lawranced1

just started in Suffolk

Nothing in Suffolk!

Anyone know where I can buy a Tacca chantrieri, found loads of sites selling seeds etc but no actual plants!?!?

how funny!!!

I see the problem, was the laurel 10m high or 10m in length?

Your missing the point, In the United Kingdom, the term Conservation Area nearly always applies to an area (usually urban) considered worthy of preservation or enhancement because of its special architectural or historic interest, "the character or appearance of which it is desirable to preserve or enhance," as required by the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 (Section 69 and 70). In Conservation Areas, it is the protection of the quality and special interest of the neighbourhood or area as a whole that is intended, rather than specific buildings. For example, the layout of boundaries, roads, vistas and viewpoints, trees and green features, street furniture and surfaces, the characteristic building materials of the area, the mix of different uses, and the design of shop fronts may all be taken into account when deciding whether an area has a particular special architectural or historic interest. so a tree in a conservation area, could be in a field or side of the road, can't just be cut down with out first go through the motions hence as i said The law requires that anyone proposing to cut down or carry out any work on ANY tree in a conservation area must give the Council six weeks notice of their intentions. Work may only be undertaken either when permission has been given or the six weeks has expired. Penalties: For cutting down or destroying a tree, a fine of up to £20,000 can be imposed – and the landowner is also required to replace the tree that was removed. For less serious offences, the penalty is a fine of up to £2,500. so coming back to the original post you can not cut down a 10m 'hedge' in a conservation area because by definition it is classed a tree!!

Natural England - Home Page all the info should be here!!!

Natural England - Home Page Should be able to find info you need here!!

before anyone says it.... A tree is a perennial woody plant. It is most often defined as a woody plant that has many secondary branches supported clear of the ground on a single main stem or trunk with clear apical dominance.[1] A minimum height specification at maturity is cited by some authors, varying from 3 m[2] to 6 m;[3] some authors set a minimum of 10 cm trunk diameter (30 cm girth).[4] Woody plants that do not meet these definitions by having multiple stems and/or small size are usually called shrubs, although many trees such as mallee do not meet such definitions. Compared with most other plants, trees are long-lived, some reaching several thousand years old and growing to up to 115 m (379 ft) high.[5]

If an area is defined as a conservation area it can include Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) Environmentally Sensitive Area Local Nature Reserve (LNR) Marine Nature Reserve (MNR) National Nature Reserve (NNR) National Scenic Area (Scotland) (NSA) Nitrate Vulnerable Zone (NVZ) Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) The law requires that anyone proposing to cut down or carry out any work on ANY tree in a conservation area must give the Council six weeks notice of their intentions. Work may only be undertaken either when permission has been given or the six weeks has expired. Penalties: For cutting down or destroying a tree, a fine of up to £20,000 can be imposed – and the landowner is also required to replace the tree that was removed. For less serious offences, the penalty is a fine of up to £2,500.

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There is a difference, you may be allowed to cut tree shrubs whatever but you might not be allow to access them due to the conservation rules/restrictions, it's not always up to the council to decide it may be a third party natural england for example!

TPO's are Treepreservation orders, Conservation areas can be a mine field so to speak, you should notify someone if you plan to do something most of the time they not bothered what you do but some are fussy, silly things like not walking on the grass or breaking up the ground etc I would always check first it could end up costing you a fortune which in the current climate nobody wants!!

be careful, i had the same problem it was the cable i was told not to drive it as the airbag would fail if there was an accident!!!

not sure about cutting above your head standing on crates!!???

where abouts?

Adding some UA certs would be a good move!

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how many hours has your 455 done? must be loads!!

no, they don't always go for the lowest price because they are also looking for a good service, in general pay peanuts get monkey's.

Grass cutting is where we made our money, it was on a massive scale tho!! at times it was just the grass cutting that kept the company going! can be very boring and bloody cold, at least when your cutting hedges you keep moving something that should be considered.