HABERDASHERS ASKES, TEMPLE GROVE FREE SCHOOL, PEPYS ROAD, LONDON, SE14 5SF Data via plota.co.uk

Proposal

REAR: ONE Cherry (T1)(ht.4m) POLLARD by 2m from ht.4m to 2m. Reason: ivy clad tree REAR: ONE Sycamore (T5)(ht.15m) LATERAL REDUCE by 2m from 8m to 6m on N compass point, small diameter laterals only, remove dead wood. Reason: clearance from building. REAR: ONE Willow (T10)(ht.15m) remove small, cracked stem at the base. Reason: safety REAR: ONE dead Beech (T18)(ht.3m) FELL. Reason: dead tree. Duty to replace applies. REAR: ONE dead Sorbus (T19)(ht.3.5m) FELL. Reason: dead tree, leaning (hung up in the vines). Duty to replace applies. Tree works planned for 5/6 August 2026 during school holidays. Informative A: the landowner has a duty to plant another tree of an appropriate size and species when a tree is removed in a conservation area because it is dead or presents an immediate risk of serious harm. Ref. Tree Preservation Orders and trees in conservation areas guidance, para 121; Section 213 of Town & Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended). Informative B: replacement trees for the 2x dead trees T18 & T19 to be selected from hawthorn, hazel, bird cherry, crab apple Malus sylvestris), quince (Cydonia oblonga) whitebeam, holly, alder buckthorn, goat willow, common pear, purging buckthorn. Informative C: huge thank you for planting replacement trees and maintaining existing trees to retain the treed school boundary for amenity, wildlife and a treed shady garden play area for pupils and climate change mitigation. Informative D: please retain safe high dead stumps and create habitat log piles or 'dead hedge' with arisings for wildlife and biodiversity. Data via plota.co.uk