Issues
ELMDON TREE’S
SMBC POLICY ON HIGHWAY TREES
There is an obvious dilemma where trees
make an important contribution to the local environment and landscape
character – but also causes inconvenience to those living nearby.
Urban tree’s, by their nature, are located close to peoples dwelling.
One of the main elements of the strategy is
to move away from the previous strategy of not removing trees unless they
are dead, dying, diseased or dangerous. The new approach is more flexible
and follows the criteria below.
The Council will resist the removal of any
tree unless it is:
·
Dead, dying or diseased
·
Identified for removal following a risk
assessment procedure
·
Causing an obstruction to a public highway,
right of way, where obstruction cannot be removed by pruning or other reasonable
measures
·
Causing a legal nuisance to an adjoining
property, where pruning would not remedy the problem
·
Where pruning has been undertaken and has
not addressed the problem
·
Thinning out young and developing tree’s
following principles of best horticultural practice.
The main objective is to manage the highway
trees road by road.
WHAT TO DO IF YOU HAVE A CONCERN
Simple – contact me and I will visit
and have a look in the first instance. I will then contact the relevant
officer in order that a tree inspection can take place.
I do not obviously wish for trees to be chopped
down just because leaves fall and cause a mess. But, there have been
examples where serious pruning or removal has been the only option.
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