Sealed Judgement

6.2 ‘R EDUNDANT ’ / ‘U NSUITABLE ’ T REES
In the information provided with the DA assessment 2022, the Retention Value of ‘Dead’ or
redundant trees was classified as Low. This was amended in 2024 when the tree health review
noted a marked increase in the number of trees that had succumbed to the morbidity spiral.

The 2024 review reduced the health and condition status of 22 trees to the level that they are
termed ‘Redundant’. This has increased to 40 redundant/dead trees following the March 2025
assessment. They are now classed and named ‘Dead’ as they no longer provide function as
a viable tree with little to no ability to photosynthesise and a structural condition that is
compromised and/or failing. These trees were found to be vine-infested to the point that they
were in the midst of the morbidity spiral. These trees are illustrated in the Tree Retention v
Removal Plan – Rev GG with a black slash ‘ / ’ and the term ‘UNSUITABLE’ has been used
to identify them – see Appendix 3. The management of these trees is dictated by their position
within the design and their removal/retention status rather than their health and condition, as
some dead and dysfunctional trees, depending on their location, may be retained as part of
the natural ecosystem and are worthy of retention from an ecological perspective.




   Figure 1: AP210910 - 10-07 - SITE PLAN - TREE RETENTION VS REMOVAL PLAN - REV GG Legend




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