Tree Preservation Orders

[nightshade]

With tree preservation orders it is certainly true that you do not know what you've got till its gone. Trees that you take for granted and assume will be there for ever those beautiful Beeches,Oaks and the ones you do not know the names of ........
No tree preservation orders and Suddenly they have gone or are in the process of being cut down You cannot stop the process completely but YOU can slow it down make people think,every tree is an eco-system in its own right and part of a larger one The placing of a tree preservation order can only take a telephone call to
your local council they will send someone out to look at it and catalogue it

Aims and Objectives

If every member of this website saved one tree apiece with a tree preservation order it would make a difference. I saw a group of trees cut down that had featured in all the advertising brochures for a new housing development Nobody had put a tree preservation order on them, they just assumed they would be left standing as in the picture!!!!

[Dogghound]

Its a joke, people just dont care one bit. If they just stopped and looked at the amount of positive effects one tree has one the environment and they thought of the things that matter and not money it would be a better place to be.

[naturelover]

Originally Posted by Dogghound

Its a joke, people just dont care one bit. If they just stopped and looked at the amount of positive effects one tree has one the environment and they thought of the things that matter and not money it would be a better place to be.

hi i agree with you i have said this for years trees are such beatiful things one of my treasures of the world,people dont look at them as being living things, there in the way chop them down,when you think how long some of those trees have stood there and some greedy so and so can only see £ signs in his eyes not that elegant tree makes me sick.

[Dogghound]

Originally Posted by naturelover

hi i agree with you i have said this for years trees are such beatiful things one of my treasures of the world,people dont look at them as being living things, there in the way chop them down,when you think how long some of those trees have stood there and some greedy so and so can only see £ signs in his eyes not that elegant tree makes me sick.

True, im sure if the tree bled all over their axes or screamed they would not do it, just because it isnt so human in its character dusnt mean its not living.

[naturelover]

Originally Posted by Dogghound

True, im sure if the tree bled all over their axes or screamed they would not do it, just because it isnt so human in its character dusnt mean its not living.

you are right there ,why cant others see what you and i see,not just trees every thing that is living the beauty of it all,why distroy it.

[Dogghound]

Originally Posted by naturelover

you are right there ,why cant others see what you and i see,not just trees every thing that is living the beauty of it all,why distroy it.

That my friend is the biggest puzzle i have ever tried to answer, i just dont understand, how can anyone destroy nature. I would never destroy a tree or kill a fox etc. I try to stay in the middle and arnt an extremist but i do care and try my best to help.

[Kayleigh]

How can I protect a tree that developers are going to chop down

The tree was saved twenty years ago, now the developers are moving in. Where do I go to try to protect it. The web link gives information on TPO but not how to get one protected.

[svenrufus]

Sadly, placing a TPO on a tree does not actually protect it from developers. The fines for felling a TPO tree are a maximum of £20k but very rarely are the maximum penalties imposed. Often, where a group of TPO trees are felled, one fine is imposed, and even then not at the maximum level.

When put against the potential profits from a development, these fines are insignificant. Clearing a bunch of trees, which impede a housing development, actually increases the value of the site, and so the cost of the fine is just another line in the balance sheet. If you can fell a tree for £20k and get another house in that sells for £250k - well, you do the maths.

[stripee]

London is in danger of losing most of its large trees because of insurance companies. They want them removed because of subsidence and they say they soak up all the water making houses crack (most are on clay soil) Even if it has a TPO on the tree it won't save it...In the past the trees were just pruned now they have to go completely- it's going to change the whole look of the city. Street trees are being replaced by little trees that can't fall on anyone or make them skid on the leaves so the council doesn't get sued!

[Cotham Marble]

Originally Posted by Kayleigh

How can I protect a tree that developers are going to chop down

The tree was saved twenty years ago, now the developers are moving in. Where do I go to try to protect it. The web link gives information on TPO but not how to get one protected.

First stop is your local authority. If the Council Officers are unhelpful, try contacting your local Councillor(s). However if development has already started it seems likely that the Developer will have had outline planning permission at the very least and that will almost certainly have addressed issues concerning any standing trees. Either the Planners wil have stipulated which if any trees should remain or have decided that the trees can go, if the latter is the case you may have an uphill battle.

CM