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Cross Trees, 1 Church Street, Sutton Courtenay, Oxon, OX14 4AD
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T1 - Horse Chestnut T2 - Horse Chestnut G1 - 5 x Yew T3 - Yew G2 - 11 x Horse Chestnut G3 - 6 x Lime G4 - 5 x Lime G5 - Apple, Plum, Pear & Mulberry T4 - Ash T5 - Lime T6 - Lime T7 - Lime T8 - Oak T9 - Oak T10 - Sycamore T1 - Horse Chestnut - reduce principal lateral of large Horse Chestnut nearest Brook Street and overhanging barn from just above point from which three significant sub-laterals spread. Reduce/lift canopy of downward pointing sub-lateral and lateral facing towards house to remove shade from garden. T2 - Horse Chestnut - remove (back to main trunk) broken lateral from next large Horse Chestnut and reduce/raise canopy of other sub-laterals facing towards house to remove shade from garden and where broken. G1 - 5 x Yew - reduce to 9ft height overgrown hedge/row of 5 Yews (3) at northern end of old tennis court. Reduce width of yew hedge/row referred to form manageable hedge. T3 - Yew - remove adjacent Yew on far western end of old tennis court or so much thereof as preserves Lilac, leaving Lilac free so far as possible. Reduce/crown/canopy lift Lilac, removing one damaged trunk, to leave viable tree. G2 - 11 x Horse Chestnuts - re-pollard 11 pollard Horse Chestnuts adjacent and near to boundary with Brook Street. G3 - 6 x Lime - repollard 6 pollard Lime trees adjacent to boundary with Brook Street. G4 - 5 x Lime - repollard 5 lime trees on right hand side of Lime avenue. G5 - Apple, Plum, Pear & Mulberry - re-prune in accordance with season fruit (apple, plum, pear and mulberry) trees. T4 - Ash - re-pollard pollard ash near greenhouse. T5 - Lime - crown lift right hand avenue Lime adjacent to lawn to 4m from ground on right hand side. T6 - Lime - crown lift southern (left hand) side of left hand avenue Lime adjacent to lawn to 8m. T7 - Lime - canopy lift to rear left Lime where sub-laterals overhang top of rear right pollard Lime. T8 - Oak - crown/canopy lift to small Oak sapling in kitchen garden up to 3m from ground to remove shade. T9 - Oak - canopy lift to nearby larger Oak to 3m above ground. T10 - Sycamore - remove small Sycamore sapling growing under larger Oak. Remarks:
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| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| CA10157Application Form | Not published | View |
| Decision letter CA 10157 2018 01 16Application Form | Not published | View |
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Understanding planning · 13 min read
Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.
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