Planning applications in Broxtowe, October 2018

The Cottage 1A The Twitchell Chilwell NG9 5BD

T1. Hybrid Poplar Works: Fell to ground level and replace with species to be decided Justification: The tree is a large specimen that has been pollarded or "hat racked" in the past. This poor treatment has resulted in regrowth that is potentially hazardous. Poplar wood is naturally prone to failure and the past treatment has hugely increased the likelihood of branches failing and causing damage, as was demonstrated in recent storm when large branched snapped out. We considered "re-pollarding" the tree as this could reduce the likelihood of failure, however this would be a temporary solution requiring regular expensive tree surgery and the tree would still be hazardous. The tree has reached the end of it Safe Useful Life expectancy and therefore should be removed. T2 White Poplar Works: Fell to ground level and replaced with tree to be decided Justification: The tree has poor form and lost a large branch in recent storms. The removal of T1 would leave the tree exposed and increase the risk of it failing.