Grottoes, 21 Braddons Hill Road East, Torquay, TQ1 1HA

5 Day Notice Removal of dead and heavily decayed pollard which has not regrown. Tree is a significant danger to the care home users, visitors and staff.

There are several Bay tree trunks that have become potentially dangerous in my opinion and they have moved at an angle and are now leaning against the stone wall bordering my garden and the pavement,and one is across my car port .I have cut the smaller branches to one of them which was overhanging the pavement,as it seemed worse than the rest, to reduce the weight and further wind damage and I have tied it back as shown in an attached photo.There are also photos of the base of a couple of the trees which show large gaps where the trunks has moved from.I have also included another photo of a dead trunk in the same vicinity which I also wish to remove.

T002. 1x Lawson cypress (Chamaecyparis lawsoniana) - Crown lift to 3m above ground level for highway clearance. T013. 1x Weeping willow (Salix babylonica) - Prune away from car park to achieve 1.5m clearance. T5857. 1x Norway maple (Acer platanoides) - Sectional dismantle and fell. All branches will be chipped into the undergrowth surrounding the tree. All timber will be removed from site G008. Coppice laurel undergrowth to a height of 0.3m around base of trees to assist in future inspections. T013. 1 x Weeping willow (Salix babylonica) - Reduce the height of the canopy by 2-3m whilst retaining the entirety of the lower canopy to compensate for lean. T014. 1x Sycamore (Acer pseudoplatanus) - Reduce tree to a height of 6m above ground level to reduce the mechanical load on main branch junction. Understory vegetation will be cut to provide a clear access route from the tree. All branches will be chipped back into the undergrowth leaving a level profile with all timber being stacked on site within the dense undergrowth area. T1988. 1x Pedunculate oak (Quercus robur) - Coppice laurel surrounding the base of tree to assist in future inspections. All arising material shall be removed from site and returned to our premises for recycling unless stated otherwise within quote. For Justification, please refer to the Tree Condition Safety Survey