Action scheduled
Tree is going to fall soon on road
Sent to Buckinghamshire Council less than a minute later. FixMyStreet ref: 5758369.
The tree shown in the picture got damaged by the recent winds , it looks that it us already dead and about to fall on the road . Only thr branches where cut off which are still a hazard to cars passing by as it scratches the car badly you have to drive a bit away from it to be safe which causes obstruction to other drives . The roots are only held in very shallow soil and will soon fall . Please kindly remove before it causes more problems
Updates
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A Highway Officer will carry out an initial assessment of the tree, emergency issues will be corrected or made safe at the time of the inspection, if reasonably practicable to do so. In this context, making safe may constitute displaying warning notices, coning‐off or fencing‐off to protect the public from the tree or other suitable action.
If the inspection team cannot make safe the defect at the time of inspection, then they will instigate the relevant emergency call procedures to ensure appropriate resources are mobilised to make the tree safe. Not all Highway Officers are not qualified as tree experts and in some cases they may need to arrange for a tree surgeon to visit the site and carry out a survey on the tree which can take up to 12 weeks.
There may also be occasions when the issue reported will be classified as a minor defect and does not pose any risk to either the safety or the integrity of the highway, these are called minimum recording levels as specified in our Highways Safety Inspection Policy, in these cases no action will be taken.
We do not prune or remove council owned trees to improve natural light for a private property (including obstruction of solar panels). If you wish to carry out any work on a tree, you must first check the tree is not protected before any work is started. How to find out if a tree has a Tree Preservation Order (TPO) in Buckinghamshire.
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Update
The Highway Officer has attended the site and carried an inspection based on your report.
As a result of this inspection, we have instructed our contractor to resolve the issue reported within five working days.
Thank you for taking the time to let us know, your reports alongside our Highways Safety Inspections are crucial to ensuring our network is safe for all residents and visitors.
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