4 Lawrence Place, Newbury, RG14 2JA

The proposed works comprise a new brick wall with timber gates between the school and Shaw House, green V mesh fencing in more vegetated and visually contained locations, and metal bow top fencing to more visible churchyard boundaries. These treatments have been selected to respond to the differing sensitivities of the site, with more solid enclosure limited to the already altered school/Shaw House interface and more visually permeable or recessive fencing used elsewhere.

I wish to apply to fell and dismantle the mature Cedar of Lebanon tree, known as tree icon 014J in the grounds of St Mary's Church yard, Shaw. The tree has had two significant and large limb rip outs over the last threee months from probalby included bark and acute branch collars, the remaining tree has several more significant limbs with similar branch collars and the concern is that additional limbs and branches are likely to fall over time. A well used footpath runs past the tree and this is used daily by children and adults. The tree now has two large decay points where the limbs ripped out from so these will be sites of pathogen ingress over time. The tree is around 15m in height and 10-12m in width, the hope is that the church plants a replacement tree elsewhere in the churchyard.

Application for Approval of Details Reserved by Condition 3 (Biodiversity method statement) of planning permission 26/01833/DEMO