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Planning question- No CA, no TPO but can i fell it?!
arbmark replied to arbmark's topic in Trees and the Law
Cheers HCR I guess so as the tree is shown retained (on the elevations oly - it is not shown in plan views) but there are no conditions to keep it and keeping it is unworkable. I dont want to stir up a proverbial hornets for the client...... -
Evening medames-meiseurs, I have a low-amenity value but very mature tree 1.5m dbh that isnt TPO or CA but it is in conflict with the planning permission that has been granted for a new dwelling. The tree is large and prominant on a main road and the new owners want it removed so they can build. The planning permission for the new dwelling was renewed in 2010 from an original 2005. The original architects plans show the tree retained but building the house is almost impossible with it retained in any way (looks less than 2m away). The applicant (a former owner of the site - not the current one) did not tick either yes or no on the application form question that asked if there were any trees on site, although it was shown as retained in the plans. So the council havent flagged up any BS5837 stuff but permission has been given. Am i within my rights to remove the tree? Thanks Mark
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ditto! with phellinus on
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Ha thanks guys - i'll shut up then! Not really bring tools Mark - labour only really, ppe yes - if its tree work then i make a point of not being taken advantage of - even cutting up logs or just a bit of easy felling. They dont get the gold standard for nowt! If i put the harness on, then i get them to call their bank manager! Thanks for the advice.
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Hi Folkies, I do a bit of self-employed farm labouring work on the side to keep the monies rolling in. General animal feeding, farm sitting, tractor driving, construction, farmsitting, so all labour-only really. I dont really know what the going rates are so if you dont mind divulging yours, i currently charge £11/hr here in the southwest, just wondered how much any of you guys charge as i would really like to up it!!!!!!! Baby on the way. i have all the trappings and overheads of a proper arb set-up to consider although i cant expect farmers to pay those rates, but i do want to charge for my varied er, skill-set! Thanks Mark
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Nice one thanks for that......Not that RobD again!!!!!
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most sensible real world words i have heard yet on the subject. get it framed
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yeah! its not as cool as a side-axe. a normal power plane world do the same job and, hey it would do truer surfaces too, just a bit slower
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treemoose how deep does it read - is it reliable for largeish daimeter trees - the sort that might have enveloped a metal stake etc!?!?!?!??
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my sister hasnt managed to get me anything from her wardrobe work in da capital - the DOI hi-viz takes some beating. yeah good excerpt - cheers. Thats actually pretty clear. I wont pry into why it doesent apply to you but the best explanation is that you are acutally Craig Revel Horwood who as we all know likes to play arbz at weekends.......
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they didnt have chainsaws! always makes me laugh how people think woodland needs managing, as opposed to being something purely driven by mans want/need to exploit which needs managing. I've bought a wood, its needs managing - b******s! Tribal peoples can be part of an ecosystem - blokes with chainsaws exporting from that system are uninvited guests....... well thats my current opinion! sorry, no i didnt see it! sounds interesting - what's a geoglyph and where can i get one? i better watch it eh?
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surely the resistant trees might come from the uk?!?! I dont think full resistance has had a chance to be tested. And its not the same as the elms as they sucker like mad and the juvenile trees are immune to DED, and can even propagate before becoming infected. On the other hand, taking the long view (after all the loss of ash for a few centuries is a blip in time in planetary terms) perhaps it has had its day and we shouldnt be so sentimental. But back to the present and our lifetimes, or the next few, there will be no resistant trees if every one is cut down, so therefore i think we should all gratefully accept the work if the trees are causing a hazard but we should be seeking to help ash recover by giving it every chance by helping the trees trying to fight.
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second that
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yea i really hope the legislation doesnt encourage a pre-emptive felling culture. that would do the ash no favours at all. There will probably be more work for all of us though i would have thought
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yea never really been sure but i get mine lolered despite being self-employed and noone else using my climbing kit. Like many things we do de rigeur, ive never seen the exact sentence that categorically states our obligations. If i fall out of a tree due to equipment failure and land on someone...... I cant say whether youre oddball or not, but your sartorial choices seem a little err, eccentric......!
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yea same here! seems to do the job of two or three tools. i wonder if you can get a good result on large surfaces - eg a rustic plank dining table?
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worcs is that because you are a sole trader and only use your own kit or something?
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Great post Andy - i think we need to concentrate the treefolk community's mind on this and not removing mature ash trees wholesale - the larger the population retained, surely the greater the chance of resistance? we'll have to see what the coming spring holds but it looks like it is going to be a sad era in arboriculture. there will be plenty of timber and logs from the dead and dying trees - there is no excuse for a panic or greedy plunder.
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a fine bedtime story right up there with the hungry caterpillar and the tiger that came to tea...
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cheers theocus i'll pass his number on
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Mirror mirror on the wall.... who makes the best chainsaw file of them all?
arbmark replied to Rob D's topic in Chainsawbars
Rob, go on - what are your personal findings?! You must have tried a few different files in your time! I think i would prefer a more aggressive file on a larger pitch chain The sugi bar is doing fine by the way - not sure what i can say about it though! -
hi joe, (i presume!) thanks. can you give me your number and i'll get Ed to call you tomorrow if thats convenient. Many thanks Mark
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actually it doesent have to be that interesting , just a bit interesting....... to give the shot character if you know what i mean, as the owl ( the star of the shot) flies past
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Evening all, A mate of mine, a former arb and now a freelance natural history filmmaker in bristol, is after a few trunks or branches (1 or 2ft diam) about 5-6ft long with interesting gnarly form/bark (eg hawthorn, yew, alder) to replicate woodland trees in a studio for two days. He can borrow/hire/keep them and he is prepared to pay something. He can collect in the bristol area. They could have side branches but they must have a least one side that looks like it did when it was standing ie no scrapes, dings, chainsaw marks. And whats more they will probably get on the telly cant promise a mention in the credits! If you can help him, then just leave your details in this thread and i'll pass them on to him cheers mark
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or maybe 'montezuma' but its a lot less common
