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I am requesting the removal of 3 trees in my front garden. There are numerous reasons for removal as follows: T1 is causing significant damage to the walls that run behind it and to one side. This wall is supporting the driveway and garage and has several cracks going through the walls and the garage that I believe are caused by the tree. It will need underpinning due to the damage. It is dangerously close to the power lines that run along the front of the house and down the road and has caused a number of power cuts due to this. When it is windy, (very frequently!) especially high winds it is scary and the way they move or appear to be falling frightens my children and if it were to fall it would be directly on the house, garage, cars, power lines. Whichever way it fell it would cause devastating damage and possibly injury. T2: the ash tree is in the front wall to the other side of the garden and has totally cracked the walls it sits in and they are about to fall. I could not fix them without removing the tree. The tree is overtaking the area it already had and sits directly on the power line. It is directly at the front of the house and blocks a lot of light from our windows. It moves vigorously when there are storms and high winds which is a weekly occurrence in Peacehaven causing unnecessary stress on myself and my family/ children as their bedroom windows are directly there. It is causing a problem due to the roots being so close to the house and causing underpinning problems potentially. T3: the Conifer is also causing significant damage to the walls and therefore garage and underpinning. We have had tree experts who have agreed with this and therefore we are currently looking at replanting some new, smaller trees once these are removed. It's a difficult decision to have these taken down but I feel I have a lot of trees in my rear garden and these offer a lot to the environment so losing 3 and replanting would be the best option.

47 Valley Road Peacehaven East Sussex BN10 7UE

DecidedReference: TW/21/0057/TPOLewes District Council

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Status
Decided
Application type
Work to Trees (TPO)
Received
17 Aug 2021
Validated
17 Aug 2021
Determination deadline
12 Oct 2021
Local authority
Lewes District Council

Application overview

I am requesting the removal of 3 trees in my front garden. There are numerous reasons for removal as follows: T1 is causing significant damage to the walls that run behind it and to one side. This wall is supporting the driveway and garage and has several cracks going through the walls and the garage that I believe are caused by the tree. It will need underpinning due to the damage. It is dangerously close to the power lines that run along the front of the house and down the road and has caused a number of power cuts due to this. When it is windy, (very frequently!) especially high winds it is scary and the way they move or appear to be falling frightens my children and if it were to fall it would be directly on the house, garage, cars, power lines. Whichever way it fell it would cause devastating damage and possibly injury. T2: the ash tree is in the front wall to the other side of the garden and has totally cracked the walls it sits in and they are about to fall. I could not fix them without removing the tree. The tree is overtaking the area it already had and sits directly on the power line. It is directly at the front of the house and blocks a lot of light from our windows. It moves vigorously when there are storms and high winds which is a weekly occurrence in Peacehaven causing unnecessary stress on myself and my family/ children as their bedroom windows are directly there. It is causing a problem due to the roots being so close to the house and causing underpinning problems potentially. T3: the Conifer is also causing significant damage to the walls and therefore garage and underpinning. We have had tree experts who have agreed with this and therefore we are currently looking at replanting some new, smaller trees once these are removed. It's a difficult decision to have these taken down but I feel I have a lot of trees in my rear garden and these offer a lot to the environment so losing 3 and replanting would be the best option.

Proposal details

Reference
TW/21/0057/TPO
Alternative references
PP-10137478
Ward
Peacehaven North
Parish
Peacehaven

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