applicant