Tree Preservation Report

Parish Id:
19
Address:
West House Lodge
Chilton Polden
Bridgwater
TA7 9DR
Sequence:
16
Year:
1995

Parish:
CHILTON POLDEN
Served:
26/09/1995
Location:
CHILTON POLDEN
Confirmed:
07/11/1995
OS Ref:
Removed:

Preservation Group Comments


Group Group Type Species Condition Crown Spread Height Survey Date Comments
G / 1 Group Various Mature 0 0 01/10/1997 2 Yew, 1 Monterey Cypress, 1 Wellingtonia Trees inspected 19.11.98 Monterey cypress badly storm damaged and requires surgery 29/01/2015 JAB telephone conversation with owner, I confirm that the damaged limb on the protected holm oak can be removed by your appointed tree surgeon. I recommend that he/she is fully insured and professionally qualified as all tree works are required to be carried out to the British Standard 3998:2010. A formal application for this work is not required. I would be grateful if you can email me a photo of the damaged branch for my records.
G / 2 Group Various Mature 01/10/1997 1 Lime, 2 Monterey Cypress (1 has snapped half way up, the 3rd appears to have blown in the wind and has been felled).
G / 3 Group Various Mature 0 0 01/10/1997 Sycamore, 1 Beech, 1 Poplar, Holm Oak - All trees have heavy ivy growth Trees inspected on 19.11.98 holm oak is in conflict with SWEB cables and pole and agreed that a number of lower limbs could be removed (by Professional Tree Services) to alleviate problem 19/10/00011 Granted crown lift and cut back branches to avoid conflict with power, phone lines and house from 1 Evergreen Oak and 1 Sycamore granted 08/11/2010 19/15/00004 coppice to near ground level group of 6 Sycamore granted 01/05/2015 19/17/00010 Consent to crown lift to 3.5m and crown thin by 30% ensuring canopy is clear of boundary fence and utility cables from 1 No. Holm Oak granted 27/10/2017 19/21/00015 Consent granted to crown lift Holm Oak within G3 to a height of 3m. Reduce lateral growth on the eastern side of the canopy by 3m and southern side by 2-2.5m to rebalance tree and alleviate conflict with power cables on 18/05/2022.
T / 1 Individual Tree Atlas Cedar Mature 12 12 01/10/1997 1 loose dead branch hanging in crown - otherwise OK
T / 2 Individual Tree Walnut Over Mature 16 10 01/10/1997 Tree has been pollarded some time ago - the main heart of the tree is rotting, also a lot of the main limbs. Although the new growth is growing well.
T / 3 Individual Tree Wellingtonia Mature 14 27 01/10/1997
T / 4 Individual Tree Yew Mature 12 7 01/10/1997
T / 5 Individual Tree Wellingtonia Mature 8 27 01/10/1997 Leans about 15% and has dropped a lot of small limbs 19/15/00009 Refusal to fell T5 03/06/2015
T / 6 Individual Tree Horse Chestnut Felled 20 12 01/10/1997 Has dropped a couple of limbs, otherwise OK (some deadwood in crown 15%) JJ inspected T6 on 19.11.98 and tree has now lost a major limb on east side of tree leaving it unbalanced. Owner is now considering an application to fell this tree with a view to providing a replacement. Application No: 1/19/98/15/J Consent to Carry Out Works to Trees Dated: 17/02/99 Consent granted 17.02.99 to fell T6 subject to tree being replaced. An avenue of 8 lime trees have now been planted.
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