rules regarding trees

Mojisola

yellowbelle wrote: »

The reason we are loath to cut it down is that it provides cover into the other neighbours garden.

Currently on the other side of our boundary there are at least 4 old touring caravans, an old car and a static caravan. All of which would be seen from our windows if we remove the tree.

I feel that he should have thought about the tree before he decided to have a sunroom built. Its his problem not ours.

You have good reasons to keep it.

He can't force you to cut it down.

As you say - it's his problem.

kinger101

You could have put all that in the first post. The answer is simple then. The tree stays.

marksoton

PasturesNew wrote: »

It was 40' high and just 9' from my house and dropped stuff all of the time, 24/7/365.

They're called leaves

fed_up_and_stressed

I'd smile sweetly and say nah the tree has been there before you moved here. May be you should have thought about that before you spent hundreds of thousands of pounds.

Or the alternative, which is two words and the second word is off.

Norman_Castle

Why build a sun room in the shade?. The mans an idiot.

bouicca21

What's the difference between a sun room and a conservatory? Personally I'd quite like such a room to be shaded because otherwise it is likely to be unbearably hot in the summer.

And most certainly his problem not yours.

Mojisola

PasturesNew wrote: »

I was so pleased when my neighbour chopped down theirs without warning. It was 40' high and just 9' from my house and dropped stuff all of the time, 24/7/365.

marksoton wrote: »

They're called leaves

Not necessarily. Some trees are home to massive amounts of aphids and they continually drop "honeydew" onto anything below the trees.

It's sweet and sticky so a nuisance to wash off things and a great growth medium for moulds.

(Honeydew = aphid sh*t)

kinger101

bouicca21 wrote: »

What's the difference between a sun room and a conservatory? Personally I'd quite like such a room to be shaded because otherwise it is likely to be unbearably hot in the summer.

And most certainly his problem not yours.

I was thinking that too, particularly if it's south facing. Very few people who get these structures built actually use them as they're unbearable most the year. If you're gonna extend the house, get a properly constructed extension.

AdrianC

bouicca21 wrote: »

What's the difference between a sun room and a conservatory?

...about ten grand...

Seriously, the basic difference is that a "sun room" is a more substantial, predominately brick- or block-built construction, more like a real room with a lot of windows, probably even with a proper roof. A conservatory is typically a tupperware greenhouse stuck on the side.

yellowbelle

Thanks everyone. I would add that it isnt likely the tree will drop aphids or anything on his garden as it is too far away