On 2006-11-09 10:32:43 +0000, "Peter Crosland" said:

If you don't like the restrictions, don't buy in a conservation area.
It really is that simple. If you do, then you should expect to be
pulled up if you breach those rules.

Remember that some of us didn't buy in Conservation Areas. I bought,
then the CA was foisted on me.

I was lucky to be tipped off so got the big tree in my garden cut down
before C-Day, otherwise my rights to do what I want with a tree I
planted in my garden would be subject to the whims of a council
officer.

This is simply untrue. What it means is that if you wish to prune or
fell the tree then you have to get permission and this is subject to
appropriate consideration rather than your whim! The application has to
be published and considered by the council and their officers. That
decision has the right of appeal just like a planning application does.

Good grief. What a lot of crap to deal with.

In practical terms, Tony's idea is the right one, so as not to have to
deal with a bunch of petty bureaucrats.

Why in your wildest dreams would you imagine that anyone would want to
have to deal with that nonsense?





If I plant a tree now and its trunk grows beyond milk bottle
diameter I lose the option to take it down if I want a shed, patio,
or just more sunshine. So no more trees in my garden.

Wrong again. There is no blanket ban on tree felling but it is subject
to regulation. Provided your request is reasonable then there should be
no problem but there obviously is some paperwork to be dealt with.


Oh great. So there's form filling and paper pushing as well. That
should justify several more wastes of space at the council offices.

Do you actually believe that all of this is a good idea?