so how does a council put a cash value on a tree??

[Rob_the_Sparky]

Liverpool: West Derby man fined for cutting down tree worth £114,000

WWW.BBC.CO.UK

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Carl Bellis carried out unauthorised work on a protected beech tree outside his Liverpool home.

Just a nice a random big number to get headlines?  I don't get how you can put a cash value on a tree (that number makes no sense if we are talking the price of the lumber).

[Rob_the_Sparky]

"The court heard the capital asset value of the tree was put at more than £114,000."

[Stubby]

27 minutes ago, Rob_the_Sparky said:

"The court heard the capital asset value of the tree was put at more than £114,000."

Its not the cash value of the timber . Its the amenity value . How they determine that I'm not sure .  

[Steven P]

10 houses each enjoying the tree, adding £5k to each house price? Soon adds up I guess if you want.

[JAG63]

There's a formula that gives something called a CAVAT value, don't know the workings of it but think the multipier went up in the last year or so. https://r.search.yahoo.com/_ylt=Awr.hjP5g79nNwIA6K8M34lQ;_ylu=Y29sbwNpcjIEcG9zAzEEdnRpZAMEc2VjA3Ny/RV=2/RE=1741814009/RO=10/RU=https%3a%2f%2fltoa.org.uk%2fresources%2fcavat/RK=2/RS=Q3VUsl6QaAQLvMs6Iv0fg6KeJTI-

[openspaceman]

1 hour ago, Steven P said:

10 houses each enjoying the tree, adding £5k to each house price? Soon adds up I guess if you want.

OTOH the £3000 it cost in damages could well have been worth it to him as long as the thing that remains doesn't sprout.