8 Montague Avenue, London, SE4 1YP

Proposal

REAR (boundary): ONE Lime tree (T1)(ht.4.5m,spread 3m) HEIGHT REDUCE by 2.5m from 4.5m to 2m, to cut to live wood to create a new pollard and remove failed stems from site. REASON: Tree suffered failure at two historic pollard points. The remaining upper canopy is very rotten and risk of the remaining stem falling into the neighbouring garden. Informative A: huge thank you for retaining the tree as a low pollard for rear amenity, wildlife and urban greening benefits. Informative B: if possible please retain the fallen, failed stems in the garden and create habitat log piles for wildlife and biodiversity. Informative C: if space allows tree planting is encouraged for amenity, wildlife and climate change resilience, species such as Harlequin Glorybower (Clerododendrum trichotomum), Seven-son tree (Heptacodium miconioides), Persian Silk tree (Albizia julibrissin), Cape Myrtle (Lagerstroemia indica), Orange Bark Myrtle (Myrtus apiculate, M.Luma), Turkish hazel (Corylus colurna), Pride of India/Golden Rain tree (Koelreuteria paniculata), Japanese pagoda tree (Styphnolobium japonicum), Hackberry (Celtis australis), Kentucky Coffee Tree (Gymnocladus dioica), the Bee Bee Tree (Tetradium daniellii).