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Persuading The Costumer To Leave Safe Deadwood
Sylvia replied to Darrin Turnbull's topic in Climbers talk
I try and talk about bats, hornets, woodpeckers and bugs but the clients eyes glaze over in confusion and they cry 'mais, cest pas jolie...'/ you can't see it from the road/ and our financial viability assessment which you're not allowed to see says we have to build where those yews are or go bankrupt ................................ -
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It's council owned woodland with conservation/habitat status - before the planning application went in - at pre-application/local consultation stage- I asked the Tree Officer to put a woodland TPO on it - he said it's a conservation area don't fret they'll have to replant - the arboricultural report now submitted says after consultation with the council they won't replant - "there's no room" . When locals ask to remove trees we often rightly get TPO'd first/instead - the double standards when it's the councils land and trees are infuriating. Who's the objective independent arbitrator when the council want to sell council/our land no matter what.............
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Developers have applied to take it and 50 other healthy trees down to build houses- it's a conservation area but developer says he won't replace trees like us peasants have to/want to.
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Thanks for replies - The breakages in what I'd call the buttresses - where the horizontal becomes vertical - look like stress fractures - are they a sign of failure? The wrap around/girdling root - is that a threat to the vitality/safety of the tree - is it on the sick list? Will it inevitably fail where the trunk divides?
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Is this Beech tree base problem terminal?
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Oops..................... deleted - obit already posted by waterbuoy
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Same here for two Liquidambars nurtured from garden centre sticks - I thought this would be the year - everything else glowing but no such luck - they're on about two spade depths of soil on limestone - I give them sequestered iron - they sometimes don't shed their leaves until Spring - I know they're in the wrong place but can't bear to part with them - next year could be the year...........
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Just found this https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/tree_contract_with_amey FOI request response from Sheffield City Council: "Existing Council policies apply to Amey's tree maintenance activities, and as such, Amey are under clear instruction that they cannot remove trees for issues such as seasonal leaf, fruit or blossom fall, loss of TV or satellite reception or shade being cast from the tree. Every tree fell requested by Amey has to be validated by trained arboricultural inspectors from within the Council to verify that the works prescribed are indeed legitimate and essential. Only once permission has been given may Amey proceed with the job."
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One resident told The Yorkshire Post that police had used anti-picketing legislation, aimed at trade unions, to stop onlookers disrupting the work. Read more at: ?Inexcusable?: Three arrested after ?pig-headed? Sheffield Council mounts dawn chainsaw raid on trees - Yorkshire Post Does the Tree Officer get any say in the matter if councillors have abdicated responsibilty to Amey etc?
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South Yorkshire Police said the arrests were made 'on suspicion of preventing lawful work' on Rustlings Road, Endcliffe, where tree fellers started cutting down trees at 5am. Read more at: UPDATE: Three arrested in tree felling protest on Sheffield street - The Star
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See what you mean Mark - this explains: From Appendix C [of appces A-G] Vitality: Is a personal assessment of the tree's growth rate in the current season, in comparison to other trees within the locality, region and an indicator of the tree likely response to site change: "Dead" is defined as "A dead or very low vitality tree" so the "dead" elms could be both dead and at the same time alive/surviving - bit pedantic though. "Dead" really means in the way of plot 9?
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Thanks for your help . I thought surviving elms might be extra protected. Can't get a close look sorry- I've read further on in 3 doc tree survey - v complicated these days - look like something from NASA - both elms c 8m+ tall - dead/low vitality - less than 10 years safe life left - one trunk to be retained. No mention of DED. So many trees removed round here - chestnuts brown with leaf miner for about 4 years - not much tree planting. Trees around houses regarded as a nuisance not an asset.
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A local proposed housing development planning application AARC tree survey is looking to remove elms - one described as English Elm and one as "Unknown ?Elm - climber prevented full inspection" Given the massive loss of elms down the years seeing surviving elms recommended for removal is surprising - are elms specially protected - will the council tree officer inspect/identify these without being asked?
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See this BS Cascade applied universally now for local planning applications - is there any counterbalancing BS standard for assessing ecological/biodiversity/wildlife value of trees?
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From Liz Jones column Daily Mail http://www.dailymail.co.uk/columnists/article-3403132/LIZ-JONES-10-log-s-better-burning-laminate-floor.html "An interiors shop in London’s Muswell Hill has on offer logs with the ends painted, at £10 each."
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104.7 Minster FM - News - #FLOODS AUDIO: Sam Smith's owner doesn't want footbridge on his land in Tadcaster
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Tree definition row moves to Court of Appeal | Planning Resource "The landowners have now renewed their challenge to the order requiring them to replant more than 1,200 trees on the land to replace trees that they are accused of destroying. They claim that they didn’t destroy anything that could legally be classed as a tree. The question for the Appeal Court to decide is whether in the eyes of the law "potential trees", seedlings or even sprouting acorns should be regarded as "trees". The issue is seen as a major one, which could have wide implications in respect of the local authorities’ tree protection powers throughout the country. The High Court had rejected Distinctive's claims that the inspector had wrongly taken into account "potential trees" in reaching his decision. In his decision, however, the High Court judge said the inspector's handling of issues relating to saplings and trees had been "impeccable", and that the challenge to it was "untenable"."
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"Trees – Important that existing trees are retained as far as possible / that existing character of site is not harmed by tree removal. " Mrs Emma Gibbens IHBC Senior Conservation and Design Officer Department of Development Services Harrogate Borough Council Knapping Mount HARROGATE HG1 2AE ouch.............
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Spoke too soon - looks like a re-application ? Results being barred from re-applying in such circumstances might deter?
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"Graycliffe Homes Ltd of Pannal Road, Follifoot in Harrogate had put in a planning application to erect 14 dwellings on College Road in June 2014. However, the application was opposed by the Ripon’s planning committee after a member of the public complained that two of the trees had been cut down in the conservation area. The application was refused and on Wednesday, September 2, the company pleaded guilty to all seven offences at Harrogate Magistrate’s Court in a prosecution brought by Harrogate Borough Council (HBC)"
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timber for sale in Wetherby / West Yorks area.
Sylvia replied to rob.angus's topic in Firewood forum
It's been accepted for housing/mixed development by LCC - out for public consultation soon. Our slippery MP loves the idea and there's nothing to protect best grade farmland in LCC planning policies. -
timber for sale in Wetherby / West Yorks area.
Sylvia replied to rob.angus's topic in Firewood forum
Just to let you know penfold that LCC are planning to build a new town on Leeds University's farms at Bramham - c4,000 houses - so plenty of new affordable houses not far from Thorner soon? -
A nightingale sings ? but not for much longer if housebuilding drive wipes out its haven | Environment | The Guardian
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BBC Radio 4 Extra - Roger Deakin - Wildwood: A Journey Through Trees, Heartwood Listened to this the other day - at about 10m51s he talks about "grafting" ash trees together to make a living structure - how? any simple "how to" anywhere online or is it beyond amateurs? If it involves cutting bark does this increase ash dieback risk?
