Death of a tree.

[snowcat]

Our village isn’t like that, sensible growth has been allowed but this isn’t sensible. Four houses in a back garden remove all privacy from the neighbours on three sides. It won’t hapien

It might though as this type of development is set out in the governments planning framework.... They have done at least a dozen or so houses in the local village and plan to do the pub car park... When a piece of legislation is set down by central government the grounds for objection become much harder and each LA MUST find suitable plots. Likewise Councils will automatically object to developments that are outside of the standard framework, as it can set a countywide president and even cause the LAs to be fined.

Money also plays a part if someone has the cash to throw at getting PP approved chances are it will work, again Councils have to justify why they spent £50k on a legal battle, if the impact of the development is less than the cost of objection then it will go through.

Not commenting if that's right or wrong but that is the way planning..... I know a reasonable amount about planning law, unfortunately not enough to get a nice little 5 acre development.

 

[pedrobedro]

There was legislation passed to regulate "garden grabbing" under the coalition government 2005 to 2010

 

[addjunkie]

I lost a lovely 300 year old ash tree a few years ago in the gales. It was rotten down the middle, still burnng it now. Weve since planted a selection of 300 trees around the boundaries, and in a couple of corners to create shelter.

No way Id get planning on the field though, took me 4 years in total to actually get started converting my barns, very contorted in a national park, with bats. Fortunatley we didnt have newts.

 

[Scruffywelder]

I collect seed and grow trees and when hardy enough plant them back in the woods. Its been a cracking year for acorns here, so ive gathered loads for growing on. Cuthbert Collingwood the bloke who took over from Nelson at Trafalgar is from the town where i grew up and its said he walked the local lanes casting acorns into the dyke backs so England's navy would never be short of oak crooks for ship building. i like to think i'm continuing his work in my own small way. Go on this weekend plant a tree

I've started doing the same this year. Must be turning into a tree hugger in my old age

 

[8ob]

I've started doing the same this year. Must be turning into a tree hugger in my old age

Tree hugger The local tree huggers have been having a bitch fest over BR strip clearing the railway banks in the village,they failed to see my argument that up and down the country BR are doing battle with hundreds of tons of regrowth a day,they also cant see that its unacceptable to have trees falling across the track or taking out fences, they really do believe BR should be pruning trees and planting /sowing wild seed . I wonder if they would also bitch about a hike in railfares to cover all of this

Bob

 

[mtt.tr]

Tree hugger The local tree huggers have been having a bitch fest over BR strip clearing the railway banks in the village,they failed to see my argument that up and down the country BR are doing battle with hundreds of tons of regrowth a day,they also cant see that its unacceptable to have trees falling across the track or taking out fences, they really do believe BR should be pruning trees and planting /sowing wild seed . I wonder if they would also bitch about a hike in railfares to cover all of this

Bob

And trains are pretty environmental, we used to get all sorts of nutter doing domestic. People driving by then stoping to hurl abuse

 

[brightspark]

Tree hugger The local tree huggers have been having a bitch fest over BR strip clearing the railway banks in the village,they failed to see my argument that up and down the country BR are doing battle with hundreds of tons of regrowth a day,they also cant see that its unacceptable to have trees falling across the track or taking out fences, they really do believe BR should be pruning trees and planting /sowing wild seed . I wonder if they would also bitch about a hike in railfares to cover all of this

Bob

but note tree huggers wont do voluntary work and do it for nothing its ok as long as someone else pays and it don't affect them

 

[DAPPH]

I keep being asked by the Insurance about my trees because they are close to the house.....Im going to have to have at least one cut down......Ive also got 2 weeping willows, one of which blocks the drains with its roots......Ive had them re-routed and they have still had to be "drilled" a few times

My next door neighbour didn't like it when I politely asked her to remove two 15 foot weeping willows ( 2005 ) in her garden that were a mere four feet from my house wall . " They were here before you came " she bleated .. " Would you like me to sue you for the damage to the foundations & drains that run along the wall on my side " . They got cut a few days later , I gave the guy cutting them some SBK stump killer to kill them off for ever .… jobs a good 'un .

It must have played on her mind For 14 years later when her 30 foot Leyandi's took over almost 1/3 of the width of her garden she got them cut off at ground level as well . As a result I've had one of the best cropping years in the raised gardens & glasshouse sine we came here .

 

[brightspark]

nothing worse than a willow for breaking in to drains. the roots run wild to find water . they can actualy stop the sale of your house if there is one near the founds

 

[DAPPH]

I collect seed and grow trees and when hardy enough plant them back in the woods. Its been a cracking year for acorns here, so ive gathered loads for growing on. Cuthbert Collingwood the bloke who took over from Nelson at Trafalgar is from the town where i grew up and its said he walked the local lanes casting acorns into the dyke backs so England's navy would never be short of oak crooks for ship building. i like to think i'm continuing his work in my own small way. Go on this weekend plant a tree

Put a couple of hundred of acorns in a poly bag add an egg cup of clean water . cable tie the bag , put it in the airing cupboard for 4 days . Then take them with you on a long walk along with a broomstick . every 60 meters or so poke a two inch hole in the ground , drop an acorn in it and push the hole sides in on the acorn .
I've planted thousands of oaks like that over the years .

 

[DAPPH]

Sadly objections dont always work, near here there is a tourist development, bit of an eyesore, got permission with every house (26) in the hamlet submitting an objection, plus the parish council pointing out it was not in keeping with the area, and additional noise. He still got permssion.

Roll on two years, loads of noise complaints, hes had sort of a curfew put on it...bizzare but planning is a case of ticking all the boxes, unless an objection raises concerns against a particular planning rule, itll probably go through.

People have to live somewhere , " Not In My Back Yard " doesn't cut it any more as there's far too many NIMBYS. evenly spread around the UK . That's why the planning rules are deemed as consented so long as it doesn't conflict with current planning rules & the law . ie " In danger red list wildlife " will be harmed if ths planning goes ahead . Not all SSI's survive new planning either .

 

[DAPPH]

Ever since we bought our house some 14 years ago, there has been a huge conker tree at the foot of the garden, with beautiful blossom all summer.It cleaned our air, gave us shade from the sun in summer, kept noise down from the road behind and generally looked wonderful for half the year.

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Yesterday a couple of guys turned up and cut it all down, bit by bit, and there is just a huge space left now.
It was rotten to the core, the branches just crumbled when picked up.

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The small tree in the wooden square is one I planted earlier this year, a Prunus Royal Brunei. One life ends, one life begins.

Haha … at a quick first glance it looks like you have a young kiddie in the big bird cage feeder .

 

[magnet]

Put a couple of hundred of acorns in a poly bag add an egg cup of clean water . cable tie the bag , put it in the airing cupboard for 4 days . Then take them with you on a long walk along with a broomstick . every 60 meters or so poke a two inch hole in the ground , drop an acorn in it and push the hole sides in on the acorn .
I've planted thousands of oaks like that over the years .

A man after my own heart ............Thanks for that mate, i'll give it a go