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An Englishman's home is his castle!
Maybe, but if so his trees are not included.
As I have written before I have a preservation order on three very large lime trees. This means that while I cannot carry out any work on them, or under their canopy, without permission from the local council, I am still responsible for them and any damage they may cause, rather one sided I think. Now I also have a number of trees at the bottom rear of my garden, mainly alder, most of which I intended slowly removing and replacing with a variety, but also two oaks and silver birch. Yesterday came a knock on the door. A very pleasant young Scot showed me his authority from a firm of tree surgeons working for the electricity suppliers. It seem that under health and safety these fairly mature trees are too close to electricity lines running along the bottom of my garden. Now I have the choose, I can sign to say that I refuse to let them touch them, in which case they will obtain a court order, or I can give them permission to fell them, which I did. In fact I am pleased to see the alders going, as I would have removed them over the next few years as their replacements grew, also it will open up our view considerably. Though I am a little sad to see the oaks and silver birch go. I am also sad to think that in years to come the trees I have planted will be felled for the same reason. Though who knows maybe by then electricity above ground cables will be a thing of the past. Just thought that I would share this with you all. So, all you macho men out there, remember, you neither own your trees or your wife! :-) Cheers John T |
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An Englishman's home is his castle!
So, all you macho men out there, remember, you neither own your trees or your wife! :-) Cheers John T This part I especially like.........more males should think this way and we would have a more enjoyable life........Harold walker. |
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An Englishman's home is his castle!
So, all you macho men out there, remember, you neither own your trees or your wife! :-) Nor even the land your house is built on ... Mary Cheers John T |
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An Englishman's home is his castle!
"John Towill" wrote:
So, all you macho men out there, remember, you neither own your trees or your wife! :-) May a Murken has a wee gloat here? Although my town board would take a dim view of building a factory or a toxic waste dump here, I can cut or plant trees as I wish, and livestock would only be of interest if it wandered down the road too often. There are "historic" places that are more closely regulated, but I'm in a "as long as you don't frighten the livestock" sort of area... Right now, it's windy, cold, scattered blowing rain.... my Scots ancestors would feel right at home! Gary Woods AKA K2AHC- PGP key on request, or at www.albany.net/~gwoods Zone 5/6 in upstate New York, 1200' elevation. NY WO G |
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An Englishman's home is his castle!
"Middleton/Walker" wrote in message ... So, all you macho men out there, remember, you neither own your trees or your wife! :-) If only someone would turn up with a court order and take a chainsaw to the wife...... ]) |
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An Englishman's home is his castle!
"John Towill" wrote:
Hello John JT As I have written before I have a preservation order on JT three very large lime trees. This means that while I cannot JT carry out any work on them, or under their canopy, without JT permission from the local council, I am still responsible JT for them and any damage they may cause, rather one sided JT I think. It's a shame so many owners of TPO'd trees feel this way. Have a good read of the TPO itself (council TO will assist) - it'll show why these exist and that it's not really so onerous to do the essential maintenance to keep them safe. JT Now I also have a number of trees at the bottom rear of my JT garden, mainly alder, most of which I intended slowly JT removing and replacing with a variety, but also two oaks and JT silver birch. Yesterday came a knock on the door. A very JT pleasant young Scot showed me his authority from a firm of JT tree surgeons working for the electricity suppliers. It seem JT that under health and safety these fairly mature trees are JT too close to electricity lines running along the bottom of JT my garden. Now I have the choose, I can sign to say that I JT refuse to let them touch them, in which case they will JT obtain a court order, or I can give them permission to fell JT them, which I did. In fact I am pleased to see the alders JT going, as I would have removed them over the next few years JT as their replacements grew, also it will open up our view I used to do exactly this job for SWEB, and felling is rarely the first option we gave. In nearly every case (except where landowner requested, or when clearing for pylons which require a far greater safety margin than LV or normal HV overheads) we merely removed offending branches. Maybe the policy's different where you are, but as the landowner you still have a lot of say. The eleco will work very hard to avoid getting a court order, and even then you may still have a chance to prevent the work - I do know of at least two cases where the overheads were removed following a stroppy owner not budging about tree work. (Although in one of those cases, the supply fed only his property and he was left without mains connection at all, but I guess he wanted to use a generator if it meant getting his own way) But this very much depends on the situation and the depth of your pocket as wayleave challenges tend to drag on for a while. JT considerably. Though I am a little sad to see the oaks and JT silver birch go. I am also sad to think that in years to JT come the trees I have planted will be felled for the same JT reason. Though who knows maybe by then electricity above JT ground cables will be a thing of the past. Just thought that Ah, but undergrounds need to be kept clear too! (Normally by plonking a road ontop) I do sympathise, but planting under or nearby high voltage cables is bound to cause complications. When you bought the property, your lawyer should have made you aware of the wayleaves in effect? -- Simon Avery, Dartmoor, UK Ý http://www.digdilem.org/ |
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