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Hi Jules Yes you are right about where in Glasgow this is. I live directly opposite the land in question but i dont care either way what happens to it. the trees on that side have no impact on sunlight. I will PM you later today and see what we can work out. thanks david

Hi 10 Bears Thanks so much for the reply, its really useful. I am defiantly in a CA and i had a brief conversation one of the council oficers about it. The initial answer was not much chance", but they suggested i send a letter in asking and said some trees are considered weeds but he would not go any further. It was then that suggested i wrote "in my opinion the roots could cause damage" rather than get paid advice on this. Picture - Yes sorry top left. you can see the tiny bit of sun that we get between 3-5pm I will speak to the other owners of the flats but i think i will probably say i would pay for it. 1) we are facing a roof repair so they don't want to spend any more £. 2) they live on higher floors and get more sun. 3) I have kids who would play more in the garden if it was not so shaded When you say Grounds team who do you mean? There is no one who maintains the garden - i cut the grass, clean the bin area and weed the patch. We do have a Property Factor (its common in Scotland to have this for shared flats) - do you think i should ask them? As yet i have not spoken to any tree surgeons in the area. Again landlord - we all own our own flats so would that just be interested owners?

Hi I have been reading your forum for a week and a lot of good info but i think i need some help from you all. I am not in the industry at all and live with a shared garden (8 other homes) in a conservation area and a lot of trees. I live in Glasgow in a building of 8 flats, but i am on the ground floor. We share a back garden that is surrounded by trees on all 3 sides. The other gardens in the same street have very few trees and enjoy the sun all day. By contrast our garden is very shaded with the trees that are either very thick, very tall or both. Some of the tall ones are higher than the top flat (i would say 80ft+). The roots come up above the grass in parts and i think its a mix of sycamore and ash trees about 9 trees in total. I would like to improve things and need some advice from you guys. I added a pic of my garden in the top right. Should i simply write a letter to my land services saying i want to cut them down or should i say i am open to options to improve the garden environment and work with them? What i dont want to end up with TPO's or a flat "no" from them if there is a better way of approaching this? The points i want to give them are Full shade means - limited light to my flat, making it colder and dull - limited light to use the garden, no children play in it, washing does not dry, no one sits in it (my next door neighbors all use the garden fully) - limited plants as not enough light to flower - roots are a concern to the building structure / foundation - concerned over height of them and possible damage to building Any suggestions would really help me as i want to work with the council to improve the garden.