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Beef farmer · Jun 3, 2019

Danllan said:
Or, even worse, a wanna-be medico with legal pretensions! Back in the real world, , reclassification of a road is remarkably rare, very time consuming and not in the least bit cheap, so it doesn't often happen off a private bat.

This matter can be sorted fairly simply in re the trees, the roof is a different matter. I think it makes more sense to dwell only upon the trees on the other side of the road to the house, shave them right back and top as necessary.

It's been raised with the council, they have a statutory duty to maintain highways, they have to do it - if they don't, get a Court Order, if the council don't do the necessary* they will be in contempt. This is a cheap / economical way of doing things since, once a Court Order has been attained, there are not really any further costs to the OP. In fact, if he can read and write and follow basic instructions, there is no reason why he need seek professional assistance to gain one.

*The chance of a council ignoring a Court Order is vanishingly small, so this is a good way to go.

Not many of them down here. I'd still have a go tho

Beef farmer · Jun 3, 2019

What's the house worth?

sawdust · Jun 3, 2019

Surely any overhanging branches can be cut back to the landowners boundary without any protest?

Blue. · Jun 3, 2019

sawdust said:
Surely any overhanging branches can be cut back to the landowners boundary without any protest?

It’s more the whole tree is leaning in.

ollie989898 · Jun 3, 2019

Danllan said:
Or, even worse, a wanna-be medico with legal pretensions! Back in the real world, , reclassification of a road is remarkably rare, very time consuming and not in the least bit cheap, so it doesn't often happen off a private bat.

This matter can be sorted fairly simply in re the trees, the roof is a different matter. I think it makes more sense to dwell only upon the trees on the other side of the road to the house, shave them right back and top as necessary.

It's been raised with the council, they have a statutory duty to maintain highways, they have to do it - if they don't, get a Court Order, if the council don't do the necessary* they will be in contempt. This is a cheap / economical way of doing things since, once a Court Order has been attained, there are not really any further costs to the OP. In fact, if he can read and write and follow basic instructions, there is no reason why he need seek professional assistance to gain one.

*The chance of a council ignoring a Court Order is vanishingly small, so this is a good way to go.

You sell yourself short, no imagination or appreciation for just how vindictive people can be. I wasnt playing at your legal jumbo merely making a point. I have known people cause all kinds of issues as they collect 'evidence' and write letter after letter over the course of considerable period of time. Whilst not getting a road reclassified they may well note something as mundane as increased HGV traffic, then increased deterioration of the highway/his foundations/ying and yang no longer aligned. Some people have a vast capacity for vindictiveness and too much time on their hands, even legal sorts are not above such social trolling and I am aware of one such example where such an individual raised merry hell by obstinately objecting tooth and nail to thwart a farmers planning permission for a project.

You do yourself no favours. English nightschool classes don't offset pedantry. Kindly do not write about me like that again.

sawdust · Jun 3, 2019

eulb said:
It’s more the whole tree is leaning in.

So it can be topped back to the boundary

ollie989898 · Jun 3, 2019

sawdust said:
Surely any overhanging branches can be cut back to the landowners boundary without any protest?

If its not your property they overhang on to then its not so clear cut? Pardon the pun lolm

Danllan · Jun 3, 2019

ollie989898 said:
You sell yourself short... I am aware of one such example where such an individual raised merry hell by obstinately objecting tooth and nail to thwart a farmers planning permission for a project.

You do yourself no favours. English nightschool classes don't offset pedantry. Kindly do not write about me like that again.

That would be better phrased if you were to replace 'about' with 'of'.

ollie989898 · Jun 3, 2019

Danllan said:
That would be better phrased if you were to replace 'about' with 'of'.

I prefer my way.

Danllan · Jun 3, 2019

ollie989898 said:
I prefer my way.

Kidds · Jun 3, 2019

Get yourself a Stihl turbocut. They are a telescopic hand saw and cut like magic.
Makes no noise so won’t disturb anyone.

Or a chainsaw and some mates/balls.

Goweresque · Jun 3, 2019

If the local authority won't do anything themselves, could you not ask them if they would OK you doing some remedial work on the trees, the bits that overhang the public highway? If you had some sort of authorisation then you could crack on and wave the letter at the landowner if he gets stroppy.

ollie989898 · Jun 3, 2019

Kidds said:
Get yourself a Stihl turbocut. They are a telescopic hand saw and cut like magic.
Makes no noise so won’t disturb anyone.

Or a chainsaw and some mates/balls.

I know a chap who resolved a similar issue by taking what you might term an 'end-of-life' silage trailer down a lane at some speed. Half tipped up for good measure.

The owner of the trees in question was out pretty pronto with a chainsaw and a brush... by the sounds of it the trees in this example are a touch too big.

Bill the Bass · Jun 3, 2019

If he wants to sell, buy his house.

ollie989898 · Jun 3, 2019

Bill the Bass said:
If he wants to sell, buy his house.

That is what I would try to do, provided it is within the realms of economic possibility.

Thick Farmer · Jun 3, 2019

I’d cut all the trees down early one Sunday morning. Just drop the lot into his fields and go home.

linga · Jun 4, 2019

Thick Farmer said:
I’d cut all the trees down early one Sunday morning. Just drop the lot into his fields and go home.

People would associate us with that action but we do wonder “ who will rid us of the troublesome trees” to misquote some historical figure

Headless chicken · Jun 4, 2019

eulb said:
You don’t have proper trees in the tropics,rooted in a beach they’d just fall over.

@Headless chicken I’ve had a look on street view,looks like it taken a good 40 years to be getting a problem.

Agreed it’s our own fault really. The issue is you don’t notice things until all of a sudden it’s a problem.

Beef farmer said:
What's the house worth?

He reckons 200k I think. I’m not so sure. As stated before the land around it the stench is almost eye watering On a warm day.

Thick Farmer said:
I’d cut all the trees down early one Sunday morning. Just drop the lot into his fields and go home.

Extremely tempted but I suspect all of a sudden there would be plenty of money to put me in prison! Also the nature and size of them etc mean it’s a huge job that needs to be done safely. If it was just one and johbdone I’d do it. I wouldn’t want anyone getting hurt in the process

kiwi pom · Jun 4, 2019

What does the farmer that owns the trees say when you talk to him about it?
Do you need to be clearer with him?
If it was me and the tree on the corner of the main road was making things dangerous for me and my family, I would be making my point quite firmly.

Derrick Hughes · Jun 4, 2019

Headless chicken said:
600ft long the internet tell me x2 rough geuss 30ft tall.

It’s a fair lot

Surprised the wind as not bought some down

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