FIVE DAY NOTICE Scots Pine - tree removal, dead and dangerous We've had a dead tree on our plot for the last couple of years and are worried it's now become dangerously unstable. It has always been in poor health and died back in the intense summer heat of 2018. We thought it might show some signs of life after a winter/sprint season but it has only gone backwards ever since and is now worrying us so much that we are asking permission to have it taken down urgently on safety grounds. I have attached a series of pictures highlighting the tree in question, clearly showing its precarious state. It has lost nearly all of its bark and has been peppered with Wharf Borer Beetle holes throughout its main trunk area. This year some of the upper branches have snapped off and dropped to the ground in the high wind we had recently. I am deeply worried about it unexpectantly breaking and falling onto my children whilst they play in the garden, but equally concerned about it going over onto the adjacent lane and anyone using it. This tree needs to come down as a matter of urgency, in a controlled manner before it crashes down on its own and causes serious damage.

Flintview, 1 Fir Close, Ipsden, OX10 6AH