We are planning to buy an end of terrace house in London. On the street running alongside the house, there is a council-owned London Plane tree, which is taller than the house. It sits next to the back garden, and its canopy extends around the width of the garden (with a fair amount of overhang!).
It will block a great deal of light in the summer (sitting directly where light would otherwise come into the garden for much of the day) and for this reason alone we are considering pulling out. However, we love the house and we're considering whether we can live with this - but we want to be realistic about what we're taking on. I assume the council won't remove the tree (and I accept trees are an important part of public infrastructure).
Is there a risk that the tree could damage the house? We also want to build a kitchen extension in time and I assume this will have an impact on the depth if the foundations etc. Any advice?! Is this a nightmare waiting to happen?
