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They own the property and everything left in it / on the land, if they want to cut the tree/s or plough up the land, etc they they have every right to do this, provided it is legal.
I am on their side.
As OP says a TPO would have been the way to go if the tree ment so much to them, or getting a specilist to move it to their new property.Breast Cancer Now 100 miles October 2022 100 / 100miles
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I don't get it to be honest. We've just moved and I've not thought about our old house once. They could bulldoze it for all we care. First thing we're doing in the new house is cutting down a tree.0
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We bought a house and the neighbour said I hope you're keeping the wisteria....... It was HUGE. Probably 40 years old. The first thing we did was pay a large amount of money to have it taken down. It hadn't been cut for 2 years (probate property) and we were having to rent the house out until such time as we move to it, and knew it would be a pain for a tenant to maintain. As it turned out, it had heart disease and was completely rotten inside, the tree surgeon who took it down said it wasn't long for this world. We showed the neighbour who then took our decision a lot better.
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mai_taylor wrote: »I don't get it to be honest. We've just moved and I've not thought about our old house once. They could bulldoze it for all we care. First thing we're doing in the new house is cutting down a tree.
Why not see if someone else wants the tree before chopping it down?0 -
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Of course the owners can do what they want and have done nothing wrong. And if the tree was in the way of their plans then it would have been frustrating not to be able to get rid of it, and I understand.
It's just sad to think of a beautiful old living thing being destroyed.
Of course I know that pretty much anywhere in Britain that's not currently forested has had trees cut down at some point, but it doesn't provoke the same emotional response as a known individual tree that you remember being there.0 -
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Do you have the slightest idea how hard it is to move an established tree...? Even if it's a dinky little thing, say an apple or something and only about 3-4m high, it's non-trivial.
How patronising. Just because it's difficult doesn't mean that someone else might not want it so why not find out first before taking chopping it down.0 -
Sadly it was over 80ft high and we thought as it's near a main road they'd need to close the road for insurance purposesHow patronising. Just because it's difficult doesn't mean that someone else might not want it so why not find out first before taking chopping it down.
They never used tree surgeons and once parish got to know they'd put a TPO on it
I know it's none of my business but I just love big old trees and wouldn't look at a property if there was one which would impact me as there is no way I'd cut such a beautiful living thing down
It's obviously a split opinion but I think it was sad to do it and now the focal point has gone
My point is buying a small holding I foolishly thought perspective buyers would embrace the land and take care of it not turn it into a concrete playground..again none of my business but there you go
I sound like an eccentric tree hugger now but.......0 -
Why didn't you actually put a TPO on it? Why didn't you take it with you?0
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