999tigger Posted November 21, 2014 Share Posted November 21, 2014 A lot depends if the offending tree has a TPO (tree preservation order) on it. Angel1 Its not his tree. He has no rights over it. Why should the council chop down their won tress at their expense so the OP can have solar panels? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eater Sundae Posted November 22, 2014 Share Posted November 22, 2014 Just a thought. Have Amey done the street and pavement yet as part of the road resurfacing? If not, is it worth asking if the tree could be removed as part of the streets ahead scheme? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allen Posted November 22, 2014 Share Posted November 22, 2014 Sheffield council removed a tree for me after I complained. It was their tree. It was on their land....i.e in the street. The roots were damaging the pavement as well as my boundary wall. Who paid? I did. They charged £140 for the felling, and I shared the cost with a neighbour also concerned about damage to their boundary wall. To the OP...... Contact the council, but expect to pay assuming they agree. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spooferman Posted November 22, 2014 Share Posted November 22, 2014 I was seriously thinking about having solar panels installed to do my bit for the environment (and lower my fuel bills) but was told it would be impractical due to two trees blocking the low winter sun !! Flippantly, if I cant have solar panels due to an obstructive "council tree", can I send the council my fuel bills? Seriously, is there anything I can do and would I have to pay to get the tree felled? Its a sycamore so not "endangered" easy if you have a chain saw !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffrey Shaw Posted November 26, 2014 Share Posted November 26, 2014 A lot depends if the offending tree has a TPO (tree preservation order) on it. Yes- perhaps the first meaningful advice on the thread. Also: the position may be different if the tree is in a Conservation Area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spilldig Posted November 26, 2014 Share Posted November 26, 2014 (edited) It's no good asking the council to take down one of their trees. We have one outside that,s breaking up the pavement that they just keep patching up and every few years. I have to pay to have my gutters cleared every year. A few of the neighbours have to virtually clean their cars down with a scraper because of the sticky glue type stuff that rains down, but the council say that's caused by greenfly and it's nothing to do with them. Edited November 26, 2014 by spilldig Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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