Leylandii suburban?

[Sylvia]

Planning Officer's report:

"6. The comments made by the Parish Council that the removal of the Leylandii Trees will have an adverse impact on the character of the Conservation area, has been addressed in the report. The trees are suburban in character and do not fit in with the rural character of this Conservation Area. Therefore, the loss of the trees is not a concern."

[scotspine1]

Planning Officer's report:

"6. The comments made by the Parish Council that the removal of the Leylandii Trees will have an adverse impact on the character of the Conservation area, has been addressed in the report. The trees are suburban in character and do not fit in with the rural character of this Conservation Area. Therefore, the loss of the trees is not a concern."

 

Stupid statement, ALL trees have the same level of protection within a Conservation area above a certain stem diameter, to exclude Leyandii because of some meaningless and pathetic notion that it's 'suburban in character' just proves how petty and small minded middle management Local Authority employees can be.

[Peter]

They havent excluded it from protection, they are justifying their reasons for not making a TPO.

 

Personally I'm glad that tree officers have better things to do than make TPOs on Leylandii.

[scotspine1]

They havent excluded it from protection, they are justifying their reasons for not making a TPO.

 

You missed my point, it was the sweeping statement regarding Leylandii that's the problem, the planning officer obviously has a personal prejudice against Leylandii

 

The trees are suburban in character and do not fit in with the rural character of this Conservation Area. Therefore, the loss of the trees is not a concern.

 

Personally I'm glad that tree officers have better things to do than make TPOs on Leylandii.

 

Some Leylandii might need TPOs, you dont think this avenue is worth protecting then?

 

[Peter]

Again I think you missed the point, the TO didn't say all Leylandii are suburban, just the ones in question.

 

You have extrapolated a sweeping statement from a very specific statement, and misused it to make a sweeping statement of your own that has nothing to do with the subject of the OP.

 

 

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[bolthole]

I guess it's all about the right tree in the right place... which to be fair, most Leylandii in a domestic setting aren't. I think enough Leylandii must crop up on your average TO's radar in that context for us to forgive them for appearing prejudiced...

 

I was pretty happy when my local one basically waved through the application I put in to remove the ones that were starting to dominate my garden.

 

That avenue is magnificent. Would get my vote for protection.

[Stubby]

Hateful things in most situations ... but not all .

[scotspine1]

Again I think you missed the point, the TO didn't say all Leylandii are suburban, just the ones in question.

 

You have extrapolated a sweeping statement from a very specific statement, and misused it to make a sweeping statement of your own that has nothing to do with the subject of the OP.

 

I thought my sweeping statement was pretty good, we'll need to wait and see what Tony Sorensen thinks, he's the master of judging these type of things

[Amelanchier]

I thought it was a perfectly made sweeping statement Tim. You did everything right - focused on the critical point, twisted it just enough to generate a response without going quite to breaking point and stuck with it for a post or two to make sure the argument drifted from the OP. All round good job sir.

[jaime bray]

You missed my point, it was the sweeping statement regarding Leylandii that's the problem, the planning officer obviously has a personal prejudice against Leylandii

 

 

 

 

 

Some Leylandii might need TPOs, you dont think this avenue is worth protecting then?

 

 

I may have misread this, but are they not Lombardy poplars? How does an avenue of Pops reiterate the case for an avenue of leylandii?

 

OP. Is it an avenue of leylandii in question?

 

I think Peter may be right in that the case wording is very specific to that particular conservation area and has been judged or given merit on the local amenity of the particular conservation area, not that of a tree variety/form growing on the British Isles, within its suburban and country settings.

 

Although, it is a Friday and having just tried to work out what is going on with the 2007 'how was your day' thread, arbtalk tonight is confusing me.