Dead tree removal Listed building

[htb]

I have some dead Elm trees to remove from a listed building grade A in Aberdeenshire. The grounds are designated a garden and designed landscape, do I need permission from Historic Enviroment Scotland before felling them, they are not in a conservation area or have TPO's on them.

 

Thanks in advance

[richyrich]

Potential hazard are dead Elms so I'd take photos then commence work.

 

[Stubby]

Just don't remove the building . ?

[htb]

Habitat piles, as extraction would trash the plantings in the noted landscape unless you used a garden tractor.

[htb]

  On 25/07/2019 at 19:11, Stubby said:

Just don't remove the building . ?

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Surely I cant demolish all of the mansion house, I'm not that rough.

[htb]

  On 25/07/2019 at 19:15, EdwardC said:

However, it would still be good practice to let Historic Environment Scotland know.

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Already spoken to them on the phone and confirmed with an E-mail, which they have declined to reply to.

[Paul Cleaver]

My thoughts

Repeat the email 1 week after the first one. Photos taken a must.

I once found some species of stags horn beetle in some dead elms once so be careful.

[daltontrees]

  On 12/07/2019 at 17:32, htb said:

I have some dead Elm trees to remove from a listed building grade A in Aberdeenshire. The grounds are designated a garden and designed landscape, do I need permission from Historic Enviroment Scotland before felling them, they are not in a conservation area or have TPO's on them.

 

Thanks in advance

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Historic Scotland confirmed to me a couple of years ago that Listing does not protect trees. Even if they are in a CA or TPO, they're dead and therefore are not protected.

[daltontrees]

  On 25/07/2019 at 19:36, htb said:

Habitat piles, as extraction would trash the plantings in the noted landscape unless you used a garden tractor.

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If they died of Dutch Elm Disease the last thing you want to do is take them off site or even move the stuff around within the site.