117 Embleton Road, London, SE13 7DQ

Proposal

FRONT: ONE Magnolia (T1)(ht.4m) CROWN REDUCE HEIGHT by 0.8m from 4m to 3.2m, LATERAL REDUCE by 1.45m from 3.2m to 1.75m on N compass point, CROWN LIFT to 2.5m above ground level, to previous points. REASON: crown leaning, branches overhanging; to clear building, reduce light deprivation, repeat routine maintenance. REAR: ONE Cabbage palm/Cordyline (T2)(ht.5m) FELL. REASON: too close to house, fencing, exposed roots are pulling up paving, causing trip hazard. REAR: ONE Cherry (T3)(ht.6m) CROWN REDUCE HEIGHT by 0.7m from 6m to approx.ht.5m, REDUCE SPREAD by 0.5 from 1.5m to 1m. REASON: Routine maintenance. REAR: ONE Hawthorn (T4)(ht.5m) CROWN REDUCE HEIGHT by 0.7m from 5m to approx.4m, LATERAL REDUCE by 0.5m from 1.5m to 1m. REASON: Routine maintenance. REAR: THREE Lime (TG5)(ht.9-11m) RE-POLLARD to previous points, 2x lime by 4m from 9m to ht.5m, 1x lime by 4m from 11m to ht.7m, LATERAL REDUCE by 0.8 m from 2m to 1.2m. REASON: Routine repeat maintenance. REAR: ONE Apple (T6)(ht.4m) CROWN REDUCE HEIGHT by 1.2m from 4m to 2.8m, LATERAL REDUCE by 0.9m from 3m to 2.1m. REASON: Routine maintenance. Informative A: huge thank you for retaining the front magnolia T1 for streetscape urban greening, and maintaining rear garden trees for amenity, wildlife, privacy and shade to reduce high temperatures in increasingly hot summers due to climate change. Informative B: please create habitat log piles and dead hedge with arisings for wildlife and biodiversity.