"WRabbit" wrote in message
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In an island bed surrounded by footpaths there is a horse chestnut. At 3
points the roots are near the surface and have caused the tarmac (council)
paths to break up.

Came out the house this morning to see the yellow markings around 2 of
those points indicating they're planning on fixing the footpath. The only
way I think they can fix the footpath would be to cut through the roots,
as it's the roots that are the problem.

Is this going to affect the stability of the tree? The tree is about
20-30 feet high, and has a large canopy. As we're in Scotland we do get
the occasional strong 'breeze'.

I've put a call into the council to ask this - hopefully they've
considered the implications (if any) - but thought I'd ask the FOAK before
they called me back. I'd hate for the tree to disappear, but I'd hate for
it to land in my garden, or even worse one of my neighbours houses.

If you are worried try to get a TPO on it
See
http://www.chm.org.uk/cats.asp?t=353