Huge tree enchroaching on my back yard

It's Ok in winter, but now it has leaves on it blocks out sunlight

Woudn't you know it

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Theirs lots of contractors, some good some bad

A lot bad round our way

Cowboys!

Nobody ever suggested that a loan workman could chop a tree down without permission though, strawman.

 

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So now you're saying that the council has to "apply for permission" from itself? And that this is a reason they'd be reluctant to do anything.

No i'm, making an assumption based on the fact that i have no idea and NEDDC never said who they had to ask.

However i would assume that all decisions are made via some sort of decision process within the council before work can commence.

Do you deny that some process must be followed as the alternative is that someone can just chop the tree down, it can only be one or the other. If a loan workman needs permission as you allude too,then someone must be asked first.

Have a huge tree enchroaching on my back yard

 

It's Ok in winter, but now it has leaves on it blocks out sunlight.

It's 30ft or so and very bushy. Overhanging 7 or 8 ft into my back yard.

 

My house is private, I don't know who owns the land with the tree on.

 

Do I cut this tree back and pay for it?

Do the council?

Should I try and find out who the tree belongs to and ask them to do it?

 

Anything that is over hanging onto your property can be chopped off . you dont have to pay owt to do it.

Well, yes, obviously the council don't act without making a decision, that's a tautology.

However the idea that they have to "ask for permission" implies that the permission is from outside the council.

I have just had the same issue this afternoon. I have a very large flat roof shed with the neighbours tree overhanging the shed and my land.

Not too much of an issue as it is right at the end of my property, however the branches and leaves do sit on my roof which does not allow it to dry out.

I have just cut off all the offending branches at the pint of boundary crossing and posted them back on to the neighbours property.

Problem sorted.

No they say the properties are not SYHA

So by whom are they owned? You can ascertain this for £3 via Land Registry.

So dispute all the huff and puff we have no idea how big this tree even is