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1 Melrose Court Christchurch Road Winchester Hampshire SO23 9TE
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As per tree survey document. The proposed work is on a row of English Holly trees running east to west on a shared access drive from Christchurch Road to Melrose Court. The attached tree survey highights this row of trees as "G2". A row of ~20 English Holly trees. Current height ~ 12m. Stem diameters ~ 22cm. Crown diameters ~ 8m.The proposed work is to cut back the lateral gowth and reduce the height of the trees. Taking in the lateral growth by ~2m on each side and reducing the height be approximately half to improve the health of the trees and at the request of our neighbours. In addition to these works we will also cut back the sycamore tree branches overhanging our neighbours to the north as detailed on the survery attached (within "G1" in the tree survey map".
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View council map| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Decision NoticeDecision Notice · PDF | 7 Apr 2025 | View |
| APPLICATION FORM - WITHOUT PERSONAL DATAApplication Form · PDF | 21 Feb 2025 | View |
| SKETCH PLANDrawing · PDF | 21 Feb 2025 | View |
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Understanding planning · 13 min read
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