A tree on council land

tomo658

I need some advice about a tree.

Part of my boundary in my garden backs onto land which is owned by the local parish council and leased to a local football team. Along the other side of my boundary fence is a line of trees and bushes. In particular there is one large (around 20 foot at a guess) tree which overhangs my garden. My main gripes with this tree is that it blocks the sun from early afternoon onwards and come autumn/winter all its leaves fall off onto my lawn. It obviously takes a while to keep constantly sweeping the leaves up.

In an ideal world I would like the tree chopped down and if it’s not too expensive, I’d do it at my own expense. However, my mum has briefly spoken with my step uncle who is a part time tree surgeon and he said he wouldn’t be able to take the job on due to the liability insurance.

Has anyone had any similar experiences?
I would appreciate some advice on this and what course of action people would take if it was them.

FYI there are no tree preservation orders on any trees as I’ve asked in the past before cutting back anything that overhangs my border.

Head_The_Ball

If the tree is removed you might find that you get footballs landing in your garden followed by people climbing over your fence to retrieve them.

tomo658

The pitches aren!!!8217;t that close

missile

You ought not cut down a tree without permission, particularly on land which does not belong to you.

AndyMc.....

Trimming back to the boundary is all you!!!8217;re allowed to do without the owners permission.

Aylesbury_Duck

Don't cut it down. You have no right to do anything other than cut growth that overhangs your boundary and technically you should offer those cuttings to the council. If you start trimming it beyond that or felling it entirely you may be pursued by the council. You do not have "right to light" or more accurately, you do not have the right to not be shaded by a solitary tree.

I suggest you ask the council if they would be prepared to have it taken down, but I fully expect them to decline.

Davesnave

The council have planted trees deliberately for their wildlife and landscape value. They may also have felt they offer shade on those rare hot days, and maybe a degree of privacy to residents as well.

If one resident takes exception to the tree nearest to them, common sense suggests it's unlikely that the council would give permission for its removal. Why should they? They have the wishes of all the other parishioners to consider.

sevenhills

In my local area, residents have trimmed back trees that block their light/view, mostly silver birch. There are lots of trees, so its not a big deal, but I hate the look of dis-formed trees.