Four trees to be trimmed beside Hadrian Way

Summary

The owner wants to trim low branches from four trees beside 2 Hadrian Way.

The branches hang over the pavement, garden and garage roof. Trimming would improve headroom and stop branches touching the roof. The trees would remain.

The council will decide after the public comment period. The work is not described as already built or approved.

What the council wrote

After consultation with a qualified arborist (Alex Davies from AJD Tree Care, Sandbach) regarding several trees on our property, he recommended the following actions (please refer to sketch map for the location of the affected trees T1, T2, T3 and T4)T1 Copper Beech TPO V/81/00175/ORD Tree No 9Crown Lift to raise the lower small branches which overhang the pavement and are currently at head height in placesT2 and T3 Sycamore Conservation Area owned by ChurchCrown Lift to remove the lower branches which overhang the garden of 2 Hadrian Way and are currently at head height in placesT4 Sycamore Conservation Area joint owned by Church and 2 Hadrian WayCrown Lift to remove lower branches which overhang the garden of 2 Hadrian Way and are currently scraping the garage roof. The wind causes the branch to bang the roof which we believe will increase the likelihood of structural damage in bad weather. We have only been in this property for about 6 months but we recall that the previous owners suffered damage to the garage roof from a falling branch some years ago - presumably the same tree.We have spoken to the Church Warden (Ali Fletcher) about the proposed work, and on behalf of the church, she is happy for the work to proceed from her perspective.