school trees

[Spruce Pirate]

I see, a matter of common practice rather than what the legislation says.

 

Think so, as CTS says:

 

I would say no , if the tree officer was asked he would claim that it is within domestic curtilage and that it was a LA issue and not FC , secondly if the works are based on Arboricultural advice and are being removed as such then no permission is needed from the FC , if the trees are classed as dangerous the are also exempt .

[daltontrees]

I would say no , if the tree officer was asked he would claim that it is within domestic curtilage and that it was a LA issue and not FC , secondly if the works are based on Arboricultural advice and are being removed as such then no permission is needed from the FC , if the trees are classed as dangerous the are also exempt .

 

School a domestic curtilage? Risky! Wouldn't recommend unlicensed removal based so;e;y on 'arboricultural advice' either. As with my previous post, if 'custon and practice' shows that certain activites are considered by the FC to be outwith the legislation then fair enough, but unless I saw genaralities like schools, 'open grown' or arboricultural advice covered by FC guidance I would always err on the safe side.

[Johny Walker]

has planning been granted for the building work ,if so ,i do believe that suppseeds any restricksion on the trees ,

[skyhuck]

Do you job over the Christmas holidays, fell half the trees in December and the rest in January, two separate quarters, should not exceed allowance.

[combined tree services]

School a domestic curtilage? Risky! Wouldn't recommend unlicensed removal based so;e;y on 'arboricultural advice' either. As with my previous post, if 'custon and practice' shows that certain activites are considered by the FC to be outwith the legislation then fair enough, but unless I saw genaralities like schools, 'open grown' or arboricultural advice covered by FC guidance I would always err on the safe side.

 

Never the less the FC have no interest in Arboricultural works , if the tree is being section ally dismantled and cut into rings( arb waste) here is no way they will want to get involved or have any interest .

 

If the FC were to get involved with every removal of trees from site where over 5m3 of timber had been cut then I think almost all of us would be in considerable trouble .

 

In short - contact you LA tree officer and clarify it . It's easy to add bells and whistles to current red tape and end up wasting an awful lot of time and needles effort

[skyhuck]

Never the less the FC have no interest in Arboricultural works , if the tree is being section ally dismantled and cut into rings( arb waste) here is no way they will want to get involved or have any interest .

 

If the FC were to get involved with every removal of trees from site where over 5m3 of timber had been cut then I think almost all of us would be in considerable trouble .

 

In short - contact you LA tree officer and clarify it . It's easy to add bells and whistles to current red tape and end up wasting an awful lot of time and needles effort

 

Not sure thats good advice.

 

The FC have no interest in what happens to the felled trees or why they were felled, they just want to know the quantity of timber felled, IME.

[Spruce Pirate]

Not sure thats good advice.

 

The FC have no interest in what happens to the felled trees or why they were felled, they just want to know the quantity of timber felled, IME.

 

They might be interested if they were felled because they were dead/diseased/dying as this is an exemption. Other than that, yes, volume of timber is what they are interested in, BUT, only in a forest/woodland environment. If a school has grounds that are woodlands (as many do) FC would be interested, if they are part of a 'park' or driveway or such FC are not interested it would be a LA matter IMO.

[combined tree services]

Under section 1o6 of the town and country planning act it defines what is constituted as an open space ( an exemption within the FC felling licence requirements) sub section 2 clearly defines schools and other institutional playing fields as open spaces . The whole document is a very useful tool in out line of work and often can clarify a somewhat grey area . But granted there are times it doesn't

[Hodge]

As I said you should contact the F/C, they will come out and take a look and tell you what's what, why risk a fine based on the advice on this thread, which some of it seem incorrect.

[combined tree services]

As I said you should contact the F/C, they will come out and take a look and tell you what's what, why risk a fine based on the advice on this thread, which some of it seem incorrect.

 

I guess it depends on how soon the school need the work doing , the FC are not renowned for clearing these thing up quickly . As stated previously - speak to the LA who will make the decision as the whether or not they want you to apply to the FC