kevinjohnsonmbe

When were you in the yard?

What a disappointment! Seeing the words "Acer" Brilliant" and "Advice" all in one topic heading I was expecting to see some of Acer Ventura's words of wisdom.... 🤨

You are well 'ard mate 🤣

That's a more moderate and agreeable line of argument you rowdy bastard

'kinell Al, you've really got a wasp up your ass on this one 🤣

I'd never simply accept or suggest that 'experience' is always good experience - it could just as easily be bad, but in answer to the question what's the difference, I would perhaps present 'maturity' as a differentiating factor between an old coffin dodger and a young spunker. I'd offer the long standing vehicle insurance rates (18yo in comparison to 38yo) as justification and validation of my point....

You move in more elevated circles than me then!

'kinell Les, is that an incredibly woke use of the possessive pronoun in relation to a gender fluid yoof of today which would conflict with the more robust persona I may have attributed to you? Or is it just a typo? 😳🤣

Reading various sources (Mynors 13.4.2, p336 and CWA s28E & P) whilst it is clearly apparent that an offence is committed if a landowner carries out work in a SSSI without prior notification consent of NE (where that work is contrary to the previously notified features of the SSSI) does it become a joint offence where the person undertaking the work (if that person is different to the landowner) also commits the offence (like CA/TPO offences) or does liability rest solely with the landowner? Notes: (i) Not associated with any current or previous 'actual' circumstance - just a matter of curiosity which has arisen from another source (ii) In England (iii) Whilst (most) arb's are well tuned into CA/TPO/FL requirements, SSSI may be less well understood - so might be of interest

I spent out (a silly amount) on a culinary dehumidifier this year to avoid waste of excess apple / pear / fig / chilli etc. Made no 'economic' sense since you could buy a bag of dried apple rings for pence really, but it was never about the financial sense but rather just trying a new way to preserve excess fruit crop. Little 'un loves 'em so was worth it in my warped financial justification. Got some beauties on the Cox's Orange Pippin - biggest I've ever seen! Bit nervous about how long to leave them on the tree. Probably pick today before they fall.

Is that something you can expand upon in public domain Pete? Just out of interest. 👍🏻

Go GreenMech all the way! There must be a means of getting one?

Glad you posted that! Just got booked on.

I'd suggest the "must see" tag gets a bit of a walloping where it doesn't really live up to expectation. Come on Les, I'm obviously gonna have a look if you play the "must see" card, but I'm afraid it didn't make it to the press play stage.... Inappropriate use of the "must see" tag there mate....

You can FRO! I’m not getting sucked into this bun fight.

It was more a reflection upon that which ‘we’ are expected to ‘tolerate’ from the legislature, regardless of the apparent inequity and buffoonery, rather than a direct comparison of the potential emissions from each exampled equipment type Andy, which I have no doubt you fully grasped. However, gunpowder emissions may well skyrocket when it becomes apparent that the Ryobi battery saw won’t be sufficient to fell the 100 year old yard tree and your average Californian reaches for the gun cabinet.....

Gotta love America.... Is there any other country in the world that would let you buy firearms with what can only be described as cursory checks and balances - but would legislate to prevent you buying a petrol lawn mower.... https://electrek.co/2021/10/11/california-bans-gas-powered-lawn-equipment-and-other-small-off-road-engines/ 🤯

Draws into question the ‘wisdom’ of TPOing a large tree in a small garden or the planning process that preceded house build....

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I added some text (green) within the original OPs question which I quoted. I realised afterwards that that might not have been visible unless you 'expand' (read more) the original question within the post where I quoted it. That green text included the link which states that a dead tree, whilst exempt from the need to 'apply', still requires a notification of intent to remove and, unless subject to a woodland TPO, would require a replacement and that the replacement takes on the former tree's TPO. There are a few 'mystery' parts of the equation which would only be resolved by seeing the original application and knowing fully what happened subsequently.

Best cut would be +/- 500mm above ground level at the stem of the tree....

"smooth" video 👍🏻 Some people have no idea of the value, or any inclination to want to, of what they throw away. Adding value to that which is considered 'waste' is a skill.

There are a few elements of this which give rise to potential 'confusion' especially since the available information is sketchy. Yew tree dying due to ivy? Heavily suppressed perhaps, suffering limb breakaway perhaps, but actually dying due to the ivy...? Possible I suppose depending upon the circumstances, but at best probably unlikely. If there were a picture of the tree pre-reduction that would help. Academic anyway since that part is already done & dusted. TPO approval for a 'reduction' to a 1m stump? That also has elements of the unrealistic about it. Who in their right mind thought that if the tree was "dying" that a reduction to 1m stump would be the best course of action? (well, obviously the LA did, but that is also, at best, a dubious expectation.) Did you submit a second app to remove the 1m stump or just 'notify' the LA that you intended to? You don't have to 'apply', just notify if dead. They agreed but conditioned a replacement - that's about the only part which seems "regular." If you remove it you have to replace it and the TPO applies to the replacement. If you don't remove the stump and it simply decays away to nothing then the TPO dissolves when the tree decays to nothing. So, your options could be: Retain the stump (maybe plant a climbing rose around it and forget about it until it decays to nothing.) or Pull the stump out and pony up with a replacement tree (which will be subject to the original TPO) in a close location to the original.

Don’t like shade, don’t like direct sunlight, don’t like drought, don’t like waterlogging... (bit like myself really) Bit of a bleak out look unless measured in 100s rather than 10s of years 😂

Ive been crook for a week with it. Bloody horrible!