Flat A, 10 Somerset Gardens, London, SE13 7SY Data via plota.co.uk

Proposal

FRONT SIDE: ONE Ash (T1/T14 in TPO)(ht.11m) CROWN REDUCE HEIGHT by 2m from 11m to ht.9m, REDUCE LATERAL SPREAD by 2m from 8m to 6m on E,W,S compass points as marked image submitted 11 November 2025, remove snapped branch resting on garage, remove deadwood, CROWN THIN by 25%. Reason: clearance from building, general management to reshape for the setting, remove small, snapped branch. (Note ? see also 6-wk notice ref. DC/25/142026 to fell rear bay T2 (ht.3m) at flat A, 10 Somerset Gardens). The London Borough of Lewisham (Somerset Gardens and Loampit Hill) Tree Preservation Order 1974. Informative A: thank you for retaining the tree's amenity, health and aesthetics by careful crown reduction retaining branch structure to manage the tree within its setting, and for wildlife and shade to reduce high temperatures in increasingly hot summers due to climate change. Informative B: please create habitat log piles with arisings for wildlife and biodiversity. Data via plota.co.uk