Blocking out light into my property
Sent to Merton Council less than a minute later. FixMyStreet ref: 9421599.
There are 2 trees on the green space outside our houses in particular No 22 to No 18 and they are totally getting out of control and definitely need trimming back. As you can see from the photo that i have posted to you,one in particular is interfering with our phone lines. They definitely need to be seeing to.
Also there was a third 3 that was up to around 3/4 days ago,but i happen to notice that is has disappeared. I have got a slight suspicion that it has been unlawfully chopped down. Unless the council has taken it down. But i would like for you to check in your records if this tree has been lawfully cut down by yourselves.
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Thank you for reporting a problem with a street tree.
We aim to inspect street tree problems within 10 working days of being reported, or 2 hours if the tree is dangerous. We aim to carry out any necessary work within 30 working days.
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We care for more than 20,000 street trees in Merton, including pruning, pollarding, and planting hundreds each year to keep streets green, safe, and walkable.
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Thank you for your report. There is no set size for a tree especially for open spaces. Trees are expected to grow up and large that taking in more carbon to mitigate climate change. Please understand 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. There is no ‘right to light’ in relation to trees, in either statutory law or under common law. Council trees will not be pruned to improve light penetration into properties. As per our record, we have felled a tree found to be in poor condition during our last routine inspection
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