Who is responsible for informing owner about application to fell their trees?

[Dorset321]

If an application is submitted to council by a neighbour to fell trees in another garden, who is responsible for telling the tree owner? Is there a council responsibility to advise owner at same time as replying to applicant? 

[Gordon S]

UMM...

 

I'm not an expert but..

 

A couple of things spring to mind, if you are in England and have put an application into the council then they will put orange planning notices on lamppost/gates of the property when the tree officer goes to visit the site to allow neighbours an opportunity to comment. Also the tree owners details should be put on the application so they will be copied in on any correspondence.

Going onto a neighbours property without the owners permission to remove a tree will be trespassing. 

 

I think you need to give us some more details and greater minds than mine can comment.

 

Where are you?

Whose tree is it?

Who made the application?

Is it in a conservation area or does it have a tree preservation order.

Why does the tree need to be removed?

Has anything been discussed with the tree owner?

 

[Mark Bolam]

@daltontrees Jules can you advise?

 

As a contractor I wouldn’t go near the trees without the owners permission.