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St Catherines Court 35 Christchurch Road Bournemouth BH1 3NS
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T1. Dead fruit tree. Reasons for works - Dead tree. Proposed works - Section fell to 3ft. Replant with 1 x Himalayan birch. T2. Robinia. Reasons for works - Growing low over the highway and footway. Proposed works - Crown lift to give a 5.5m clearance over the highway from ground level to the lowest foliage and 2.5m over the footway from ground level to the lowest foliate to meet statutory height requirements over the footway and highway. T3. Scot’s pine. Reasons for works - Ivy infested. Low canopy over the lawn. Proposed works - Sever ivy. Crown lift to give a 4m clearance over the lawn from ground level to the lowest foliage. T4. Robinia. Reasons for works - Encroaching onto nos. 33 & 35 Christchurch Road. Proposed works - Reduce and remove tertiary and secondary branches by up to 2m to give a clearance of 2m from the buildings of no 33 & 35 Christchurch road to the closest foliage. T5. Robinia. Reasons for works - Encroaching onto nos. 33 & 35 Christchurch Road. Proposed works - Reduce and remove tertiary and secondary branches by up to 2m to give a clearance of 2m from the buildings of no 33 & 35 Christchurch road to the closest foliage. T6. Dead Holly. Reasons for works - Dead stem with regrowth shoots at the base. Proposed works - Fell dead stem to live growth. T7. Copper Beech. Reasons for works - Heavily encroaching onto the building. Proposed works - Reduce secondary and tertiary branches back by up to 2m to give a clearance of 2m from the building to the closest foliage. T9. Sycamore. Reasons for works - Encroaching onto the building. Proposed works - Reduce secondary and tertiary branches back by up to 2m to give a clearance of 2m from the building to the closest foliage. T12. Sycamore. Reasons for works - Three quarters dead tree with fungus on bark up the main stem. Proposed works - Section fell to ground level. No scope for replant in this location as heavily crowded with trees in this area.
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