20C Southbrook Road, London, SE12 8LQ

Proposal

REAR: ONE Sycamore (T1)(ht.8m) FELL. Reason: very close proximity to electrical building, growth causing damage to ground in small garden. Suitable sized replacement will be planted in close proximity of the felled tree either a mountain ash or a small fruit tree - eco piles to be left in the corner of the garden. REAR: ONE Oak (T2)(ht.10m) REDUCE HEIGHT 2m to 8m from 10m. LATERAL REDUCTION by 1 m from 2m on all compass points. Reason: Routine maintenance. Informative A: huge thank you for retaining oak T2 and for planting a replacement tree for sycamore T1 for amenity, wildlife, environmental benefits including shade to reduce high temperatures in increasingly hot summers due to the changing climate, suggest replacement species such as: crab apple, pear, quince (Cydonia oblonga), mulberry, medlar, Amelanchier, cherry plum, hazel. Informative B: thank you also for creating habitat log piles with arisings for wildlife and biodiversity.