Please see the attached plan of the front garden at 1 North Road. We are seeking permission to remove the following trees (which have been highlighted in yellow on the plan and underlined in red) - Semi-mature Sycamore tree (15m approx.) Semi-mature Sycamore tree (10m approx.) Deformed Hornbeam tree leaning heavily towards the house (5m approx.) Poor condition conifers x 2 (3m approx) The Sycamore trees are already too large for their position and are removing a lot of light from the property. As they continue to grow the roots will become a problem, both within the garden and also under the path / road adjacent to the property. We think that the roots are already disturbing our boundary wall with the neighbouring property. We intend to replace the 2 Sycamore trees with one smaller tree (probably an Amelanchier Ballerina ) which is more appropriate for the space. The Hornbeam tree is unfortunately not growing in a sustainable way and has grown in a very twisted manner and will be inherently unstable as it enlarges. It is also already pushing over the boundary wall (together with the Sycamore roots). In essence there are 3 potentially very large trees growing in a space that is really only adequate for 1 small to medium tree. It is likely that the Sycamore trees are self-seeded. The conifers are the remnants of an overgrown hedge which we will replace with other foliage more appropriate for the space.

1 North Road, Hornsey, London, N6 4BD