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HI - 2 QUESTIONS about street trees poorly maintained by contractors on behalf of a local authourity . NB I am aware that - since 11/23 S115 Environmental Act 2021 English LA's were under a statutory duty - where no exemptions apply - not to fell street trees without any public consultation BUT are there any means to make the LA responsible and/or require public consultation for works to the trees that go short of felling - e.g. by other means? In particular : Q. In English LA Conservation areas ? are street trees protected? What is the legal positon vis a vis street trees and any works to them ? Q. Can street trees be made subject to TPOs? Thanks

Hi All, I have recently purchased 1 acre of adjoining land to my property. Unfortunately the land has been left for 15+ years and is in a poor state. The land is in a conservation area and has some lovely trees that have not been cared for and in turn now has damage which I need to get ontop off. Before this however I need to remove the 7ft nettles and brambles that have tried to takeover! None of the hire places nearby seem to have power sythe’s or equivalent and just wondering if anyone in the LS25 yorkshire postcode can recommend. I have also seen the Robocut systems that look good but again either in the southwest or Scotland so it seems... if anyone has any good referrals or advice I would appreciate it. Thanks!

Dear all, This may be a random post and not really much to do with trees but I know there are many people on here that are "in the know" about this subject. Here goes, for the past 2 years or so, many local people including my family and myself have been desperately trying to save a small play area at the bottom of our road. The town council surprise surprise want to sell it for land to build houses on. We agree that not many people use this park but wanted to campaign to turn the land into a different type of public space rather than lose it to some rich out of town property developer. Cutting a very long story short. The council have ignored our petitions and decided to sell up. But recently we have discovered that the land is covered in the conservation area. This is something I do not know much about apart from a quick read on wikipedia last night. There are 2 Cherry trees on site and I am wondering what is the score with these trees? will they be automatically protected by preservation orders or not? And can the council just go ahead and sell up to a private developer? The land is within the conservation area. Any advice, tips etc would be highly appreciated as we feel we are fighting a losing battle but we will not give up until the end. This small area of land would make a cracking "village square" maybe with some seating, bins, new trees and maybe a small monument of some kind? rather than it going to a very very greedy man who seems to be buying as much of the town as possible for new housing. If anyone would like to see extra details, maps etc then please let me know. I am just desperate for any info you people out there can give me. Thank you for reading, I hope someone out there is more in the know than me. Lee :0