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> I think it's best not to have a tree by the petrol

> station - with bus queues and pedestrian traffic,

> it is not very practical. I agree, however, that

> it needs to be filled in.



I agree, this one by Texaco on Grove Vale is placed in the most stupid place.

Are we of the opinion that this replanting isn't being done anyway? I reported a dangerous stump in Rodwell Road last year, and it was removed. The tree pit now has a young (fenced off) tree in it, after a few months of being empty.


Just wondering if this cataloging is going to achieve something that's already in-hand?

I'm also liaising with the Tree Dept and both ED and Village ward cllrs on updating the empty tree pit spreadsheet as there hasn't been a proper survey for a while now. I was going to start a thread like this, but I keep getting caught out by the CloudFlare problems. So this thread is very useful.


FYI, according to the last spreadsheet I updated, both 1 Glengarry and 86 (and also 45) Beauval are on the list to be replaced before the end of April. 1 Glengarry is to be a Prunus x Yedoensis (Japanese specimen cherry) the Beauval trees are to be Ginkgos to match the existing avenue.


But everything is on hold until the new treeplanting guide is approved... if the new specs for 1m x 1m pits are imposed, this could severely limit future replanting in Dulwich... in which case we might have to launch a new protest.

Thanks rch. Would this thread not be useful to persuade the powers that be that we would like the pits filled in before the 1m x 1m rule is imposed. THe empty pits look forlorn: at least have the manners to fill them in with concrete or a paving flag, council!

Hi Nigello, yes that was the plan, but obstacles are now hitting, so I'm waiting to hear if the issue can be resolved internally before we go into a public protest. Bear in mind that this ruling could seriously affect the character of the whole area if we can't plant trees as most of our pavements aren't wide enough to accommodate 1m x 1m pits.


In the meantime, it's probably best to leave the empty treepits unfilled in the short term as it will only cost more money to re-clear them for planting - only the pits which are definitely not going to be replanted are being repaved. We are lobbying for any pits that can't be replanted to be awarded another tree in the area in lieu (we have a separate Lieu List), but digging new pits costs extra money, which in turn eats into the replanting budget.


This is why both Ed and Village ward cllrs have awarded CGS funds for tree planting, in order to supplement internal budget.


We should hear back on the 1m x 1m policy in a week or two, then hopefully the planting list that was agreed in the autumn will go through in March and then we can start the surveys up again over the summer to prepare for next years planting list. Fyi, planting season runs from Sept-March when the trees are dormant.

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