Planning and Building Control questions
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Question: A privately owned tree is about to fall in to the highway.
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Question: A privately owned tree is about to fall on to non-highway land.
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Question: A privately owned tree is blocking the view from my property.
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Question: A privately owned tree is causing interference to my telephone cable/electricity cable.
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Question: A privately owned tree is obstructing a street light.
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Question: A privately owned tree is obstructing traffic lights and street signs.
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Question: A tree from a private property is blocking my view at a road junction, can the Council cut it back?
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Question: A tree from private property is overhanging a road or footpath, can the Council cut it back?
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Question: Can the Council get involved if I have a dispute with my neighbour over a high hedge?
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Question: Can the Council get involved if I have a dispute with my neighbour over a tree?
Answer:
The Council has no authority to get involved in a dispute between neighbours. More advice can be found on the Tree management page on our website. If the problem is due to a ‘high hedge’ information can be found on the Planning webpage, or the Council could send you some information.
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Question: How do I find out if a tree is protected with a TPO or in a conservation area?
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Question: I have bird droppings from my neighbour's trees on my path/garden.
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Question: I have blossom/falling fruit and germinating seeds in my garden from my neighbour's trees.
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Question: My neighbour's tree is causing subsidence damage to my property
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Question: My neighbour's tree is interrupting my TV/satellite signal.
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Question: My neighbour's tree is overhanging my property, what can I do?
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Question: My neighbour's tree is restricting light in to my house and shading my garden
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Question: My tree has damaged my drains.
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Question: Poisonous berries are falling in to my garden from my neighbour's tree.
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Question: Sap/sticky residue is falling on to my path from my neighbours tree.
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