Death warrant for scottish trees signed?

[Stubby]

Worse than that, politicians imagine they know everything about it.

 

Shame its against the law to explain it to them ANOTHER way

[Gary Prentice]

This will get interesting. When the first LPA tree officer decides that two mature beech can't be reduced to whatever height the formula decrees, what are the options?

 

The aggrieved neighbour then takes the council to court for not applying the law? I think this may keep lawyers and courts busy for a while.

[Stubby]

This will get interesting. When the first LPA tree officer decides that two mature beech can't be reduced to whatever height the formula decrees, what are the options?

 

The aggrieved neighbour then takes the council to court for not applying the law? I think this may keep lawyers and courts busy for a while.

 

Well thats what I thought but aparently the "hedge" law trumps the conservation/TPO law .....

[David Humphries]

Indeed! It was even quoted by a lobby group of an example of how deciduous trees can be a barrier to light. The hedge is a national treasure yet if you lived in its shadow you would be within the law to aplly to have it cut down to a height that gave yoyu reasonable light.

 

I'd be very surprised if an application would be approved for the cutting of world record holder and tourist attraction.

 

But I get your point.

 

 

 

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[Gary Prentice]

Well thats what I thought but aparently the "hedge" law trumps the conservation/TPO law .....

 

I didn't mean that. In our legislation there's something along the lines of the hedge can't be reduced to a height (that the complex formula decrees) that is harmful/would kill it. This is because the owner can't be deprived of their property.

 

So, a cypress hedge that is bare stemmed for a couple of meters couldn't be reduced to 2m, despite the formula used. Its up to the arb officer to decide how far to go.

[Stubby]

So what about the Bird nesting part of the law . say for example there were 2 or more trees in a row ( constituting a Scottish hedge ) all containing a rookery in the crown ?

[Gary Prentice]

I'd be very surprised if an application would be approved for the cutting of world record holder and tourist attraction.

 

But I get your point.

 

 

 

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Would the local authority have any choice, if all the criteria had been met and found to be applicable?

[Gary Prentice]

So what about the Bird nesting part of the law . say for example there were 2 or more trees in a row ( constituting a Scottish hedge ) all containing a rookery in the crown ?

 

The cases I've been involved in made allowances, in that the work had to be carried out during the winter.

[treequip]

So what about the Bird nesting part of the law . say for example there were 2 or more trees in a row ( constituting a Scottish hedge ) all containing a rookery in the crown ?

 

Wait till the nests are unused. Simples

[Stubby]

Wait till the nests are unused. Simples

 

Wood pigeon all year round !