muckymurphy Posted December 9, 2017 Share Posted December 9, 2017 Look , if you lived in a house where the tree outside was blocking your light and growing up through the pavement wouldn’t you want it cut down ? They pay their council tax for this very reason. I always find it offensive when people move into a house with a tree outside then want it chopped down. The council are trying to chop down the 80+ year old tree outside my house. i don't like the houses across from my house or some of the people in them, they were here when I arrived but the council wont chop them down. There are thousands of homeless families who would give their right arm to live here, tree or no tree. why don't these people just move to a treeless area? ---------- Post added 09-12-2017 at 17:14 ---------- Look , if you lived in a house where the tree outside was blocking your light and growing up through the pavement wouldn’t you want it cut down ? They pay their council tax for this very reason. Council tax is paid to maintain the trees and the pavements but has not been used for this purpose for decades. now they have the PFI contract, they are resurfacing roads and pavements but are chopping perfectly harmless and healthy trees to avoid future maintenance costs which, incidently, have already been paid for as part of the contract. Also, paid for is the cost of engineering solutions that, if implemented, would make the pavements safe and help retain the trees. doing what the council and its contractors are doing is known as fraud in most circles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonk Posted December 9, 2017 Share Posted December 9, 2017 Really? https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@51.5184484,-0.1256624,3a,75y,90t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1s-oYNVfLZ-i8RczottNjcqA!2e0!7i13312!8i6656?hl=en Looks like you could drive a bus along those pavements outside the British Museum. They're beautiful trees them... Have a look 50m down road... Do a 360 spin on Google streetview from here and check the lamp post and tree https://goo.gl/maps/oqchTsX1J752 .. Down to 1.5m there... And they get a million people + down there.... No question of no trees... Oh look they are using flexipave... Trees are part of the status of the street.... We could use flexipave as its in ameys contract.. Why don't we? .... Is because we're been ripped off and in 10yrs time all will realise it.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Longcol Posted December 9, 2017 Share Posted December 9, 2017 (edited) They're beautiful trees them... Have a look 50m down road... Do a 360 spin on Google streetview from here and check the lamp post and tree https://goo.gl/maps/oqchTsX1J752 .. Down to 1.5m there... And they get a million people + down there.. Not at all clear where you mean as your link shows a few square yards of tarmac outside the British Museum. If you mean this tree and lamp post https://www.google.com/maps/@51.5189597,-0.1243784,3a,75y,89.73t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sIb6a31-JveF9hIt-GmMG2w!2e0!7i13312!8i6656 then I think there's easily more than 1.5m between the tree and the wall and the footfall would appear to be considerably lower than outside the museum. Edited December 9, 2017 by Longcol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonk Posted December 9, 2017 Share Posted December 9, 2017 Not at all clear where you mean as your link shows a few square yards of tarmac outside the British Museum. If you mean this tree and lamp post https://www.google.com/maps/@51.5189597,-0.1243784,3a,75y,89.73t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sIb6a31-JveF9hIt-GmMG2w!2e0!7i13312!8i6656 then I think there's easily more than 1.5m between the tree and the wall and the footfall would appear to be considerably lower than outside the museum. No not that one but interesting to note... The link I posted takes you 60m down the road... Go past the entrance and then carry on 30 m or so... The link works and add I said do a 360 spin from that point and you'll see my point... Add for considerably less footfall 50m from the entrance of the British museum I.. Really do they teleport in?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Longcol Posted December 9, 2017 Share Posted December 9, 2017 (edited) No not that one but interesting to note... The link I posted takes you 60m down the road... Go past the entrance and then carry on 30 m or so... The link works and add I said do a 360 spin from that point and you'll see my point... Not at all clear where you mean. The furthest of these two trees is the one outside the BM with the least clearance and it's still more than 1.5m. https://www.google.com/maps/@51.5182221,-0.1262426,3a,75y,270h,69.63t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sma7EVt-VzM6hGcRMyCQ4Iw!2e0!7i13312!8i6656 Edited December 9, 2017 by Longcol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonk Posted December 9, 2017 Share Posted December 9, 2017 Not at all clear where you mean. The furthest of these two trees is the one outside the BM with the least clearance and it's still more than 1.5m. https://www.google.com/maps/@51.5182221,-0.1262426,3a,75y,270h,69.63t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sma7EVt-VzM6hGcRMyCQ4Iw!2e0!7i13312!8i6656 Here you go if it helps <<imgur link>>.... Less than 50m from entrance... Lamppost and tree area restricted to less than 4ft 6'.....i measured it meself.... But I don't think I'm going to convince you of owt.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Longcol Posted December 9, 2017 Share Posted December 9, 2017 Here you go if it helps <<imgur link>>.... Less than 50m from entrance... Lamppost and tree area restricted to less than 4ft 6'.....i measured it meself.... But I don't think I'm going to convince you of owt.. There isn't a link in your post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monkey104 Posted December 10, 2017 Share Posted December 10, 2017 I’m surprised Amey haven’t hit on the idea of poisoning the trees that require removing. Go back a few weeks later and who can prevent them removing dying trees? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baron99 Posted December 10, 2017 Author Share Posted December 10, 2017 Sheffield City Council designated Nether Edge a conservation area decades ago in order to retain the Victorian character of the area & I'm sure this also included many of the fine London Planes. Try making any alterations to properties in the area that don't conform to recognised building materials that don't fit in with surrounding properties & SCC will come down on you like a ton of bricks. It does appear that conservation doesn't go the extra mile in finding alternatives to tree felling. It also compounds what I was told by a council worker a few years ago that Amey only ever wanted the street lighting replacement contract but SCC also made them take road / pavement resurfacing & street cleaning. It is the street cleaning which swallows up the most of the £2.5 billion. Think about it. Daily, Amey are required to send workers out into the suburbs, especially in the Autumn / Winter months to clear leaf debris from pavements, gutters & drains. Remove the trees, remove the problem, cut the workforce, save the money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bassett one Posted December 10, 2017 Share Posted December 10, 2017 I cant see any reason other than a tree being unsafe,why they need chopping down,but to me SCC AND AMEY just see cost. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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