Tree Preservation Report

Parish Id:
8
Address:
on land east of Lions Club
rear of Bridgwater House car
Bridgwater
Somerset
TA6 3AR
Sequence:
8
Year:
1998

Parish:
BRIDGWATER
Served:
27/05/1998
Location:
BRIDGWATER
Confirmed:
10/07/1998
OS Ref:
Removed:

Preservation Group Comments


Group Group Type Species Condition Crown Spread Height Survey Date Comments
T / 1 Individual Tree Wych Elm Mature 14 20 16/04/1999 Multi stemmed tree, heavy Ivy growth on trunk. Good specimen - no deadwood. Leans slightly (10-15 degrees). Crown intermingles slightly with adjacent tree. Consent granted 13/10/98 to crown lift to give 8ft (2.4m) clearance from ground level. Application No:1/08/98/136/J Consent to Carry Out Works to Trees Dated: 3/10/98 08/05/00225 Consent to crown lift T1 to give 5m ground clearance. Remove secondary branch adj. to Homelane House Dated 03/10/2005 08/09/00228 Consent to Crown lift to give a 5m clearance, removing 3No low branches back to the main trunk and to reduce 4No extended branches by 2-3m which are close to the adjacent property (Homecastle House) and overhanging the car park all from1No Wych Elm (T1) granted 14/10/2009 08/15/00016 Consent to remove secondary growth on southern side of canopy overhanging Homecastle House granted 19/02/2015 08/18/00178 crown reduce hight by 5-6m, crown lift all round upto 4m, re-prune laterals over Homecastle House by 3-4m, reduce remaining lateral growth by 2-3m consent granted 03/10/2018 08/22/00200 Consent granted to reduce Wych Elm (TPO ref T1) to single stemmed pollard/monolith, 4-5 m high on 15/11/2022. Works classed as dangerous so formal appllication was withdrawn to enable works to be carried out ASAP.
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