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CAR PARK AREA OPPOSITE SERVITE HOUSE, BECK CLOSE, LONSON, SE13
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T1. Horse Chestnut. 15 metres in height. 10 metres in width. Reduce by 3 metres all round, leaving the tree 12 metres in height and 7 metres in width. Tree is overgrown and a few limbs are blocking the car park. T2. Sycamore Tree. 18 metres in height. 8 metres in width. Reduce by 3.5 metres, leaving the tree 14.5 metres in height and 4.5 metres in width. Tree is overgrown and a few limbs are blocking the car park T3. Sycamore Tree. 18 metres in height. 8 metres in width. reduce by 3.5 metres, leaving the tree 14.5 metres in height and 4.5 metres in width. Tree is overgrown and a few limbs are blocking the car park. T4. Sycamore Tree, 18 metres in height. 6 metres in width. reduce by 3.5 metres, leaving the tree 14.5 metres in height and 2.5 metres in width. Tree is overgrown and needs pollarding to support the health. T5. Sycamore Tree. 14 metres in height. 6 metres in width. reduce by 2 metres, leaving the tree 12 metres in height and 4 metres in width. Tree is overgrown and needs reduction to support the health. Situated along Beck Close in the car park. T6. Sycamore Tree. 14 metres in height. 4 metres in width. reduce by 2 metres, leaving the tree 12 metres in height and 2 metres in width. Tree is overgrown and needs reduction to support the health. T7. Sycamore Tree. 16 metres in height. 6 metres in width. reduce by 2.5 metres, leaving the tree 13.5 metres in height and 3.5 metres in width. Situated along Beck Close in the car park. T8. Sycamore Tree. 16 metres in height. 8 metres in width.reduce by 2.5 metres, leaving the tree 13.5 metres in height and 5.5 metres in width. Tree is overgrown and a few limbs are overgrowing into the car park. G1. Ivy and saplings. Cut down to fence height. T10. Sycamore Tree. 7 metres in height. 4 metres in width. Cut down to fence height as going to grow to big for its location.
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