Tree Maintenance

Public Safety is out top priory and work to a tree will only be considered if:

• A recommendation has been made as a result of a survey or inspection
• Its is dead
• its is dying
• Its is diseased
• Its is dangerous
• There is a risk of damage to nearby buildings and structures
• It is causing an obstruction to the public highway

Receives thousands of requests each year to carry out tree work. Because of budget limitations we must prioritise the work we carry out to safety related issues.

Listed below are some of the reason we will not carry out tree work.

• Loss of light
• Pollen and allergies
• Falling leaves, fruit and cones and other small debris
• Lose of TV or Satellite reception
• Telephone lines in a tree canopies
• Trees, hedges growing on private property obstructing the highway

Pruning - Removal of low growth is carried out to ensure trees do not obstruct any adjacent pavement, highway or adjoining property. Crown reduction of trees to control their size is sometimes carried out, depending on their condition and past management. Work is carried out according to the tree survey findings, the condition of the tree and the nature of any enquiry. 

Felling is carried out if trees are found to be diseased, decayed, dead, dying or in a weakened condition and represent and unacceptable risk to public of property.

Stump removal usually follows after a tree has been felled unless there are problems with access.  In parks & Green Spaces stumps are often left as a wildlife habitat .

Tree planting is carried out to replace any losses through death, storm damage or felling of declining/unsafe trees. The species of tree planted usually reflects the type already existing nearby.