Many years ago, my local councillor, who was in charge of planning, and also owned a building company, removed a line of beech trees that were protected. Funnily enough, nothing much happened 🤔
Some builders near me cut protected trees down as it was hindering their new development, the multiple thousand pound fine was nothing compared to their profit.
I support the builders, people need homes ,& trees can be planted elsewhere to replace them .& usually are included in the final landscaping of the development .
@@maskedavenger2578 So if you have the money to be able to break the law with little consequence then that's okay then? The law is the law, it and it's consequences should hit everyone to hard, not just those who can least avoid those consequences, otherwise what's the point? The same builder has built buildings nearby which are bigger and with an extra floor than planning consent allowed and pulled down a property with nesting bats, he simply paid the fines and carried on building his luxury, multi acre developments... If he was building for a more common good (multiple affordable homes) I might agree with your argument more.
A few years ago now, the family that inherited next door wanted to develop the site with 5 houses. To do so they removed a 300 year old oak tree. I complained on the day and asked them to stop, but no one was at work (Saturday) to come out an attend. I understand they got fined £35,000. Still doesn't put the oak tree back though.
Here in France a neighbour decided to chop down a row of mature trees Elm, Ash, Fig and walnut. They were beautiful, but they wanted the ground for parking, so down they went. I'm very glad to report that they had a visit from the local police munipale and they were heavily fined. It didn't bring the trees back, but they paid heavily for parking and firewood. Such a shame.
Perhaps planning permission should be denied if the development is near protected trees since the developers will cut down the trees anyway even when they are told not to.
Or perhaps make it a law that if any protected tree is cut down as part of a development illegally then a fine should be brought against the company equil to a percentage of the whole development costs, say 20 percent... That should make the developers think twice.
On the other hand, Sheffield City Council illegally cut down 5000 street trees and even tried to get an opposition councillor committed to prison for standing under one of those trees, and no one seems to have been punished in any way.
@@markmooch Yes, leaves & rain affect the G5 signal, & that is why the trees were cut down. G5 has far-reaching implications & uses, such as the Smart Meter.
So, councils across the country are going around removing whole avenues of tress due to the maintenance obligations but of course they refuse any such action the public may wish to take.
My neighbour hired a company to cut down 2 trees in his garden the company refused because there were birds nest in them. So they had to do a check on what birds and reapply to takes them down. They did in the end but took years.
If you live in a Conservation Area, then your trees might covered by tree protection orders automatically. Also, it's a separate offence to disturb nesting birds, e.g. when you cut down or lop a tree.
Most councils hate trees because "apparently " they cost money in maintaining them, the leaves block drains & you can also slip on wet leaves & sue the council & also if a conker or acorn hits your car they are liable. Welcome to the sueing culture.
Lots of wierd things happen when developers are refused planning permission. In Birmingham, a pattern has emerged that locals notice but the council doesnt do anything. An historic Grade 2 listed pub for instance - developers wanted to turn it into flats but were refused planning permission then it burnt down in a mysterious fire and was eventually bulldozed and planning permission was granted. The same thing happened with a private golf club who sold the land to a developer, planning permission refused - another mysterious fire and then a demolition order was granted then planning permission was granted and nothing is said not even about the protected trees on site that have been chopped down.
Standard building practice that's been going on for donkeys years & very well known. Laws are [usually] to keep us plebs in line, rarely are they enforced on big business, probably because they would have the financial resources to put up a fight.
They are a bit more canny where I live. On a new development close to me is on the edge of woodland. A lot ot trees suddenly became disesed and had to be felled, just where they wanted to build coincidently!
You have spoken wisely on this subject matter several times and if your advice had been applied here, it would have saved him £7200 plus his costs and time!
A huge old protected oak was conveniently destroyed when the guys doing the groundwork on a new development set fire to the brush they'd accumulated directly under said oak tree which then 'accidentally' caught fire.
I know someone that had a few protected trees in their relatively large garden. He just set fire to them after stacking garden waste underneath them. He blamed it on vandals and got away with it every time. I don't know why he did it, he just seemed to hate trees or the protection orders.
I love trees, but having large ones next to ones home is tempting fate. Every time we have a big storm, what are the news headlines? People killed by falling trees, or cars crushed, or houses demolished!
Trees are a precious asset. street trees in particular. You will often see the Council or Contracters Pollarding the trees. This leaves a tree the looks like a shaving brush. The tree will begin to grow new foliage in the spring and will return to it's former glory. Pollarding prevents the tree from getting too big and the roots spreading and damaging property and roads. Cutting down a tree with a protection order, the Council can make you replace it with a mature tree of the same species.
All well and good but when the council disregard their own rules its rather frustrating especially when they authorise new builds and the chopping down of mega amounts of trees to accommodate tye new builds. And the council seems to be able to build on green belt land regardless of public opinion. So much corruption in society today.
After the PTO tree gets felled or hacked my Chichester council says don't do it again. Not to me but A holes living behind me so far five trees gone one badly lopped
@@stuarthall2523 Hilarious... The rainforrest is not under the juristiction of the UK government therefore your comment is not only inane but also irrelevant.
in Crawley there are cherry trees everywhere..when the town was being built in one borough Furnace green mainly ..people were asked if they wanted a cherry tree in their garden or on the grass verge in front of house...
just remember the 3 D's is it dead, dyeing or dangerous, and if you can get tree surgeon to sign-off on one or more with a submission to the council tree officer, and if they still wont budge, and if it was to fall would reach beyond your boundary, ask them to indemnify you by providing liability insurance, they tend to change their tune quick. also be aware that TPO don't have to be on specific trees, but can be a blanket TPO that covers an area, thus all trees in that area over a specific diameter.
I've seen a huge massive tractor with a huge saw industrial cutting trees down in the countryside at a rate of 1 minute per tree. a 100 ft tree that is. scandlous. obviously agreed by council. it's happening a lot.
bird poo on your car , does wonders to destroy paintwork , quite messy on washing hung out to dry too . many do not net their tree to protect the fruit for themselves - its just eye candy for them.
@@Gruxxan looking out of my front window my neighbours still have one next to the driveway and the birds poop on his car too. Decorative trees in the back garden , they have no intention of harvesting., nice blossom though. We're not talking here of people who have fruit trees for the fruit ;-)
@@the_forbinproject2777 in any case, having a productive fruit tree on your property can raise the value as much as £10, 000. this would easliy the outweigh the apparent dangers of bird poop
I have a friend who has a tree with a TPO. It's causing structural damage to a neighbours fence and possibly property and he's concerned about the legal ramifications should his neighbour persue action.
Where I live there was a row of Sycamore trees along our boundary growing in a ditch which belonged to the neighboring farm, I asked them if I could remove them and what should I do with the wood and was told they did not care what I did so I contacted the local council who also not only expressed no concern over cutting them down and said no planning was required they also described the trees as weed trees, So I contacted a tree surgeon and down all nine came and the ditch now flows freely.
I am of the opinion, for what it's worth, that you should not be permitted to plant a tree that will eventually over hang your neighbours properties. If you plant, say, a Chestnut tree which can have a canopy extending 30 feet and you plant it at the fence there will be perhaps 15 feet over hanging your neighbours garden in the future, so if you garden isn't large enough that you can plant 15 feet from the boundary line, you should not be allowed to plant it, go for shrubs or something that won't grow so wide.
They need to be published and the owner of the land where it is standing has to be informed. If you want to find out about existing TPOs you should be able to look them up at your council's website. My council (West Berkshire) has an online map where you can see all the trees (or groups/areas of trees) marked and when you click on it you can look up further details about the specific TPO.
They have changed the fines to a percentage of your annual takings.... Not a valuation of the tree itself... Cause taking a tree worth £4k down to build a £2million house is very except able to the building trade
Does the protection still apply to a tree that has been felled by a storm? I.e. do you still need permission to chop it up after a storm has taken it down?
Can you install a Root Barrier (entirely within your own property) if the roots from a tree are causing subsidence to the foundations of your property, when installing such a barrier might involve cutting through some of the roots (again, entirely within your property)?
When purchasing a property/home etc then surely it is the responsibility of the conveyancing solicitor to find out and inform the buyer if any tree protection orders are in place on the property? Another question, if I plant a tree and then some years later decide to cut it down since it's MY tree then no application for permission would be required? (assume any work done conforms to the appropriate safety and disposal regulations in force at that time?)
If you live in a conservation area no you cant, the tree is covered by the blanket tpo. If you don't live in a conservation area you can do what you like as long as no one has had a tpo put on it
*I think most countries are of the opinion that if a neighbours tree is coming into your yard you can trim it back and give them the rubbish. Probably best to get that in writing from your local govt office so the neighbour cant try and call cops on you*
Not on preservation orders. When the survey is done the solicitor should tell the new occupants they cannot touch the trees in any way (except for natural wind blown)
I grew up in a house with an enormous tree in the front garden which was taller than the house. This was a georgian country house with four stories. The width of the trunk at the base was about the same as a mini. It was considered likely that the tree would come down onto the house at some point, but it still took until I was in my late teens for us to get permission to have it cut down. It was beautiful and certainly removing it was upsetting, but I understood the concern my parents had of being crushed by falling masonry and a massive lump of wood.
I'm afraid I have no sympathy with the 'we'll just uproot it if it's becoming a problem' people. It would surely show in a surveyors report (if you chose to get one) that it may have an adverse effect further down the line. So don't complain when you find you can't get rid of it on a whim.
@@davidspear9790 Charming. I clearly stated that it was a danger to my family and that it took them over a decade to get permission to remove the tree and you have no sympathy because it was a whim?
the councels where i live are total fud waffels a freand off mine wanted to cut a tree down that is close to there house and also power lines in there back garden, it is huge!! so they asked if it was ok as if it did come down it would flatten there house or the power lines after having to speek to about 5 people who said it shouldnt be a problem, there head boss came out and there and then put a protection order on it!! and told them if they so much as touch it he will put orders on every tree the have on there land, they have 2.2 acers of woodland
We have a TPO on massive fir tree outside my moms house. It's huge (100ft plus) on a hill and is a hazard to the house if there were to be a big storm. They've tried multiple times to get the TPO removed but to no avail, application got rejected everytime. How on earth are you meant to tackle these ?
Someone near me complained to the council about a tree that overshadowed their house. The council told them to claim on their insurance if it blew down in a storm, not considering the risk to life and limb.. This is the same plot of land the council is considering selling for development.
@@DavidGetling people who kill trees in the middle of the night are just as scummy as dog thieves in my opinion. I’d shoot you if you try that on any of my trees, and because you’re carrying a chainsaw, or other assorted tool that makes a handy weapon, I’d get away Scot free with your murder.
If it's a street tree, ask the Council for a condition assessment for that tree. It should tell you if it's diseased, fissures, cavities and approx age. It may give an idea of how long it has left before it becomes "over-mature". This will either give you peace of mind, or an angle to approach them to remove it.
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totally unrelated to this video, but im looking for some quick advice in a nutshell in relation to my mums council tax, as i live and reside in the same property and pay rent, not officially by a contract tho i've lived here with her my whole life, anyway her landlord sent her a default notice but she didn't receive a summons otherwise i would've gone with her to contest it due to low income and hardship plus she's my appointee but yeah they withdrew the default notice even tho she didn't sign the bill for council tax it was her ex partner my dad, anyway she didn't make an agreement to pay it but their is arrears, i mentioned the local government and finance act 1992 section 13A (6) they can revert it to nil on claimants circumstances they haven't contacted her since and im a bit worried i dont might coming to an arrangement to pay it off if that is possible but yeah im just stuck
I remember community service back when I was a young twat (now I'm just a twat, to say the least 😇) probation officer/ supervisor we were cutting park trees and he was taking them for firewood. Until we told him it was illegal 😂🤣. Was a decent guy as long as we weren't more than half hour late then on he wouldn't mark us, gave us a heads up when the uptight supervisors were gonna be around. Took no crap but it sort of unwound him to some of group
Most councils put protected trees on a list, available via the internet. An ordinary tree in your back garden is unlikely to be listed. A 200-hundred-year-old oak in your front garden might be listed.
I have an established mature Oak that had a TPO placed on it and others about two years ago and i cannot touch it. However, it leans out of bank towards a neighbours garden Given that i am not allowed to maintain said tree and it falls during a storm causing damage. Surely the person placing the said TPO should be liable for their actions and make remedy for any loss suffered. Is this not correct.
You know you live in a relatively safe country when the 'authorities' start introducing masses of petty legislation. All punitive by the way - funny that, isn't it?
Woah hang on a tree protection order shouldnt be allowed on trees on private property. They are private property not council property how the hell is it legal for the council to tell you what you can do with your own property????
Hey Mr. BBB, if you're reading this: My neighbours have tall leylandii trees in their garden. The trees are threatening my house's foundations and block the light. I've offered to share the cost of their felling, but the neighbours declined. An internet search reveals leylandii trees taller than two metres aren't permitted. What's the law on this?
1. If part of the Leylandii hedge grows over the boundary (foliage or roots), owners of the neighbouring property have the right to cut it back to the boundary. However, anything you cut remains their property so you should check what the owner wants you to do with the trimmings. It is best not to throw them back over into the your neighbours garden but to stack it neatly. 2. There are no laws on how high the hedge can be grown but a council can take action if it is affecting someones reasonable enjoyment of their property, so maintaining your Leylandii hedge well from the start is recommended. take this info to your local govt office and verify - if they agree, cut the roots coming into your yard. As far as blocking light goes, you'll need to get thier ok too Not a barrister but dang i can google like a muthafucka lol
That's precisely why you DON'T enquire first. You will still be fined, but the fine will probably be a lot less, and well worth being rid of the tree you don't want.
If you really want to get rid of a tree, bang a copper nail into it. The copper will eventually kill the tree, though admittedly this may take some time.
Many years ago, my local councillor, who was in charge of planning, and also owned a building company, removed a line of beech trees that were protected. Funnily enough, nothing much happened 🤔
Here too, removed trees he wanted for his business and yet I can’t get a tree planted in our village anywhere
Hey, come on, you all know it's one rule for them and whatever rules they think up for us !
Now there’s a surprise
Some builders near me cut protected trees down as it was hindering their new development, the multiple thousand pound fine was nothing compared to their profit.
I support the builders, people need homes ,& trees can be planted elsewhere to replace them .& usually are included in the final landscaping of the development .
@@maskedavenger2578 So if you have the money to be able to break the law with little consequence then that's okay then? The law is the law, it and it's consequences should hit everyone to hard, not just those who can least avoid those consequences, otherwise what's the point? The same builder has built buildings nearby which are bigger and with an extra floor than planning consent allowed and pulled down a property with nesting bats, he simply paid the fines and carried on building his luxury, multi acre developments... If he was building for a more common good (multiple affordable homes) I might agree with your argument more.
@@maskedavenger2578 Trees, amongst lots of things, also stablize soil. preventing flooding etc. That doesn't occur much does it.
@@arron8627 Also tree roots destroy buildings, under ground drainage pipes, roads and pavements and cost thousands in damage
@@maskedavenger2578people need trees aswell without them everything would die homes can can built elsewhere aswell so your comment is pretty pointless
A few years ago now, the family that inherited next door wanted to develop the site with 5 houses. To do so they removed a 300 year old oak tree. I complained on the day and asked them to stop, but no one was at work (Saturday) to come out an attend. I understand they got fined £35,000. Still doesn't put the oak tree back though.
You need to stop interfering with people and their land
@@m88boy41 He will, when you lot stop cutting down protected trees and your other assorted criminal acts.
@@m88boy41 did you really miss the point?
Curtin twitching snitch 🤣
Here in France a neighbour decided to chop down a row of mature trees Elm, Ash, Fig and walnut. They were beautiful, but they wanted the ground for parking, so down they went. I'm very glad to report that they had a visit from the local police munipale and they were heavily fined. It didn't bring the trees back, but they paid heavily for parking and firewood. Such a shame.
Perhaps planning permission should be denied if the development is near protected trees since the developers will cut down the trees anyway even when they are told not to.
Or perhaps make it a law that if any protected tree is cut down as part of a development illegally then a fine should be brought against the company equil to a percentage of the whole development costs, say 20 percent... That should make the developers think twice.
@@harrier331 How about 50%?
@@lillymay3632 Whatever the percentage, you get the point.
On the other hand, Sheffield City Council illegally cut down 5000 street trees and even tried to get an opposition councillor committed to prison for standing under one of those trees, and no one seems to have been punished in any way.
Yes, G5 & rain, the reason for felling the Sheffield trees.
@@richardpaine5923 G5 and rain ?
@@markmooch Yes, leaves & rain affect the G5 signal, & that is why the trees were cut down. G5 has far-reaching implications & uses, such as the Smart Meter.
Punish councils for cutting down trees, the law has to work Both ways
... And out of their own pockets not the local tax payer's taxes.
So, councils across the country are going around removing whole avenues of tress due to the maintenance obligations but of course they refuse any such action the public may wish to take.
Yes, I used to work in Tree Services and the number of people that do work without authorisation get a surprise when they are fined.
My neighbour hired a company to cut down 2 trees in his garden the company refused because there were birds nest in them.
So they had to do a check on what birds and reapply to takes them down. They did in the end but took years.
If you live in a Conservation Area, then your trees might covered by tree protection orders automatically. Also, it's a separate offence to disturb nesting birds, e.g. when you cut down or lop a tree.
Most councils hate trees because "apparently " they cost money in maintaining them, the leaves block drains & you can also slip on wet leaves & sue the council & also if a conker or acorn hits your car they are liable. Welcome to the sueing culture.
Lots of wierd things happen when developers are refused planning permission. In Birmingham, a pattern has emerged that locals notice but the council doesnt do anything. An historic Grade 2 listed pub for instance - developers wanted to turn it into flats but were refused planning permission then it burnt down in a mysterious fire and was eventually bulldozed and planning permission was granted. The same thing happened with a private golf club who sold the land to a developer, planning permission refused - another mysterious fire and then a demolition order was granted then planning permission was granted and nothing is said not even about the protected trees on site that have been chopped down.
Standard building practice that's been going on for donkeys years & very well known. Laws are [usually] to keep us plebs in line, rarely are they enforced on big business, probably because they would have the financial resources to put up a fight.
Same in Warwick. Historic pub fell under and remained closed for a while. Mysteriously burnt down, bulldozed the lot and it's houses now
@@9crutnacker985 I could have sat here till midnight and not thought of a better comment!
They are a bit more canny where I live. On a new development close to me is on the edge of woodland. A lot ot trees suddenly became disesed and had to be felled, just where they wanted to build coincidently!
Funny how the local council can chop down old beautiful trees for no known reason. 😠
Yu live in Sheffield then?
You have spoken wisely on this subject matter several times and if your advice had been applied here, it would have saved him £7200 plus his costs and time!
My arrogant nephew cut down 5 of his neighbour's trees and was ordered to pay 50,000 in damages! 😏
Yet another reason to thoroughly check out a property before you buy it if you intend making changes to it.
A huge old protected oak was conveniently destroyed when the guys doing the groundwork on a new development set fire to the brush they'd accumulated directly under said oak tree which then 'accidentally' caught fire.
I know someone that had a few protected trees in their relatively large garden. He just set fire to them after stacking garden waste underneath them. He blamed it on vandals and got away with it every time. I don't know why he did it, he just seemed to hate trees or the protection orders.
TPOs are a really useful tool for locals to protect against unwanted development, too.
I love trees, but having large ones next to ones home is tempting fate. Every time we have a big storm, what are the news headlines? People killed by falling trees, or cars crushed, or houses demolished!
Trees are a precious asset. street trees in particular. You will often see the Council or Contracters Pollarding the trees. This leaves a tree the looks like a shaving brush. The tree will begin to grow new foliage in the spring and will return to it's former glory. Pollarding prevents the tree from getting too big and the roots spreading and damaging property and roads.
Cutting down a tree with a protection order, the Council can make you replace it with a mature tree of the same species.
He cut them down after being refused permission.
That's why, if you are smart, you don't ask. You are likely to get a much smaller fine.
All well and good but when the council disregard their own rules its rather frustrating especially when they authorise new builds and the chopping down of mega amounts of trees to accommodate tye new builds.
And the council seems to be able to build on green belt land regardless of public opinion.
So much corruption in society today.
It's a one horse race. If the council own the land, there's very little anyone can say or do that will change their mind.
After the PTO tree gets felled or hacked my Chichester council says don't do it again. Not to me but A holes living behind me so far five trees gone one badly lopped
Trees on his own land?
That is madness.
Then he should be able to charge rent for the TPO.
British system of Injustice.
Yet the rain forest mustn’t count. Insanity.
What exactly has the rain forest got to do with this...
@@harrier331 Can’t see the wood for the trees?
@@stuarthall2523 Hilarious... The rainforrest is not under the juristiction of the UK government therefore your comment is not only inane but also irrelevant.
@@harrier331 Really? I thought it was in Essex.
@@stuarthall2523 Ok troll.
What happens if the tree is a risk of falling down and nobody will take responsibility for it
Depends who owns it.
@@BlackBeltBarrister hypothetically a rented property
@@BlackBeltBarrister work can be carried out if the tree in question is Dangerous to the general public... So many different ways of looking at TPO's
The 3 D's Dead Dying and Dangerous
@@BlackBeltBarrister Rylands -v- Fletcher? Ahhh, happy university days!
There is also an issue of damage to property caused when the roots rot away and affect the foundations of buildings.
Roots do vastly more damage when alive than dead
@@paulosullivan3472 That's a fair point. Either way, TPOs are in principle necessary, in practice useless.
Not really but a large tree being felled can change ground water conditions
So you're saying that you must be careful when using tree fellers, however one or two fellers is ok?
Leave the trees alone.
in Crawley there are cherry trees everywhere..when the town was being built in one borough Furnace green mainly ..people were asked if they wanted a cherry tree in their garden or on the grass verge in front of house...
This goes for pine trees in Spain where I am.
just remember the 3 D's is it dead, dyeing or dangerous, and if you can get tree surgeon to sign-off on one or more with a submission to the council tree officer, and if they still wont budge, and if it was to fall would reach beyond your boundary, ask them to indemnify you by providing liability insurance, they tend to change their tune quick. also be aware that TPO don't have to be on specific trees, but can be a blanket TPO that covers an area, thus all trees in that area over a specific diameter.
I am surprised the council did not call in Special-Branch to deal with this!!
LOL & Sorry.
Keep up the great work 3B.
Have fun and stay safe,
Joe
I've seen a huge massive tractor with a huge saw industrial cutting trees down in the countryside at a rate of 1 minute per tree. a 100 ft tree that is. scandlous. obviously agreed by council. it's happening a lot.
Scandalous 😂 it's called forestry, an industry that supplies sustainable building materials
why on earth would you cut down a fruiting cherry tree anyway?
bird poo on your car , does wonders to destroy paintwork , quite messy on washing hung out to dry too .
many do not net their tree to protect the fruit for themselves - its just eye candy for them.
@@the_forbinproject2777 why would a car be parked under a cherry tree? and why would your clothes line be under a cherry tree? both seem unlikely.
@@Gruxxan looking out of my front window my neighbours still have one next to the driveway and the birds poop on his car too.
Decorative trees in the back garden , they have no intention of harvesting., nice blossom though.
We're not talking here of people who have fruit trees for the fruit ;-)
@@the_forbinproject2777 maybe your neighbour isnt as concerned about bird poop as you are
@@the_forbinproject2777 in any case, having a productive fruit tree on your property can raise the value as much as £10, 000. this would easliy the outweigh the apparent dangers of bird poop
I have a friend who has a tree with a TPO. It's causing structural damage to a neighbours fence and possibly property and he's concerned about the legal ramifications should his neighbour persue action.
Get the local tree officer out and show them the damage
Where I live there was a row of Sycamore trees along our boundary growing in a ditch which belonged to the neighboring farm, I asked them if I could remove them and what should I do with the wood and was told they did not care what I did so I contacted the local council who also not only expressed no concern over cutting them down and said no planning was required they also described the trees as weed trees, So I contacted a tree surgeon and down all nine came and the ditch now flows freely.
Mr Sawyer? Interesting name for this gentleman and his doings... 🤣🤣
I thought that magistrates could only issues fines to the value of £2000 or 6 months imprisonment. Has this changed?
I am of the opinion, for what it's worth, that you should not be permitted to plant a tree that will eventually over hang your neighbours properties. If you plant, say, a Chestnut tree which can have a canopy extending 30 feet and you plant it at the fence there will be perhaps 15 feet over hanging your neighbours garden in the future, so if you garden isn't large enough that you can plant 15 feet from the boundary line, you should not be allowed to plant it, go for shrubs or something that won't grow so wide.
Would a tree still be likely to be covered by a TPO if it is diseased?
yah, its a real bummer to have a Willow tree , usually protected and as a crop tree they rapidly grown back from a severe pruning !
I doubt you would find a tree officer in the country that wouldn't let you repollard a willow
Doesn't bring the trees back does it? I'd rule that he needs to do a day or two with the Woodland Trust planting a truck load of saplings.
Is there a protected tree database? How does anyone know?
They need to be published and the owner of the land where it is standing has to be informed. If you want to find out about existing TPOs you should be able to look them up at your council's website. My council (West Berkshire) has an online map where you can see all the trees (or groups/areas of trees) marked and when you click on it you can look up further details about the specific TPO.
@@ArminGrewe thank you
Most Council's have Tree Officers. Just make an enquiry.
they can catch tree cutters but not nonces
You could do it if no one complains. The problem is that there are people who report others because they take pleasure in human suffering
They have changed the fines to a percentage of your annual takings.... Not a valuation of the tree itself... Cause taking a tree worth £4k down to build a £2million house is very except able to the building trade
Does the protection still apply to a tree that has been felled by a storm? I.e. do you still need permission to chop it up after a storm has taken it down?
No, but take photos of the storm damage as proof
Can you install a Root Barrier (entirely within your own property) if the roots from a tree are causing subsidence to the foundations of your property, when installing such a barrier might involve cutting through some of the roots (again, entirely within your property)?
Yes but as long as you don't kill the tree or make it unstable, but I wouldn't bother. Root barriers rarely work so it isn't worth the effort
The world has gone nuts....yes TPO
Should I check for any tree in the garden?
its not too expensive, if it obstucts your daylight its ok to pay that. Make it precedence so the price don't fluctuate unnecessarily
I would have fined him more! Particularly when his application was refused but he did it anyway.
He asked.. was refused permission.. and did it anyway?!
🤣
When purchasing a property/home etc then surely it is the responsibility of the conveyancing solicitor to find out and inform the buyer if any tree protection orders are in place on the property? Another question, if I plant a tree and then some years later decide to cut it down since it's MY tree then no application for permission would be required? (assume any work done conforms to the appropriate safety and disposal regulations in force at that time?)
If you live in a conservation area no you cant, the tree is covered by the blanket tpo. If you don't live in a conservation area you can do what you like as long as no one has had a tpo put on it
*I think most countries are of the opinion that if a neighbours tree is coming into your yard you can trim it back and give them the rubbish. Probably best to get that in writing from your local govt office so the neighbour cant try and call cops on you*
Not on preservation orders. When the survey is done the solicitor should tell the new occupants they cannot touch the trees in any way (except for natural wind blown)
I grew up in a house with an enormous tree in the front garden which was taller than the house. This was a georgian country house with four stories. The width of the trunk at the base was about the same as a mini. It was considered likely that the tree would come down onto the house at some point, but it still took until I was in my late teens for us to get permission to have it cut down. It was beautiful and certainly removing it was upsetting, but I understood the concern my parents had of being crushed by falling masonry and a massive lump of wood.
I'm afraid I have no sympathy with the 'we'll just uproot it if it's becoming a problem' people. It would surely show in a surveyors report (if you chose to get one) that it may have an adverse effect further down the line. So don't complain when you find you can't get rid of it on a whim.
@@davidspear9790 Charming. I clearly stated that it was a danger to my family and that it took them over a decade to get permission to remove the tree and you have no sympathy because it was a whim?
I don't think my out of control leylandi is protected by law. Just the opposite
It's all a scam to control you or steal your money.
Man that fine is treemendous
was he investigated by special branch?
Gives a new meaning to operation yewtree😂
Treemendous advice. 🌳 ❤️
the councels where i live are total fud waffels a freand off mine wanted to cut a tree down that is close to there house and also power lines in there back garden, it is huge!! so they asked if it was ok as if it did come down it would flatten there house or the power lines after having to speek to about 5 people who said it shouldnt be a problem, there head boss came out and there and then put a protection order on it!! and told them if they so much as touch it he will put orders on every tree the have on there land, they have 2.2 acers of woodland
I don't see how a tree can be an asset to the community if its in someone's garden.
Apart from cleaning the air
We have a TPO on massive fir tree outside my moms house. It's huge (100ft plus) on a hill and is a hazard to the house if there were to be a big storm. They've tried multiple times to get the TPO removed but to no avail, application got rejected everytime. How on earth are you meant to tackle these ?
Maybe you should try to get permission to prune it? You could probably prune it significantly, which would help diminish the storm hazard.
Someone near me complained to the council about a tree that overshadowed their house. The council told them to claim on their insurance if it blew down in a storm, not considering the risk to life and limb.. This is the same plot of land the council is considering selling for development.
Go out in the middle of the night and cut all the way around the trunk. The tree will then die.
@@DavidGetling people who kill trees in the middle of the night are just as scummy as dog thieves in my opinion. I’d shoot you if you try that on any of my trees, and because you’re carrying a chainsaw, or other assorted tool that makes a handy weapon, I’d get away Scot free with your murder.
If it's a street tree, ask the Council for a condition assessment for that tree. It should tell you if it's diseased, fissures, cavities and approx age. It may give an idea of how long it has left before it becomes "over-mature". This will either give you peace of mind, or an angle to approach them to remove it.
Should have ring barked them and let nature take its course.
Im sorry but does anyone see a lack of sanity in a system who’s crest bares the image of ………… a unicorn lol … an imaginary being …. What a joke. Are they taking the p….
TPO is a tree preservation order, not protection. Just thought I'd correct you here.
Clue was in his name Mr Sawyer.
7 grand is pretty cheap really. He got what he wanted.
Wood yew believe it.
I think it's barking mad.
Good!
totally unrelated to this video,
but im looking for some quick advice in a nutshell in relation to my mums council tax, as i live and reside in the same property and pay rent, not officially by a contract tho i've lived here with her my whole life, anyway her landlord sent her a default notice but she didn't receive a summons otherwise i would've gone with her to contest it due to low income and hardship plus she's my appointee but yeah they withdrew the default notice even tho she didn't sign the bill for council tax it was her ex partner my dad, anyway she didn't make an agreement to pay it but their is arrears, i mentioned the local government and finance act 1992 section 13A (6) they can revert it to nil on claimants circumstances they haven't contacted her since
and im a bit worried i dont might coming to an arrangement to pay it off if that is possible but yeah im just stuck
So with the cash they stole , what will they spend that on ? 😂
@@Stephen0988 Pmfsl . Wouldn’t put it past them for one second . 😂😂😂
genda study officer to make sure all the Trees sexes are equaly covered and represented
@@the_forbinproject2777 😂😂😂😂😂 aw nooo I’m in stitches matey 🇬🇧✌️
I remember community service back when I was a young twat (now I'm just a twat, to say the least 😇) probation officer/ supervisor we were cutting park trees and he was taking them for firewood. Until we told him it was illegal 😂🤣. Was a decent guy as long as we weren't more than half hour late then on he wouldn't mark us, gave us a heads up when the uptight supervisors were gonna be around. Took no crap but it sort of unwound him to some of group
i know a bloke called Tim Burr he is a tree surgeon he will cut any tree down for you tpo or not .
But it's ok for these people to cut down fields of trees destroy green belt land to build cheap wood and plaster houses
They’ll set sSpecial Branch on ya!
Is it too late to impeach George Washington?? :)
I have a tree that I planted in my back garden about 40 years ago. Could I chop down or prune it.
Most councils put protected trees on a list, available via the internet.
An ordinary tree in your back garden is unlikely to be listed.
A 200-hundred-year-old oak in your front garden might be listed.
Worth every penny…..🤣🤣🤣👍
I have an established mature Oak that had a TPO placed on it and others about two years ago and i cannot touch it.
However, it leans out of bank towards a neighbours garden
Given that i am not allowed to maintain said tree and it falls during a storm causing damage.
Surely the person placing the said TPO should be liable for their actions and make remedy for any loss suffered. Is this not correct.
You know you live in a relatively safe country when the 'authorities' start introducing masses of petty legislation. All punitive by the way - funny that, isn't it?
I hear the police were involved, special branch.
Easy ways to kill a tree over time not that I would love nature. but plenty of vids on here to show how. Sad but true.
I hope the fines were used to cover the hospital bills of those injured by this evil crime.
Woah hang on a tree protection order shouldnt be allowed on trees on private property. They are private property not council property how the hell is it legal for the council to tell you what you can do with your own property????
Hey Mr. BBB, if you're reading this:
My neighbours have tall leylandii trees in their garden. The trees are threatening my house's foundations and block the light. I've offered to share the cost of their felling, but the neighbours declined. An internet search reveals leylandii trees taller than two metres aren't permitted. What's the law on this?
1. If part of the Leylandii hedge grows over the boundary (foliage or roots), owners of the neighbouring property have the right to cut it back to the boundary. However, anything you cut remains their property so you should check what the owner wants you to do with the trimmings. It is best not to throw them back over into the your neighbours garden but to stack it neatly.
2. There are no laws on how high the hedge can be grown but a council can take action if it is affecting someones reasonable enjoyment of their property, so maintaining your Leylandii hedge well from the start is recommended.
take this info to your local govt office and verify - if they agree, cut the roots coming into your yard. As far as blocking light goes, you'll need to get thier ok too
Not a barrister but dang i can google like a muthafucka lol
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I think it depends on how recently the trees were planted.
How about my family tree? 😆
You were adopted so you don't have one! ;)
That's precisely why you DON'T enquire first. You will still be fined, but the fine will probably be a lot less, and well worth being rid of the tree you don't want.
If you really want to get rid of a tree, bang a copper nail into it. The copper will eventually kill the tree, though admittedly this may take some time.
Just tip some strong weed killer down everyday