Pruning off site trees

[Spoonz]

As per title, though not just overhanging branches - a 30% reduction all round.
 

Obviously you’d need the tree owners permission to do so, but what if you can’t find out?? 

The trees in question are positioned over the back boundary and on a grass verge, the far side of a footpath, they’re not council owned, no TPO/Con Area, Land registry has given no clues other than they they’re not belonging to the customers house or the house opposite. Anywhere else to look to find out ownership? 
 

Any help much appreciated 

[Dan Maynard]

I think it has to be parish council, county council, or highways then? Round here that's the approximate order of pecking, unless in/close to the brook it might be environment agency.

[Spoonz]

Appreciate the reply Dan ! 

[Mark Bolam]

Can you get a shot from the other side of the fence?

If there’s a footpath there, whoever is in charge of that must know who is responsible for the trees beside it.

[JaySmith]

More often than not there will be an owner, whether that be highways, parish council, district council, private land owner, housing association, management company etc etc. What does the land reg say? Does it say ‘no registrations found’ for example? 

[dumper]

Could be still in the ownership of the housebuilder

[openspaceman]

15 hours ago, JaySmith said:

More often than not there will be an owner, whether that be highways, parish council, district council, private land owner, housing association, management company etc etc. What does the land reg say? Does it say ‘no registrations found’ for example? 

...and did you do a map search or just an address search?

[Dan Maynard]

14 hours ago, dumper said:

Could be still in the ownership of the housebuilder

That's true I missed that off my list. We have some patches of that round the village, housebuilder went bust years ago so bit of a mess who's responsible.

[waterbuoy]

2 minutes ago, Dan Maynard said:

That's true I missed that off my list. We have some patches of that round the village, housebuilder went bust years ago so bit of a mess who's responsible.

If housebuilder went bust does the land not revert to 'The Crown' (or does that just relate to comapnies which have been dissolved)?  If so then it might be worth contacting The Crown Estate.

[JaySmith]

7 hours ago, waterbuoy said:

If housebuilder went bust does the land not revert to 'The Crown' (or does that just relate to comapnies which have been dissolved)?  If so then it might be worth contacting The Crown Estate.

If somebody dies without a will or blood relatives then technically the land can be transferred to the crown, although this is relatively rare.