The Fairfield School horse chestnut trees are to be felled

Sad news in the current planning list, the two large horse chestnut trees outside Fairfield School are to be felled as part of extensive tree works taking place within the school grounds. The details of the plan can be found at this link.

The trees affected are shown on this plan, with the key to proposed works below:

T1. Horse Chestnut. Fell over mature tree.
T2. Horse Chestnut. Fell over mature declining tree.
T3. Beech. Crown lift to 3m over footpath, 5m over road
T4. Sycamore. Crown lift over shed, 2m clearance
T5. Sycamore. Crown lift off building, 2m clearance.
T6. Sycamore. Crown lift to 5m over car parking area
T7. Sorbus aria x 2. Crown lift to 2m
T8. Dead Tree. Fell
T9. Sycamore. Prune branches away from neighbours building, 2m clearance
T10. Sycamore. Prune branches away from neighbours building, 2m clearance
T11. Willow. Coppice to 1m failed multi stemmed tree.
T12. Willow. Coppice to 1m
T13. Willow. Coppice to 1m failed tree
T14. Willow. Coppice to 1m storm damaged tree.