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thanks so much, really helpful.

Really helpful - thank you

Thanks but you’ve totally misunderstood the whole post.

Thank you. What would that entail? ie unlikely to be able to resurface driveway? Like I say, totally new to all this 🙂

And sorry, one final question - assuming we were allowed to raise the crown and thin then, what ballpark cost would we be looking at for that so I can budget for it? Like I say, totally new to this so wouldn't know if quotes we got were reasonable or not. Thanks very much all

Thank you all. To clarify - we love the trees so this isn’t about angling to get rid of them. All trees in that location/area are under TPOs not just those two, and I’ve attached some of the other neighbouring trees as an example of ones that look better kept/crown lifted/thinned. I guess we need to ask the council arborist to come out and look and say whether it’s possible to do the same with the two on our possible property. is there such a thing as precedents for trees as there would be with building works or doesn’t it work like that? As I say, totally new to it all. appreciate all your the guidance/thoughts, thanks again.

Hi there we’re delighted to have had our offer accepted on a house so now need to do some homework. I suspect the mortgage company will want a tree survey but we’ll also want to know whether we’re going to be able to trim back these two enormous trees at the entrance to the property (left house in the pic) that block all light. They’re under TPOs. Well also need to survey to check they’re safe and not affecting drains etc. Any feedback about whether we’re likely to be able to raise the crown and thin them, would be most welcome. Totally need to this subject having never had a properly with trees before. Thanks all