GeddyMort

it wouldnt stop an order to have the tree felled? what do they prevent then?

Is it that unlikely? I'm cautious of other stories ive read online of neighbours forcing them to be cut down. I can appreciate anything overhanging their side to be lobbed off, ofcourse. But worried about any such order to have the trees entirely cut down to 2M height or whatever. That sounds horrible! and would want to prevent at all costs. For the reasons above.

Yeah that's fair, I wouldnt want a future owner to be encumbered. But we've bought the house outright and it will stay in the family now. RE: overhanging, im fine with that. What i'd want to avoid though is an order for them to be entirely cut down for the reasons above, hence putting something in place to prevent that from happening.

if it means no one can make a decision to have them cut down and we lose the wild-life... (and to be fair, some privacy!) from our garden. I'd be happy of the encumbrance. I didn't think the rest was a fair comparison.

How would I go about that? is that part of my local council or a separate body? and if they are indeed deciduous do I even need to TPO them? I'd read somewhere your council would never take the view of cutting down a deciduous tree if a neighbour complained etc? or is that down to discretion of the local authority?

They’re mine, I was asking about special care for my own obligation to look after them. i was asking about a protection order should i run into any issues with neighbors in the future. Two of their properties are up for sale and who knows what the new owners views may be. Just wondering what my options were with regards to that. I’d obviously like them to stay. I love them! On that note, if they’re deciduous can anyone else even complain about them height wise?

Ah I see, apologies for the vagueness. What can i do to make it less vague? I have read that deciduous trees such as these may not need a protection order. But not sure if that is entirely true. This is in the south of England. I was looking to protect these from being cut down in the future.

thats great glad i dont have to worry about them. My question about protecting them, i think its a TPO in England, what are the steps i need to take with this type of tree?

Thanks all, I'll get some better photos when its dry again to confirm. If the assumption is correct that they're sycamore, cherry and maybe sallow. Is there any sort of special care or treatment they need to ensure they stay healthy? and if I wanted to protect them (there's lots of wildlife in the garden I love it.) is there anything special or specific of a route I need to go down for these species?

Hi all i'm looking to identify these large trees growing above the laurels. Theyve been here so long by the looks of it and host so much wildlife in the garden. Want to make sure we look after them properly. One of our friends mentioned one may be a sycamore, but we're really not sure. Incidentally also, would this be classified as a hedge given its continuous nature? (its a solid row of trees all around the perimeter of the garden, most of which lose their leaves in winter). thanks for your help all, really appreciated,