Just Thinkin..

[Mesterh]

You know how the LA send nasty letters out saying "unless you prune you tree back from road,lights, pavement etc or remove dead tree within 14 days we will do it for you then charge approx 5 times the going rate."

 

Well really shouldnt I be within my rights to demand the same rights as the LA?

 

Surely if I use a route either by foot or car that has a ddd tree within the target zone then surely thats a danger to me and the rest of the public and it should be removed.

 

I think i will try this one out the next time i get some poor old dear calling me to prune her dangerous privets back from the footpath.

[Dean Lofthouse]

Excellent point.

 

Two way street in my opinion. It would be interesting to read the letter of reply from them if you send one in as a member of Joe public.

 

I've come across quite a few panicy customers, all in a fluster because of an insensetive threatening letter from the LA

[skyhuck]

Yes, and often they are given 14 days to cut TPO'd trees, but the letter states they must get consent

[Peter]

Yes, and often they are given 14 days to cut TPO'd trees, but the letter states they must get consent

 

I asked my tree officer about this last week. He said that as long as you start the ball rolling with the tpo application you can tell highways to stick their 14 days.

[skyhuck]

I asked my tree officer about this last week. He said that as long as you start the ball rolling with the tpo application you can tell highways to stick their 14 days.

 

Thats what I do, but it just another example of LA incompetence that causes vulnerable house holders a good of stress for no good reason:thumbdown:

[base]

unfortunaltly this is faceless organisations for you i had a old lady phone me recently with this exact same situation, she was really very worried.

 

On a slighty different note, there was a ceder that had been shedding large limbs, located in a town, it had shed all its limbs over the road, only limbs left were over the house! it had a tpo on it, anyway all permissions sort, and given. For the removal to go ahead, it was removed, 2 weeks laters customer gets nice letter and bill for 11 grand and from what i here the contractor got a bill as well for removal of TPO'D tree, customers phone LA, to ask whats this all about, all they can say is sorry there has been a clerical error......................muppets, all was in order.

[arbormaster]

doesn't the highways act over ride the TPO thats what i always thought and have done.