64 Friendly Street, London, SE8 4DR

Proposal

REAR: ONE Bay tree (T1)(ht.4.4m) FELL. REAR: ONE tree (unknown species) (T2)(ht.3.2m) FELL. REAR: ONE Holly (T3)(ht.3.4m) FELL. REAR: ONE Wisteria plant (T4)(trunk ht.2m) FELL. REAR: ONE Plum (T5)(ht.3.5m) FELL. Reasons: the trees create significant shade - a third of rear garden is in total shade - and the trees are planted in a raised border to be partially removed for a small garden studio at the bottom of the garden; two crab apple trees and six wisteria have already been planted as replacements, and other existing trees - two pear trees, a silver birch, a quince tree and two trees of unknown species - are being retained. Informative A: huge thank you for retaining a treed and vegetated rear garden for amenity, wildlife and shade to reduce increasingly high summer temperatures due to climate change. Informative B: hedge planting along the rear boundary is encouraged for screening, amenity and wildlife, species such as hawthorn, hazel, holly, elder, wild privet, guelder rose, dogwood, goat willow. Informative C: please create habitat log piles with arisings for wildlife and biodiversity.