TPO Question

[Tree:Tment]

Great advice.!

 

Was trying to google the info but was getting definate answers.

 

Thanks.

[treequip]

Hi there,

 

Maybe it is 'over-egging' it a little. Certainly discussions previously with Peter Annett has suggested it to be 'best practice', or certainly very common place and 'deemed' to be so.

 

It is about managing relationships much of the time and the client may be a 'one off' and the TO an 'on-going' one.

 

Point taken about consulting with your clients though.

 

Cheers..

Paul

 

This is very true but the other side of the coin is that if there are instances where the planners and tree officer cant cope, particularly in the light of recent cuts, they can use any such objections to support a case for more resources.

 

Its what the clever bloke would do.

[Shane]

I've had several 'delays' recently where the 8 weeks have gone by.

All I do is phone my tree officer and he tells me if it has been approved (9 times out of 10 it has). It's often a case that cut-backs mean they are over-stretched and can't get the letters out quick enough.

 

I personally would not assume it's OK after 8 weeks, especially of the client's request is something I know the Authority are likely to decline.

 

Like people have said above, the TO is someone you will probably liaise with a lot over the years. A bit of patience/tolerance etc. now is a good investment for the future. It also maintains a professional image.

[skyhuck]

Hi there,

 

Maybe it is 'over-egging' it a little. Certainly discussions previously with Peter Annett has suggested it to be 'best practice', or certainly very common place and 'deemed' to be so.

 

It is about managing relationships much of the time and the client may be a 'one off' and the TO an 'on-going' one.

 

Point taken about consulting with your clients though.

 

Cheers..

Paul

 

Hi Paul, I hear what your saying, but I find I can have a perfectly good relationship with my local TO's, without feeling I need to go above and beyond the legislation.

 

They know I will ring up to check an address for TPO's or CA without me telling them the intended works.

 

I feel client confidentiality is extremely important and part of being a professional, I don't feel I should need to help TO's do their job, just follow procedures and stick to the rules

Edited November 22, 2013 by skyhuck

[kentjames]

Out of interest, did you receive a letter of acknowledgement from the LPA for the application? If you did then it should have a case number - just phone them and ask direct what the situation with the application is?

[redmoosefaction]

I explain it to clients that an application to do works to a TPO tree are like a planning application, you know like if you want to have have a loft conversion done, and on that basis it goes to a planning committee who then decide if it's ok or not, and do not proceed until their decision is in writing either by letter or on the LA website.

 

Conservation area - no reply in six weeks go ahead, but make sure it's registered on the LA website.

[daltontrees]

Hey Tree:Tment, aren't you based in Scotland? If so, most of the advice you have had here on Arbtalk about legislation and guidance is inapplicable. And it would certainly help narrow the problem down if you could say whether it's a TPO or a Conservation Area.