Stagecoach Devon Ltd Regent Close Torquay TQ2 7AN

Proposal

There is a row of 45 leylandii (Cupressus x leeylndii) marked on map T1. This row of leylandii is growing down one side of a native woodland. I think all of the trees were planted at the same time in 1971. It is hard to define whether the row of leylandii trees is within the TPO area. The leylandii trees are shading the native trees next to them. The trees next to the leylandii have a lot of deadwood and a couple of hawthorns have already died due to lack of light. They are also starting to shed large limbs and are becoming dangerous to walk underneath. I would like to dismantle to ground level all 45 of the leylandii trees. This is to improve safety in the woodland for pedestrians. It will also improve light conditions for the native species to thrive adjacent. The row of leylandii are providing good screening for the houses bordering the depot so to maintain this privacy I would like to re-plant another one alongside the boundary as shown on map H1.