SE4 1TS.

REAR: ONE pollard Poplar (ht.23-25m) FELL to 4-6m high stem. Duty to replace applies ? with a poplar or an oak. REASON: large bough at ht.6m ripped out due to hollow bough with decay extending down from pollard head into fork and main trunk, risk of remaining boughs which fork at similar height falling into neighbouring gardens. The intention is to retain the trunk reduced to safe height, to provide habitat for local wildlife such as possible bat roost and insects including the endangered stag beetle. Informative A: the retention of the large tree trunk reduced to a safe height is hugely appreciated due to its age and benefits for wildlife and biodiversity. Informative B: the replacement tree to be either a poplar or an oak, ref Tree Preservation Orders and trees in conservation areas guidance, para 121 - duty to replace dead or dangerous trees. Informative C: please leave sections of boughs lying on the ground, create habitat log piles and dead hedges with arisings for wildlife and biodiversity. Informative D: prior consent is required from the owner/management company of Alder House for access and ground protection etc for the crane described as needed to undertake the tree works ? management company is understood to be Pinnacle Group.

65 BREAKSPEARS ROAD, LONDON, SE4 1TS · premises record

FRONT: Maple(6405)(ht.10m) RE-POLLARD tree by 7m to previous pollard points. Reason: repeat maintenance. Informative A: The sensitive management of the tree is greatly appreciated for landscape amenity, wildlife, wellbeing, and urban forest canopy for environmental benefits to mitigate the effects of climate change. Informative B: Wherever possible, please create habitat log piles in the garden from cut branches for wildlife and biodiversity.

96A BREAKSPEARS ROAD, LONDON, SE4 1TS · premises record

REAR ONE Sycamore tree(T1) CROWN REDUCE HEIGHT height by 4m from 12m to 8m, REDUCE RADIUS by 2m from 10m to 8m. Reason: To provide light to surrounding gardens. Recently one of the stems failed at the main break so the reduction is to maintain the stability of the remaining crown. Informative A: The sensitive management of the tree is greatly appreciated for landscape amenity, wildlife, wellbeing, and urban forest canopy for environmental benefits to mitigate the effects of climate change. Informative B: Wherever possible, please create habitat log piles in the garden from cut branches for wildlife and biodiversity.

65 BREAKSPEARS ROAD, LONDON, SE4 1TS · premises record

REAR ONE Acer tree(T1)(ht. 11m)(w. 9m) CROWN REDUCE to previous points by 4m from 11m to 7m. Reason: General maintanence. Informative A: The sensitive management of the tree is greatly appreciated for landscape amenity, wildlife, wellbeing, and urban forest canopy for environmental benefits to mitigate the effects of climate change. Informative B: Wherever possible, please create habitat log piles in the garden from cut branches for wildlife and biodiversity.

96A BREAKSPEARS ROAD, LONDON, SE4 1TS · premises record

FRONT: ONE Acer (T1)(ht.9m) FELL. Reason: due to being implicated in structural damage. Informative A: the tree is contributing to structural issues and repeat crown reduction is no longer appropriate management. The house has structural issues to the party wall and front bay and the Acer is implicated from site investigations. Acer is a large canopy species and this multi-stemmed Acer has been previously maintained at ht.9m within the small front garden setting by repeat crown reduction. Although relatively small in stature, the Acer is significant in the street scene being located near a road junction on a bend at the top of a long uphill gradient on Breakspears Road. Site investigations show house foundations of depth 1.3m have been previously underpinned, Acer roots were identified beneath foundations to a depth of 2m, the soil has very high plasticity (volume change) and is desiccated at depth in association with roots. On balance the loss of the Acer to streetscape amenity will be compensated for by benefits to the growth of the adjacent street tree which has been detrimentally affected by the canopy spread of the Acer. Informative B: voluntary replacement planting in the front garden of 96 (and 98) is encouraged to maintain urban greening and streetscape amenity, suggested planting: a small species replacement tree from the NHBC low water demand list such as birch, elder, fig, hazel, magnolia, Laburnum. Informative C: please create habitat log piles with arisings for wildlife and biodiversity.

96A BREAKSPEARS ROAD, LONDON, SE4 1TS · premises record

The installation of replacement double glazed sash windows to the elevations at 64B Breakspears Road SE4

64B BREAKSPEARS ROAD, LONDON, SE4 1TS · premises record

FRONT: TWO Limes (T1 & T2)(ht:c.4.5m): REDUCE HEIGHT by 1.5m from 4.5m to 3m, back to previous pruning points; Reason: Trees causing excessive shading. Informative A: the maintenance of front garden trees and vegetation is greatly appreciated for streetscape amenity, urban greening, wildlife, wellbeing and environmental benefits. Informative B: Please create habitat log piles and 'dead hedge' from cut branches for wildlife and biodiversity, wherever possible.

92 BREAKSPEARS ROAD, LONDON, SE4 1TS · premises record

REAR: ONE Lime (T1)(ht.15m) LATERAL REDUCE by 2m from r.5m to r.3m on NW compass point. Reason: branches protruding towards neighbouring flats property on Cranfield Road. Informative A: the sensitive management to retain the tree for rear amenity, urban forest canopy/urban greening, wellbeing, wildlife, environmental benefits and to mitigate the climate and biodiversity emergencies is greatly appreciated.

64 BREAKSPEARS ROAD, LONDON, SE4 1TS · premises record

REAR: ONE Cherry (T1) (ht.11m) FELL. See informatives A and B below REAR: ONE Oak (T2) (ht.11m) FELL. See informatives A and B below REAR: ONE Yew (T7) (ht.3m) FELL. Reason: Clay shrinkage subsidence damage at the property. Informative A: The crack damage is category 2 ? slight. Investigation attributes the most likely cause to clay shrinkage subsidence. There is no root evidence to implicate vegetation is exacerbating the clay shrinkage subsidence. There are other factors that the house was extensively damaged in the war, rebuilt in the 1950s, is divided into 4 flats and has differential basement foundation depths which appear to coincide with the area of damage. Informative B: suggest retaining T1 or T2 for rear amenity, wildlife habitat, urban forest canopy and to help mitigate climate change. If all 3 trees are removed, replacement planting is encouraged with NHBC low water demand species such as hazel, birch, laburnum, holly, magnolia, mulberry. Informative C: where possible source local carpentry use for timber, create log and wood piles or lay cut branches between poles as 'dead hedges' on site for wildlife habitat and biodiversity.

74 BREAKSPEARS ROAD, LONDON, SE4 1TS · premises record

Holly (T1) - reduce height from 20ft to 15ft and width from 15ft to 12ft, due to excessive shading Yew (T2) - reduce height from 20ft to 17ft and width from 20ft to 15ft.

92 BREAKSPEARS ROAD, LONDON, SE4 1TS · premises record