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Cheers Gary ?? In this case, I’m trying to reverse engineer or attempt to decrypt someone else’s AIA which ‘appears’ to present some iffy RPA calc’s with potential implications for building placement. Just can’t make the figures work from the existing detail and can’t fathom the methodology that has been applied (or maybe not) to arrive at these findings.

I've always 'rounded up' where a stem ø falls between the stated values in 5837 Ann D but I can't find a specific reference to require this - have I just imagined it or is it stated somewhere?

If only it were that simple Eggsmeister! It may start as a sly tinny on the train after a hard days graft, but where would it end? Convicted criminals wearing a tag to the Palace of Westminster because they thought speeding laws “didn’t apply to them?” Jeremy Corbyn having a cheeky phat one because Dianne wouldn’t blow him off? Joe Public might be forgiven for such seemingly trivial transgressions, but the long term deleterious effects of the normalisation of deviation from those in such positions of public responsibility could have significant negative impact on civilisation as we currently know it! Today she’s knocking back a M&S premixed cocktail, tomorrow she could be main lining and The collapse of civilisation will be down to the sort of liberal, apologists like YOU and Mark!

Is that a vote of confidence Mark?

So what’s it to be then? is it: (a) I’ll dispense with any laws I personally don’t wish to abide by or (b) I’m too important to abide by the laws which only apply to the ‘little people.’ A relatively insignificant example scenario but with some considerable implications from the nation’s Shadow Home Secretary. Diane Abbott 'sorry' for drinking on train https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-47996907

Not 'exactly' a todays job scenario, but it was today that I heard that over 2 years from the start (Feb 17) when the client asked: Q "...could you do me an Arb Impact Assessment..." Q "...what's the situation and when do you need it..? A "...pretty much straight away for an appeal - the original application has been refused because I didn't have one..." So, after 2 applications, 2 appeals, the Town council and LA have been over ruled by the PINS. And local authorities wonder why there are so many vacant, suitable plots not being developed when the need so obviously exists. This scenario has been a terrible example of influence via Town council and Ward councillor at committee which has cost the land owner (and the tax payer) a considerable amount of money to ignore the planning officer's recommendation for approval and force the matter to appeal for a second time. The PINS judgement comes with a MASSIVE sense of satisfaction and it was a great conversation with the client earlier. The long fights are the best fights.... ??????

And what a 'headline' example of the potential value / worth of forestry...

As a lighter aside, heard on the wireless today, all distances in France are measured from Notre Dame.

Nuffin really, it just kind of rolls off the tongue and seems a suitable, if somewhat nondescript (bloody French, what have they ever given us?) sort of location. Maybe Leicestershire (near Fenny Drayton and Higham on the Hill) (52°33′42.942″N 1°27′53.474″W; SP 36373.66 96143.05) would be a better choice as the geographical centre of England*....? Could provide a better insight into the real opinions of the nation since the M25 bubble appears to be a planet all of its own? No.... I bet they are all lovely. ?

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2019/apr/16/uk-parliament-could-suffer-same-fate-as-notre-dame-warn-mps?CMP=fb_gu&utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Facebook#Echobox=1555406749 it’d probably happen when theym not there and AFTER the >£5 billion restoration bill! They should all be moved to a trading estate in Milton Keynes in a purpose built and fit for purpose building with barrack style accommodation on site. The savings would be immense!

Just saying loike.... It's 1 potential option....

The document at this page is a useful reference Gary: https://www.lgo.org.uk/decisions/environment-and-regulation/trees/06b16269

Oddly, I’m struggling to form a suitable reply ? so will simply confirm that it was noticed and did feature in discrete conversation ?

Exactly that was the topic of discussion in the thread I’m recalling... i just have to try and remember a decent keyword to search and find it.

That takes us back to a thread from a fair way back which questioned the validity, appropriateness and measurement of 'public visual amenity' (which can often be interpreted as the blanket / catch all / easy option for refusal of TPO applications - who is this person that derives great pleasure from a tree that someone else has to pay to maintain? I've had examples where a group of neighbours can be shown to be suffering tangible degradation (not just leaves in the gutter) of their freedom to enjoy their liberty and recreation but some elusive, unnamed, unmeasurable notional public visual amenity is presented as a justification for prolonged suffering of a quantifiable group.) And it doesn't help (actually it does when apparent contradictions can be cited) when it seems that the rules can be 'bent' to satisfy the prevailing circumstances. It's possible (if I've found the right thread) that the answer to your question lies in this thread: I'm not absolutely certain it's the right thread I'm thinking of because it goes rapidly from the original question into 20 pages of pro and anti EU rantings (now there's a thing!! ) before Jules brings it back onto track at page 6. It was quite funny re-reading some of the posts up to that point and comparing with current EU debate topics though! I'm not sure it's the thread I'm thinking of so I'll look again. There was a really good thread about 'amenity worth', I'll see if I can find it....

I bow to your greater deviousness and retract my previous statement! Pride was his crime then - too brash to be a sneaky bastard ?

Tree Architecture & Morphophysiology seminar @ Barcham Trees was excellent and there’s an opportunity to catch it again at the AA Annual Amenity Conf at Exeter in September. Many thanks to Keith and Natasha from Barcham Trees for the opportunity to meet and enjoy an evening with Stefania and Giovanni prior to the seminar and also very nice to meet Simon from the Arboriculture Association. The content and presentation was genuinely unique, highly effective and totally captivating with Giovanni’s passionate and energetic delivery in Italian, followed by Stefania’s skilful translation into English. A day crammed full of thought provoking and fascinating detail which passed almost in the blink of an eye thanks to the clever delivery technique and the generous hospitality of Barcham Trees. A full room of delegates and a reserves list - testament to the quality of the presentation. It’s been a long haul driving on a ‘round robin’ which will total over a 1000 miles but definitely worthwhile with new thoughts to develop and processes to review.

Rare I’d disagree with you Mr B... But.... I bet he’s no idiot, sharp as a tack I’d guess. - scrap man, he’ll have been duckin & diving all his life.

All understood Roz, question still stands though.... Either PBC are presented with what appears to be the ‘simple’ cases or they have a different organisational attitude towards the issue. It ‘seems’ like there is a willingness AND a success rate more than elsewhere? Just ‘seems’ that way from press report...

Poole setting the standards which others should be striving to achieve again - Unless, genuinely, that really IS the only borough where inappropriate felling is taking place. More likely it’s the only borough making the effort to prosecute. Possible point of contention over the valuation issue though - if you ‘add’ the notional value of property increase, then ‘subtract’ the CAVAT value calc of the trees which have been removed, I suspect it would return a net devaluation of the property potentially negating the case for proceeds of crime recovery action...? https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6911341/Millionaire-businessman-67-chopped-11-century-old-protected-trees-ordered-pay-170-000.html

A thought provoking post - no abuse should be justified nor appropriate.

Getting raged up listening to James O'Brexit demonstrating his characteristic lack of understanding and piling his media hype upon a situation / scenario which he will have very little understanding of. The 'strategic corporal' concept is well understood within military circles and this is the latest example of national / international politics (usually the domain of suits and seniors poncing around HQ or embassy taking extreme care over every spoken or written word for fear of upsetting the delicate balance of international diplomacy) being turned completely on its head by the seemingly inconsequential and impetuous actions of a very junior military person at the coal face. Imagery very easily becomes iconic - especially with embedded media at the front line and with the proliferation of personal media recording equipment which goes irreversibly viral at warp speed. The (seemingly) innocent, perhaps ill advised but usually impetuous actions of the few, can have monumental personal (Alex Blackman), national and international implications, examples of positive and negative actions caught on camera below.: positive: Negative: What O'Brien is doing is failing to consider the cause whilst focussing entirely upon the symptom. The action is foolish, impetuous and will bring severe consequences for - probably - the range commander / troop commander. That said, I wonder why the Para's are less than fully embracing of a politician who knowingly, willingly and consistently aligns himself with known terrorists and murderers and should it not be his behaviour which should be under the microscope (as a senior statesman) rather than that of an average Joe?

‘kin BRILLIANT! That’ll give someone a big headache today ? British soldiers shown shooting Jeremy Corbyn target prompts Army investigation https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/soldiers-corbyn-shoot-target-practice-army-mod-kabul-a8852156.html link includes video...