TPO application

[Andymacp]

If I go and survey a site for potential build and find a significant amount of amazing trees. Is there anyway to get them TPO'd without the landowner/architect, a) knowing it was me, b) without their permission ?

 

Cheers

[Stubby]

Have a check with LA first . they may be already ......

[Gary Prentice]

if you're employed to survey them, wouldn't that be deemed a conflict of interests.

 

 

I do appreciate where you're coming from though.

[kevinjohnsonmbe]

Anyone can apply to the LA to have trees TPO'd. I did 2 applications last month (it says it's anonymous which can be useful sometimes.)

 

It's all about getting a good justification case - I looked up the LA's qualifying criteria for applying a TPO and modelled the application justification on that.

 

Here's what Cornwall council has on their web page: https://www.cornwall.gov.uk/environment-and-planning/planning/planning-advice-and-guidance/trees/#New_TPO

 

Maybe worth looking it up for your LA, they probably have something very similar.

TPO Checklistv3.pdf

[kevinjohnsonmbe]

if you're employed to survey them, wouldn't that be deemed a conflict of interests.

 

 

I do appreciate where you're coming from though.

 

Tricky moral question there Gary (in the circumstances mentioned...) One to ponder.

 

My recent ones were not in that category so I didn't think of it in those terms.

[kevinjohnsonmbe]

Maybe, if the potential developer seeks to fell prior to submitting the planning app that would ease the conscience? Otherwise, if they are exceptional, they'll be noted as such and potentially retained / protected during the planning application?

[Andymacp]

Have a check with LA first . they may be already ......

 

 

Did that, not covered. Very little up here is.

There are some of the finest trees I've seen.

The report will say that none of the trees should come out and the root protect zones would make it impossible to build or put in access.

However we all know that means little or nothing to developers.

[Stubby]

Any pictures ?

[treequip]

Did that, not covered. Very little up here is.

There are some of the finest trees I've seen.

The report will say that none of the trees should come out and the root protect zones would make it impossible to build or put in access.

However we all know that means little or nothing to developers.

 

Ok so you report wont be favourable but if it comes to light that you were the source of the information, the developer is going to be, "upset" about your breach of confidence.

 

What if they take the gloves off and break out the lawyers?

[Stubby]

Ok so you report wont be favourable but if it comes to light that you were the source of the information, the developer is going to be, "upset" about your breach of confidence.

 

What if they take the gloves off and break out the lawyers?

 

Get some one else to do it