"Broadback" wrote after
Stuart Noble wrote:
Nick Maclaren wrote:
| When/how does a tree become a 'protected' tree - as in a tree that
| you're not allowed to cut down? Does the local council or whatever
| have to explicitly place a protection order on the tree or what?

Yes. And the owner of the property has a chance to object.


But what starts the whole process? I don't think the council go round
peering in back gardens, and presumably no one actually wants a
preservation order
Our trees became protected because a neighbour cut down one of his, then
someone, who does not live particularly close, asked the council to
protect the rest, which they did. To be honest once they have made a
decision objecting, seems to me, is a waste of time! Then when it dies not
only do you have the cost of having it removed but you have to replace it
with like! Of course if the council decides it wants it down, for whatever
reason, then down it comes!

Near here a whole copse of mature Oaks had preservation orders on them , the
land was sold and within a weekend all had been felled. Council didn't take
the owner to Court.. too costly...job done.
Owner then told the neighbours he would let some of his caravan owning
friends stay on the land unless they would like to buy it. Made a huge
profit in a week.. the wood.. and double the price for the land.

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Regards
Bob Hobden