Lime Reduction

[Pedroski]

The girth is 1 foot? diveded by pi that is lass than 4 inches diameter wich is too small to be covered by a tpo ( in uk ) ( unless blanket order )) ( maybe even to small to be coveered by a conservation order . the only trees ive encountered of that size and importance are historic... and or unique .

 

300mm/pi is approx 100mm, or 4 inches. The diameter from which a TPO can apply is 75mm (3 inches), init?

[daltontrees]

Sounds like the tree is 300 to 400 diameter and so is not exempt from the rules.

 

According to the English guidance "TPOs should be used to protect selected trees and woodlands if their removal would have a significant impact on the local environment and its enjoyment by the public. LPAs should be able to show that a reasonable degree of public benefit would accrue before TPOs are made or confirmed. The trees, or at least part of them, should therefore normally be visible from a public place, such as a road or footpath, although, exceptionally, the inclusion of other trees may be justified."

 

Maybe your tree was TPO'd because the house was being built and the tree needed protecting. Anyway, the guidance is academic because the Order is already in place for whatever reasons and maybe was made when the guidance was not so clear on the emphasis on public benefit.

 

If it was me I would be asking the LPA to consider why the Order was made, who the tree is benefitting if it can't be seen from anywhere and why it is resisting a reasonable management approach. And if the LPA is being unreasonable after that and the client is unhappy, put in an application, get a refusal, and appeal it.

 

And if you're going to take it that far, it would eb a good idea to specify the works very precisely using the BS3998 method (para 7.7.2) i.e. the specified end result can be stated ... as the tree height or branch spread that are to remain ...and when reducing to create clearance from a structure the points between which the clearance will be measured should be stated.

 

That's what I think anyway. The LPA should be made think too, they don't have to live under the excessive shade of a needlessly untouchable tree.