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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
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Can’t help but raise an eyebrow at the irony of a “good practice” document aimed at LAs which does little more than illustrate the kind of “good practice” engineering solutions LAs seek to impose upon private sector tree management professionals. Highway tree management: operations note 51 - GOV.UK WWW.GOV.UK Examples of good practice tree and highway management with respect to trees growing within the curtilage of...
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Hello all, hoping that someone on the forum might have knowledge of an exaple of a lapsed pollard 15-25yrs being brought back into cycle. I have for many years observed street tree avenues (mostly London planes) which were once pollarded on a regular cycle (unsure of the exact frequency), but which have in the last 15-30yrs not been so intensely managed and other than some minor branch reductions (presumably in response to complaints - reactive work) have not been regularly attended to. I have seen examples in many towns and cities in the UK (where I went to high school and college) and in various parts of Australia (where I lived for 26yrs). Now I am in NZ (just outside Auckland) I pass along numerous very beautiful double avenues of London planes but know that their current growth cannot be left unmanaged for another 20yrs. I am on the board of the Auckland Tree Council and want to find any examples of similar trees for which the process of bringing them back into a pollard cycle has been attempted. At some point the municipal authority is going to have to address the long term management of these avenues hence my interest. I will put up some pictures of various streets to illustrate the issues but I am sure that this a topic that many of you are familiar with.
