Gary Prentice

Don't turn up in an E-type, but a £70,000 mogs OK?

I think it's up to the TO/PO whether they agree tbh. In my case, the TO is reasonable and sees the merit in it, but "don't know how planning will deal with it?" I actually wrote the condition myself, so the PO could use it, to try to cover the bases if the existing TO moved on. It's now 3 months since I submitted, but I don't really want to go to PINs on this, if possible - a can of worms best left unopened. I very well known Arb Consultant who used to be a TO for a Yorkshire MBC used to say, " It's a poor tree (protected), tell the client to plant an oak (whatever was suitable) and apply next year. I'll consent that as long as something's in to replace it." Always seemed reasonable to me and I trusted him to do what he said.

Try that argument with 'some' TO's:biggrin: I asked our LA to provide their definition of 'amenity' value last year. After all, it must some important thing, because every refusal I've ever had has been down to 'amenity value'. I thought that knowing what it actually is, I'd have a chance of rebuttal - six months on, I'm still awaiting a response:biggrin:

every cloud.... Do you need planning permission for a bomb shelter?

It's a means to an end. The owner has submitted for the last ten years and been refused. I doubt if the area order was reviewed, the tree would merit protection, under a new individual TPO. By establishing a couple of new trees, the owner's increasing species and age-class diversity in the area - with a 'carrot' that he'll finally get this bloody great sycamore off the middle of his drive. We could have informally agreed to do this, getting the trees established and then re-applying in a few years. But, who knows if the TO will still be employed? If the 'condition' relating to establishment is empirical ie growth/nursery size, there can be no argument that it has been met. (hopefully) I've worked other arrangements like this, informally, in the past, for trees of little merit but nevertheless protected by ancient area orders. The LA have insufficient resources to revoke old AO's, want to keep 'big green things' because they are but can see some sense in starting establishing the next generation of trees. I think it can be done, I believe it's not that uncommon in development planning that conditions have to be met before other things are allowed/consented. If all parties are agreeable and accept the conditions, is there any reason while it wouldn't be acceptable/legal? (I don't know!)

Can't go on construction sites without hi-viz silly.

There's a cheap one on amazon - PhatPocket Book shoppe, atm too. Not sure which edition though.

Sorry John K, ya missed it again:001_tongue: I've bought it but not sure whether or not I've got a copy - (books are in storage atm while I'm sorting my office) If I've already got a copy, I'll pass this on to you Yournamehere. Thank you:thumbup1:

Hi viz and helmet always in car, for site visits. Otherwise whatever I'm wearing for work that day - boots, jeans & shirt/poloshirt. No point in being too smart clambering through the undergrowth to get a good look at the tree.

Rather than start a new post.... I'm currently awaiting a consent, a delayed consent, where the condition is that two trees are planted, become established and then once this condition is met we can fell the offending tree. The sycamore is in an old area order, with some moderate structural issues and pruned to death to get the canopy away from the house. We appealed after refusal and while the Pins inspector looked at it, the TO said that although the reasons to fell had some merit it was a 'big green thing' relatively visible to the public. After losing the appeal (no argument on my part) an agreement was reached as above, the new plantings would be classed as established when they were i) sufficiently rooted to remove supports and ii) increased in girth/dia to the next nursery size How the planning officer is going to write this one up, I don't know:biggrin:

It ain't summer yet!

Who do you propose as an effigy?

Judge Gonzalo Curiel Hands Trump a Fresh Setback - The Atlantic

Have I missed the beginning of WWIII?

Have you many 'spare' parts left over?

Like he's got a long history of doing:biggrin:

Sorry Paul, bad luck is tripping over a kerb, an accident. Getting robbed ain't bad luck, it's scum who deliberately set out to deprive others for their own gain. Better lighting, cameras and improving security can sure make you 'luckier'! Time the uk looked into some Saudi type justice.

This Calender quarter runs 'til the end of march, if the FC become aware, you'll then be told told to submit, maybe taking ten weeks on top of that. Probably best to do it right in the first place, rather than trying to avoid the need to have one.

Think mo Farrah away from the states atm training elsewhere. He does have a uk passport, so bit of a moot point.

Ya live an learn:001_smile: I wonder if Trump being the POTUS is a good enough reason for everyone to have they're own ICMN? :lol:

Can you own a 76mm gun with a FAC? You'd need a big gun cabinet to keep it in!

FL exempt/excempt if in a garden, churchyard or Public Open Space (I think POS has it's own definitions within the Forestry Act)

Thanks Kev, that's easier. Turns out the address was in Oldham, after all that.

That really needs a stainless steel or carbon fibre akrapovic, rather than that pink exhaust:biggrin:

Strange how often the 'non-runners' are ignored, when places get robbed.