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Outside the front of 52 and 54 Saunders

Reported via desktop in the Trees category anonymously at 15:52, Tuesday 8 October 2024

Sent to Central Bedfordshire Council less than a minute later. Council ref: 412901.

Hello,

This is in response (BELOW) to your "investigation" that no work needs to be carried out on the tree outside my property

Sorry but i will not accept this response. I know you don't care about sap and leaf drops, but the path outside my front door is like an ice ring, due to the sap and build up of rubbish from the tree. Should any of my family injure themselves, then we will hold you responsible and will take legal action to effect.

EVERY OTHER TREE down the road has been pruned back, apart from the one outside my house which i reported. Why has every other tree been done down the road apart from one outside my house?

The trees need pollarding as you have done a few years back, one of your tree engineers agreed with me when i spoke to him last week while he was pruning the tree.

Are the council suggesting the tree outside my house isn't their responsibility, if that is the case then let me know and I will deal with it myself????

Regard

Tim Simpson

<email-logo.gif> New updates on Outside 54 Saunders Piece Thank you for submitting your Highways report. Due to current budget constraints, we are having to prioritise repairs for defects that pose higher risks in accordance with our Network Management Maintenance Plan assessment criteria, the details of which can be found online http://www.centralbedfordshire.gov.uk/ transport/ roads-strategies/ highways-asset-management.aspx After inspecting the reported issue, our engineers have determined that this doesn't currently feature as a priority for repair. We had some work undertaken on 04/10 to this tree - while the overall size hasn't been reduced, other issues were addressed. As per our Policy, we are not obliged to prune trees for seasonal issues such as leaf drop, sap drop, bird mess, or to allow additional light to enter into property. At current we do not believe further works are required. Many thanks, Central Bedfordshire Council Highways State changed to: No further action Central Bedfordshire Council Unsubscribe from alerts about this report <map.jpeg>

<photo.jpeg> Outside 54 Saunders Piece Issues we’re having and trees are causing – • Excessive Leaf and branches dropping into our garden and onto our roof, blocking gutters and other drainage. • Large branches have fallen from the trees outside our property and the others on the road, onto the paths outside our boundary, these paths are used by people taking their children to school and the nurseries up the road. Causing a safety issue. • Sap being excreted from the trees has stained and marked our path and fences (picture attached) • Even with high power jet washing this sap is very hard to remove and still stains. • The sap also means we have to get our windows cleaned every month due to excessive build up The sap has caused our pathway to become very slippy in wet weather • The trees also drop sap onto the plants and lawn in the front garden, which limits what we can grow, sometimes it kills off what we plant. • The trees are so large now they’re also blocking light into the property. • The road outside the property isn’t in great condition, I am not expert, but I can’t imagine trees so large with such large roots system are ideally situated next to paths and roads. The trees are very occasionally trimmed down the bottoms, but I feel more extensive works need to be carried out to bring them back under control. The report's reference number is 412496. Please quote this if you need to contact the council about this report.

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  • State changed to: Investigating

    Updated by Central Bedfordshire Council at 15:52, Tuesday 8 October 2024

  • Hello,

    Can I have an update on this case please?

    Kind regards

    Tim Simpson

    Posted anonymously at 14:29, Thursday 31 October 2024

  • Hello,

    Can I have an update on this case please?

    Kind regards

    Tim Simpson

    State changed to: Open

    Posted by Central Bedfordshire Council at 14:30, Thursday 31 October 2024

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