trees outside boundary

rxbren

basicially our fence is old and at some point we are going to replace it however directly behind the fence is a row of trees which are over hanging our fence and also pushing against the fence.

the land behind the fence is council owned.

so gf rang council to ask about the trees, we never heard anything so a month later rang to see what was going on. Council said they sent someone out to look and that they agree the trees are a problem and they will do something about them. Didnt hear anything for a couple of weeks so rang again they said they will send someone but not until next year, gf said that if its ok with them ill cut them down they said that would not be a problem.

a mate says that the trees are there responsibility and if i cut them down its down to them but im sure ill have to dispose of the trees (which isnt a problem as wont cost me anything but time and diesel) and that as they have done damaged to the fence its their fault.

so my question is if i cut them down do i have to dispose of the trees or notify them that they are being felled for them to collect?

plumface

rxbren wrote: »

basicially our fence is old and at some point we are going to replace it however directly behind the fence is a row of trees which are over hanging our fence and also pushing against the fence.

the land behind the fence is council owned.

so gf rang council to ask about the trees, we never heard anything so a month later rang to see what was going on. Council said they sent someone out to look and that they agree the trees are a problem and they will do something about them. Didnt hear anything for a couple of weeks so rang again they said they will send someone but not until next year, gf said that if its ok with them ill cut them down they said that would not be a problem.

a mate says that the trees are there responsibility and if i cut them down its down to them but im sure ill have to dispose of the trees (which isnt a problem as wont cost me anything but time and diesel) and that as they have done damaged to the fence its their fault.

so my question is if i cut them down do i have to dispose of the trees or notify them that they are being felled for them to collect?

I could be wrong but,i think you can only 'prune' the parts that overhang your property (which is,in your case).
And from what i remember,YOU must leave the 'pruned' parts on the property from which the tree is growing,ie chop the branches off and throw them back under the offending tree as you could in theory,be charged with theft if you kept or destroyed the branches.

tanith

I would just trim them for now and let the council deal with the felling next year.

southcoastrgi

sticky & wicket comes to mind, i agree with the two above if they aren't on your property you have no right to cut them down, you can only prune what is over hanging & only then if this doesn't leave the trees in a dangerious condition, these trees may have a TPO on them have you checked ? so unless you have something in writing from the council i would just prune them or wait for the council next year, whatever your "mate" says.

rxbren

the problem is they are growing pretty much into my fence which has now failed and we need to replace it but im not installing a new fence when the trees are protruding into my fence for some muppet from carrillion to maybe next year come and chop them down which if i remove offending branches they probably wont take the trees down which will in a few years give us the trouble again
so maybe as they verbally said we can chop them down its best to get it in writting first

ROY47

rxbren wrote: »

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so maybe as they verbally said we can chop them down its best to get it in writting first

YES ask for it in writing that it's ok to cut the trees down

when you have it ,

Cut them down a bit sharpish before some tree hugger slaps a presevation order on them :rotfl: