Indeed it has left a space on the ground and in the sky. I expect to get a lot more morning sunshine at the back door this summer. I need to split and move the heavy rounds away from the stump and then get a guy in to ground out the base. If it's anything like the sycamore trees they only grind down so far. There will still be plenty of lateral roots running hither and thither getting in the way of any planting I want to do..
Strangely the planning consent hasn't insisted on a replacement tree.