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Sunbury area. Experienced climber and Team Leader required. NPTC or equivelent of Felling, chipper, climbing, saw in tree, dismantling and pruning. Ideally first aid, Managing Safely and a recognised arboricultural qualification. Experienced second climber NPTC or equivelent of Felling, chipper, climbing, saw in tree and first aid. Work is a mixture of domestic and commercial for an established company. Wage dependant on experience and qualifications. DM me a CV in the first instance if interested.
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Books required for Lantra Tree Inspection Course
Alan Webster replied to Leicester Tree Care's topic in General chat
I have a copy of the Body Language of Trees, if you are interested PM me. -
Would anyone be interested in a cedar stem, West London area?
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The 10 x diameter is from the 2005 standard and is no longer used; this and the Helliwell method is not to the current BS5837 British Standard. Arnold describes the correct calculation method in the above post. It is the average dtameter for more than 5 stems.
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Any one interested in occasional climbing work in the Staines/Whitton/Ashford(Middx) areas? It is for a sports ground maintenance company, I have done all their climbing for the last few years. Work includes dead wooding, reductions, pollards, small dismantles. Nothing too difficult but you must be able to turn up to the job blind with your own kit. PM me for details.
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<p>Hi Justo, where are you based?</p>
<p>I can give you a few contacts and let you know who to avoid!</p>
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Near Faversham, for a briefing held by the FC
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The map does not show outbreaks in new planting just in the wider environment. This is because they assume that they have dealt with all the infected stock. I went to a woodland in Kent last Friday where all the trees were affected.
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Here: Chalara fraxinea in the UK
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They were!
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There was a prosecution last year for an illegal felling of scots pine at a site north of Basingstoke.
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<p>Hi David</p>
<p>We have tried to call you a few times today. Do you still require a team to work in Swansea.</p>
<p>Regards</p>
<p>Alan</p>
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You bought a second!
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What village Steve?
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Trees on land adjacent to development sites
Alan Webster replied to Paul Barton's topic in Trees and the Law
Only Paul has seen the planning documents and I'm not sure if he has seen all of them. It was asked earlier on if all the detail is included in the plans if service trenches etc. Usually the site boundary fence is included as it is required to comply with the Secure by Design requirements. The photographs from the original thread show that the main damage to the tree is due to the grade change to allow the fence to be erected. Also if the tree was included in a tree survey and either categorised as U or indicated for removal this also forms part of the application. -
Trees on land adjacent to development sites
Alan Webster replied to Paul Barton's topic in Trees and the Law
Lopping is a exemption, it doesn't say branches so presumably includes roots. -
As we are having a discussion about something that we obviously have different views on, it would be useful to provide a quote or reference to back up your stance. As you have read Mynors cover to cover how did you not remember the mischievous quote? You still have not given a good argument on why the planning does not over-ride the TPO
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dalton: "However, I am so clear in my mind now that roots are so different from branches, insofar as nuisance has to be proven by damage," what have you read to form this opinion?
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Please refer to my post above
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We are assuming the TPO is irrelevant due to the detailed planning permission. These cases are therefore relevant to the removal of the roots and where several posters have said there should be compensation owed. You are quite correct that the nusience exemption should not be relied on as the case law is complicated. With the case of Perrin the outcome is considered to be incorrect by others.
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Don't have to. "The right of an owner to cut away the boughs of trees which overhang it, although those trees are not his, is too clear to be disputed. This has been declared to be the law for centuries.... and there is no trace of the age of the tree or its branches being a material circumstance for consideration" (Lemon v Webb Court of appeal) Harman J in McCombe v Read "It is very old law that if my neighbours tree encroach on my ground, either by over-hanging boughs or by undermining roots, I may cut the boughs or the roots so far as they are on my side of the boundary" Reference: Mynors. C. 2011. The Law of Trees Forests and Hedges 2nd Edition. Sweet and Maxwell. London.
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ps. no one picked up on the abatement of nuisance comments from my post this morning?
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Mynors 2nd Edition 5.3.3 page 117, reinforcing the comments in Lemon v Webb
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The posts to which I refer I'm sure are not libellous enough for any legal action to be considered. There has been many posts saying such things as 'a clear breach of the TPO regs' etc. I see that you extrapolated my comments into providing advice on a forum and liability for that advice. If you provide advice in a professional capacity and a member of the public acts on it in good faith and then it led to a loss etc. They could try to recover their loss from you or your insurers (as you are giving advice you do have professional indemnity insurance don't you?) Again it would not be cut and dried - a judge would decide. And no I don't think the moderators should be involved. It was meant to be a note of caution to those who are giving definitive opinions
