Land In Front Of 114 And 116 High Street Meldreth Royston Cambridgeshire SG8 6LB

Proposal

A full arboriculture survey has been carried out on the site and the plan included with this document is part of the detail of this. The site has multiple trees of varied age range and species mix - many being self set and negligible worth. The trees and shrubs in the area have not been coppiced or pruned in 20 years and as such the site is overgrown and overpopulated and the trees are in need of attention for their health. There are several fine specimen trees (TPO status) on the site and these would benefit from - and be enhanced - from substantial cut back of the self seeded trees and overgrown and sprawling vegetation. Several trees are dead or near dead and require removal and which feature in this application. Tree no/Species Works required Reason T3 Hawthorn (7.5m) Cut back to 1m Over extending limbs onto driveway and some are decayed T20 Norway Spruce Remove Near Dead T22 Norway Spruce Remove Poor condition and engulfed in ivy T27 Wych Elm Remove Recently died or near dead T32 Hawthorn (7m) Cut down to 2m Near dead. Look to rejuvenate T33 Sycamore (9m) Remove Self set tree of poor form engulfed in Ivy T36 Yew Lowest laterals on east Sprawling and needs significant reshaping on the east side also to regain some lawn area. No affect to screening /amenity it provides from road view T37/38 Black locust Remove& replace with Near Dead engulfed in ivy silver birch would enhance species range silver birch (8-10cm) T38 Black Locust As above Near dead - engulfed in ivy - silver birch would enhance species range T39 Gean Remove Near dead/ poor condition T41 Sycamore Crown lift to 6.5m excl. Shaping and light any limbs greater than 200mm dia. T43 Cypress CV Remove Engulfed in ivy near dead T56 Yew Prune back to 0.5 m Sprawling slightly etiolated needs formative pruning T59 Yew Remove Poor shape and specimen T60 Yew Remove sub dominant Sprawling requires formative pruning and to regain lawn area western stem to ground level and some re-formative pruning back to 0.5m