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Tree dropping fruit and coming close to building and overhead wires
Sent to Merton Council less than a minute later. Council ref: SRQ-1249480-T3S6C6.
The tree outside 16 Wycliffe Road drops lots of fruit and this can land all over the path creating a hazard for people walking, and using prams or walking frames / sticks. Further, the tree is now getting close to the houses (14 and 16) and starting to hang over the overhead wires. Please can this tree be cut back and maintained. Thank you.
Updates
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We've asked the relevant service provider to investigate.
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As our most recent inspection, we have prescribed to cut back some branches during maintenance. Please understand that we are unable to maintain all street trees simultaneously. Borough-wide tree maintenance is prioritised by risk to public safety, so lower-risk trees will be addressed as work progresses on higher-risk ones. We apologise for not being able to provide a specific date at this time, but we are managing the work as efficiently as possible within our resource limits. Branches touching overhead telephone wires are not our duty to prune – this is the responsibility of service providers e.g., British Telecom (BT) or local network operator e.g., Openreach as these are their properties. They, as a statutory undertaker under the Telecommunications Act 1984, hold a telecommunications licence to carry out works, including tree works, to maintain their services. Several options are available to the utility company that do not require pruning of a tree to maintain the service. For example, the cable can be sheathed at points of high friction, or the line can be redirected through the tree canopy. Pruning is a temporary solution, and the problem may reoccur when branches grow back. Please contact them in case a fault with telephone connection. Fallen leaves / fruits on public pavement are street clean issue please report to following link for fast and direct response: https://www.merton.gov.uk/ streets-parking-transport/ street-cleaning
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We've asked the relevant service provider to investigate.
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