Rustling Road trees are being felled right now

[Parvo]

dr afzal said........

 

It’s just plain dumb to plant trees so close to areas like this. What would you do if it was the foundation of your home that was at risk from the tree roots? You would want the trees chopping down as soon as possible.

 

Good on the council for using some common sense, late in the day though it is.

 

 

WRONG ....taking down mature trees like this causes heave.... taking out trees without pre planting/compensation for changes in ground water or indeed rotting underground causes more problems.

so houses can be affected by the removal and the pavements may sink or buckle.... but then amey can come back and get more work (and profit)fixing the damage they have caused.... and the water that the trees would have absorbed can run into the Endcliffe park dam they are planning...

 

I was going to say the lunatics are running the show but that's an insult to lunatics:(

[Squiggs]

The real problem was planting the trees many years ago so close to roads and paths. Trees should be in woods, forests, fields and parks, and should be well away from boundaries of roads and footpaths. If there are paths and roads that have been built after the trees were planted, then the trees should have been removed at that time. What happened to common sense.

 

It’s just plain dumb to plant trees so close to areas like this. What would you do if it was the foundation of your home that was at risk from the tree roots? You would want the trees chopping down as soon as possible.

 

Good on the council for using some common sense, late in the day though it is.

 

You do realise that those protesting are residents, those who you suggest are "at risk", and not swampy & co. coming in from elsewhere?

[taxman]

Make sure you're all emailing your councillors. Mention voting for someone else if they don't take action.

 

Done just now, I'll await a response with baited breath.

[peak4]

Here we have a recent utube video I've just come across via Facebook.

 

[WarPig]

Or residents to park their cars next to the trees and sleep in their cars to prevent them being towed away

[Bargepole23]

You do realise that those protesting are residents, those who you suggest are "at risk", and not swampy & co. coming in from elsewhere?

 

I have a friend who lives in Netheredge who's house wall has cracking caused by tree roots.

 

They had an argument outside their house with some protesters who had indeed come in from elsewhere about the merits or otherwise of tree removal.

 

I thinks it's fair to say that this one example does not illustrate the complete situation, but it's also fair to say there are valid arguments on both sides.

 

I travel down Rustlings Road every week day, and probably weekends too. It would be a stretch to say the character of the road has changed after the tree felling IMHO.

[Robin-H]

I have a friend who lives in Netheredge who's house wall has cracking caused by tree roots.

 

They had an argument outside their house with some protesters who had indeed come in from elsewhere about the merits or otherwise of tree removal.

 

I thinks it's fair to say that this one example does not illustrate the complete situation, but it's also fair to say there are valid arguments on both sides.

 

I travel down Rustlings Road every week day, and probably weekends too. It would be a stretch to say the character of the road has changed after the tree felling IMHO.

 

The Independent Tree Report said that 6 of the 8 trees did not need to be removed. The damage that was being caused to the pavement (nobody's personal property was being damaged) could be easily rectified by using flexipave around the base of trees.

 

Independent contractors have quoted that installing this around the 6 trees would have cost somewhere in the region of £3,000.

[Penistone999]

The Independent Tree Report said that 6 of the 8 trees did not need to be removed. The damage that was being caused to the pavement (nobody's personal property was being damaged) could be easily rectified by using flexipave around the base of trees.

 

Independent contractors have quoted that installing this around the 6 trees would have cost somewhere in the region of £3,000.

 

But thats common sense, something SCC and their puppet masters at Amey dont have.

[Eater Sundae]

The Independent Tree Report said that 6 of the 8 trees did not need to be removed. The damage that was being caused to the pavement (nobody's personal property was being damaged) could be easily rectified by using flexipave around the base of trees.

 

Independent contractors have quoted that installing this around the 6 trees would have cost somewhere in the region of £3,000.

 

Did the independent panel say that flexipave (alone) would be the solution?

[Robin-H]

Did the independent panel say that flexipave (alone) would be the solution?

 

The Independent Tree Panel gave a number of solutions - such as tree pits, root pruning, and using thinner kerb stones (which will need to be replaced where they have become misaligned anyway, therefore incurring no extra cost).

 

These methods have been used in the past on Rustling Road, as stated in the ITP report..

 

"We noted that this solution has in the past been used for other trees on this street. We therefore advise the Council to consider this."

 

Where the engineering solutions would have impacted on the clear width of the pavement, or would have needed to have been too substantial, they recommended removing the tree, as they did in 2 cases.