"Essjay001" wrote in message
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Paul Kelly wrote:

Almost certainly the tree will be covered by a Tree Preservation
Order (TPO) which means you are not allowed to do anything at all to
the tree without the prior approval of the local authority.

Why would this tree "Almost certainly" be covered by a TPO? Is it
because
it
is in London or Hamersmith or just because it is in a small garden.



most trees in london as far in as Hammersmith will be covered. Conservation
area = automatic TPo on anything above a certain girth. Other areas - an
enormous tree is likely to have been done at some time.

Better to assume it has a TPO and check with the LA

On my neighbours Leylandii hedge (45 ft overgrown hedge) there were
individual TPO's on each tree!

pk