Neighbouring trees
Discussion
Not sure whether this is SPL or Homes & Gardens, but.....our garden backs onto a field which is owned by the local primary school (and therefore ultimately I guess by the LEA). There's a tree on the boundary which seems to grow at a fair old rate. This year, it's *just* starting to get to a height where it will cause shade at certain times of the day; by the same token, it's limiting light into the garden.
I asked the school to prune it and their response was that their annual tree survey had deemed it safe, and therefore they could not justify the cost of pruning it but I was welcome to have it topped at my own expense.
Not looking for a barney here (I've had two real live ones today already!) but just a steer - what does the relevant law state, and is their position reasonable and I should pay, or should I insist that they do?
Ta.
I asked the school to prune it and their response was that their annual tree survey had deemed it safe, and therefore they could not justify the cost of pruning it but I was welcome to have it topped at my own expense.
Not looking for a barney here (I've had two real live ones today already!) but just a steer - what does the relevant law state, and is their position reasonable and I should pay, or should I insist that they do?
Ta.
Holy thread resurrection, etc etc....
The tree saga rumbled on for a long time, with the need to table it at the governors' meeting, questions of cost, who would pay what, etc etc. In the meantime the tree shot up such that it was really impinging on our garden - after 5.30/6.00, there was no sun in the garden at all.
Anyway, fast forward to yesterday evening, I get an email from the head saying that the governors don't want the tree taken down but they will look at pruning it today. I replied thanking them and just mentioned that with the height the tree had grown to, had they considered the potential effect on the foundations of a small building on their land. Fast forward yet again to now: the tree has gone! Apparently they looked t it this morning and decided that it "wouldn't respond well to pruning" so they've taken it out. It must have been 30-40ft tall and it took them about half an hour start to finish.
Apart from having a sunny garden again, I can't believe the effect on out kitchen - hadn't realised how much light it was blocking from the house itself ,and the kitchen is now bathed in natural light. Happy with the outcome!
The tree saga rumbled on for a long time, with the need to table it at the governors' meeting, questions of cost, who would pay what, etc etc. In the meantime the tree shot up such that it was really impinging on our garden - after 5.30/6.00, there was no sun in the garden at all.
Anyway, fast forward to yesterday evening, I get an email from the head saying that the governors don't want the tree taken down but they will look at pruning it today. I replied thanking them and just mentioned that with the height the tree had grown to, had they considered the potential effect on the foundations of a small building on their land. Fast forward yet again to now: the tree has gone! Apparently they looked t it this morning and decided that it "wouldn't respond well to pruning" so they've taken it out. It must have been 30-40ft tall and it took them about half an hour start to finish.
Apart from having a sunny garden again, I can't believe the effect on out kitchen - hadn't realised how much light it was blocking from the house itself ,and the kitchen is now bathed in natural light. Happy with the outcome!
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