Chellowdene, 2 Chalvington Road, Chandler's Ford Data via plota.co.uk

Proposal

1no Oak (T1) - Crown reduce by up to 3m in height and by up to 3m in spread where possible back to previous pruning points. The dimensions of the tree after pruning will be about 16m in height and branch lengths of about 7-8 m in each direction. Recently checked tree and identified one large Laetiporus sulphureus fungal fruiting body growing from an old pruning wound/cavity at about 2.5 m where the trunk divides into two large co-dominant stems. Given this observation, and the fact that there are two further large historic pruning wounds close to the fungal fruiting body, our view is that the works are necessary in the interest of reasonable tree risk management to reduce overall wind loading throughout the crown. The works will not cause significant harm to the tree, and as the profile of it will remain mostly unchanged from public viewpoints, it will have no detrimental impact on its contribution to local character. Data via plota.co.uk