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Application for consent to perform tree works at American Museum in Britain, Claverton, BA2 7BD
13th September 2016
The species affected are detailed in the table below and relate to the A3 scanned map provided as
part of this application. Some pictures are also provided.
Tree no.
1
Species
Beech
Work
Remove deadwood;
crown lift to 2m
5
Holm oak (large)
7
Beech (large, leans into
woods)
Sycamore - Group of
sycamore seedlings
next to T.7
Ash tree adjacent to
pathway
Remove deadwood and
reduce southerly boughs
by 3m
Remove large southerly
branch to main trunk
Fell – squirrel damaged
8
9
10
11
Holm oak (large on
corner of driveway)
with ganoderma
Cherry
12
13
Holm oak
Wild Cherry
14
Turkey oak
15
Acer
16
Yew
17
Holm Oak to East side
of Orangery/Café
within 2m of building
Remove westerly leader
overhanging pathway
with cankers back to
main stem
Reduce easterly boughs
by 3m to reduce end
weight
Remove deadwood and
remove large easterly
bough to main trunk.
Reduce smaller easterly
bough by 3m to first
junction.
Remove deadwood
Remove southerly bow
to reduce weight
Crown clean/remove
deadwood
Reduce large bifurcate
easterly branch to main
trunk. Reduce overall
height by 3m.
Crown clean and remove
branches that touch
buildings
Crown lift by removing
1x minor limb in contact
with the east wall of the
building. Reduce major
scaffold branch to south
Reason
Aesthetics remove
squirrel-damaged
branches
Visitor safety
Visitor safety
Aesthetics/Visitor
safety
Visitor safety
Visitor safety
Visitor safety
Visitor safety
Visitor safety
Visitor safety
Visitor safety- leans
towards footpath
and has squirreldamaged branches
Visitor safety
Visitor safety
over the building by 4m
back to the point where
the stem divides into 3.
Prune remaining foliage
to clear the building by
2m.
Figure 1: Tree 11 – cherry with large branch overhanging driveway to coach house
Figure 2: Tree 12 Holm Oak overhanging main driveway
Figure 3: Tree 1 (right) and tree 6 (copper beech) overhanging main visitor footpath
Figure 4: Tree 10 large holm oak overhanging main driveway
Figure 5: Tree 15 acer overhanging a visitor footpath near to cafe
Figure 6: Tree 13 cherry with branch that overhangs a visitor footpath