The Birches Rowan Lane Ashley Market Drayton Shropshire TF9 4PT

Proposal

Birch (B2) Fell as it is rotten and stands adjacent to a public footpath. Will not replant as there is a young horse chestnut nearby which should flourish given room. Birch (B3) Fell as at least partially dead. Two trunks from single base. Smaller one recently broke and fell blocking public footpath, having to be removed. Tree surgeon advises rot likely to have spread via base to other trunk. For replacement see B1 below. Birch (B1) Fell to allow re-development of garden area. This is one of the smaller birches and has various splits in the trunk. We plan to re-develop this area of the garden with a focus on visual amenity and wildlife. B1 is very close to B3 and we would replant with a more ornamental species such as flowering cherry. Birch (B4) Fell as it appears to be diseased/dying. A large specimen with two trunks and only a few feet from the house. Adjacent to boundary with neighbour. Tree surgeon advises that it looks in a poor state and would be better to be felled before further deterioration. Too close to the house for replacement with anything likely to grow as tall but would plan to replace with smaller tree or large shrub. Birch (B5) Remove lowest branch as it overhangs garden re-development area, allowing more light. Oak (O1) remove lowest branch, not to trunk but back to first 'joint', as it overhangs drive. Would also take away some of the weight which is largely on one side of the tree as it struggles for light. Oak (O2) remove lowest branch on main trunk as it is low hanging and this would allow more light to other plants.