The Shallows Water Lane Itchen Stoke Hampshire SO24 0QZ

Proposal

Permission is requested to fell three trees and remove the stumps. These were originally part of a boundary hedge to the north of the house which have become trees over the years. There is a Sawara cypress about 1.6m from the house. This has been swamped by a jasmine plant (now removed) and is underneath the power line bringing electricity to the house. The other trees are a hazel and holly, just over a metre apart and both about 2.5m to the north of the house. While no root damage is obvious, I wish to remove the risk. The holly is largely hidden by the canopy of the hazel. The hazel is taller than the house and its branches are in contact with the roof tiles and liable to damage the roof. Following our purchase of a strip of land, the new boundary is a further 1.6 metres from the house, and I intend to plant a mixed English hedge for most of the length of the house (not right next to the road) to its north just inside the new boundary (as shown on the plan)