@terry28623 You don't say why the tree in question has a TPO on it. There can be several reasons for this - a protected species, age, amenity value etc. Similar to trees in a Conservation Area - permission is always necessary prior to any topping, pruning or, as a last resort, complete removal. First step would be to contact your local council's Tree Officer and confirm the reason for the TPO and go on from there. It may cost you a couple of hundred quid to get the Tree Officer to come out to your site and look at the tree ( that is now the case in Somerset ) but your area may be different. A visit and written report from a qualified Tree Surgeon ( preferably Council approved ) may also be helpful in your efforts. A building Surveyor's report may also be an idea if you are concerned about damage to your house foundations. However, if it is simply a case of you not liking the tree ( for whatever reason ), you may find it a difficult argument to get across
Is the tree close enough to be a risk to the building? That might be worth considering , for example if building insurers won't cover certain things due to the proximity of the tree. If it's not causing damage or strong risk of damage, then the TPO probably won't be removed. It shouldn't be removed just to redesign the garden or put an outbuilding there, for example.
Doncaster, South Yorkshire. Soil type: sandy, well-drained
I have no doubt that a couple of my neighbours would like the TPO's to our two oaks removed. They drop acorns. They drop leaves. They cast shade. The houses are 30 years old, and the oaks are 24 and 21 m high respectively, with a 10m radius spread and estimated to be 200 year old. If you don't want a 200 year old oak tree on your garden boundary, don't buy the house.
I have no doubt that a couple of my neighbours would like the TPO's to our two oaks removed. They drop acorns. They drop leaves. They cast shade. The houses are 30 years old, and the oaks are 24 and 21 m high respectively, with a 10m radius spread and estimated to be 200 year old. If you don't want a 200 year old oak tree on your garden boundary, don't buy the house.
Amen, it is not like you sneaked them in so they didn't notice.
Best one I had was. Trees are dangerous and should not be allowed. Yes someone really said that to me. So of course they should all be removed.
This is a famous quote from someone sorry to not give credit, Dunno who said it but .
You didn't buy a house with a tree in the garden , you bought a tree with a house in the garden
Our road is covered by a blanket tree conservation order, so any tree work has to be approved by the council tree officer. In our bit of woodland, we also have several trees, mainly mature beech trees, that have individual TPOs. We have had quite a few trees removed over the years, and crown lifts and branches removed, all approved. The removals have mainly been birch trees that have started to lean and become unsafe. The tree surgeons we usually use will come and assess the trees in question, and advise on whether the trees justify removal or surgery. They have a good relationship with the tree officer, so when they submit the application to the council on our behalf, the tree officer knows it’s not going to be a frivolous application. We have been given permission to remove lots of leylandii, crown lift three beech trees, remove an overhanging branch of a Scots Pine. Other trees removed have been on the grounds of overcrowding by low amenity value trees. We have been required to plant only two replacement trees, but that’s because our garden is already pretty full of them!
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Similar to trees in a Conservation Area - permission is always necessary prior to any topping, pruning or, as a last resort, complete removal.
First step would be to contact your local council's Tree Officer and confirm the reason for the TPO and go on from there. It may cost you a couple of hundred quid to get the Tree Officer to come out to your site and look at the tree ( that is now the case in Somerset ) but your area may be different. A visit and written report from a qualified Tree Surgeon ( preferably Council approved ) may also be helpful in your efforts. A building Surveyor's report may also be an idea if you are concerned about damage to your house foundations.
However, if it is simply a case of you not liking the tree ( for whatever reason ), you may find it a difficult argument to get across
Best one I had was.
Trees are dangerous and should not be allowed. Yes someone really said that to me.
So of course they should all be removed.
This is a famous quote from someone sorry to not give credit, Dunno who said it but .
You didn't buy a house with a tree in the garden , you bought a tree with a house in the garden
We have been given permission to remove lots of leylandii, crown lift three beech trees, remove an overhanging branch of a Scots Pine. Other trees removed have been on the grounds of overcrowding by low amenity value trees. We have been required to plant only two replacement trees, but that’s because our garden is already pretty full of them!