The Firs, 44-46 Lawrie Park Gardens, London, SE26 6XN

Proposal

FRONT SIDE: ONE Horse chestnut (T1)(ht.14m) CROWN LIFT to 5m above ground level on SW & NW compass points. Remove deadwood. Reason: Overhanging driveway, to provide clearance. FRONT: ONE Sycamore (T2)(ht.12m) CROWN LIFT to 4m above ground level on W compass. Remove deadwood. Reason: To provide adequate clearance to driveway. FRONT: ONE Ash (T3)(ht.12m) CROWN LIFT to 4m above ground level of lowest limbs on NE compass point. Remove major dead wood. Reason: Overhangs road/pavement. FRONT: ONE Bay tree (T4)(ht.7m) CROWN LIFT to 3m above ground level on SW compass point. Remove deadwood. Reason: multi stemmed, to provide adequate clearance. FRONT: ONE Ash (T5)(ht.16m) LATERAL REDUCE lowest limb by 5m from 5m to 0m on S compass point. Remove major dead wood. Reason: Growing towards the entrance porch of flats. FRONT: ONE Ash (T6)(ht.16m) LATERAL REDUCE low limb by 5m from 5m to 0m on SW compass point. Remove major dead wood. Reason: Growing towards the entrance porch of other flats. FRONT: ONE Sycamore (T7)(ht.17m) CROWN LIFT to 5m above ground level on N compass point. Reason: Overhanging the path. FRONT: ONE Hawthorn (T8)(ht.9m) Remove deadwood & cutback ivy growth over pavement on N compass (exempt works). Reason: Ivy growing extensively all over trunk; which arborist says will weaken the tree in the long term. Some deadwood growth maybe hidden behind the ivy. The London Borough of Lewisham (The Firs 42-46 Lawrie Park Gardens, London, SE26) Tree Preservation Order 2005. Informative A: a huge thank you for maintaining the eight TPO front trees for amenity, wildlife and shade to reduce high temperatures in increasingly hot summers due to climate change. Informative B: please create habitat log piles with arisings for wildlife and biodiversity. TPO DC/24/135813 42-46 The Firs, Lawrie Park Gardens