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and this is what they said for soil type, no ground tests yet, just based off of generic survey data for the area so far

Here is what the engineer has given us for 'tree lines'

First time I've heard of that - I'll have a read up, thanks for the tip. Planning permission has been granted, the old lean to extension demolished but no ground works yet. The tree is 12m ish from the property which seems a long way to me.

Thanks for all your input so far, any other opinions welcome!

Elms (and also Willows so I'm told) suck up a lot of water from surrounding ground which can cause shrinkage to the ground around which is where the issues come from a foundation perspective. I love the tree, its great, well established & mature, I don't want rid of it. I'm just hoping its not an elm because the engineer seems to think we need foundations over 6ft deep because of it!

Thanks for your quick reply. Our structural engineer seems to think it is an elm - which is a big problem for foundations. What is it that distinguishes it from an elm?

Hi, we need help identifying a tree near our property as it could affect the foundations for building work we are planning. I've taken some pics, I'd be really grateful if anyone can help identify the tree, what do you think it is? Thanks. Adam