1 Merle Close, Bridgwater, TA6 5LS

Internal reconfiguration works to create separate office units.

Crown lift 1No. Sequoiadendron (T1) to 4m and remove deadwood

Remove epicormic growth of 3No. Tilia (T3, T9 & T12) and re-pollard to previous pruning points. Crown lift 1No. Tilia (T4) to 5m road side, crown reduce whole crown by 6m following decay detection and removal of neighbouring ash. Fell 1No. Fraxinus (T5) due to ash die back. Remove epicormic growth of 1No. Tilia (T10), re-pollard to previous pruning points and sever ivy. Repollard 1No. Tilia (T11) to previous pruning points. Crown lift 1No. Quercus ilex (T15) to 3m, reduce extended branch end weight to west/north west and east by up to 4m to suitable reduction points and install dynamic bracing to 2/3 length along extended lateral limbs to central leader. Crown lift 1No. Tilia (T16) to 5m, remove large dead branch central crown at 8m and remove epicormic growth and stem growth to 5m. Remove main stem of 1No. Platanus (T18) to ground level. Reduce extended branch of 1No. Fagus (T19) to North and east (towards church and over path) by 2-3m to a suitable pruning point and prune back from the church building to create a minimum 2m gap. Reduce crown of 1No. Taxus (T23.5) by approx. 4m to regenerative growth to west to form retrenched crown and shape and remove declining low branch to west back to main stem. Crown reduce 1No. Taxus (T25) secondary stem 4m and install a brace. Reduce extended branch of 1No. Taxus (T27) to north by 3m to reduce strain on base and reshape. Crown lift 1No. Sambucus (T30) over shed roof to allow a 1m gap. Crown lift 1No. Taxus (T32) by 2-3m removing low deadwood. Crown lift 1No. Corylus (T35) to 2-3m and deadwood (Squirrel damage). Crown lift secondary growth/ tips only of 1No. Taxus (T37) to 1.5m to allow visibility and maintenance below, extended branch reduction to the south by 2-3m end weight of extended limbs.