Fixed
Large willow tree causing obstruction to safe view of pathway and road.
Sent to Buckinghamshire Council less than a minute later. FixMyStreet ref: 7830867.
Pulling out of driveway to turn right the view is obscured in these photos is a car travelling in that direction that can’t be seen owing to the tree and legally parked cars. Willow tree in House next door. It is also a problem for pedeasrtians walking down the street. The residents from a care home mostly now cross on the busy junction with busy and hazardous Hughenden road. As the tree blocks the pavement and encroaches onto the highway. The photos showing the other direction are taken from the middle of the pavement and shows the extent of the obstruction to the pavement from tree and evergreen hedge. It is difficult to navigate for dog walkers, people walking in pairs or more and people pushing babies. This is the third time over a number of years that this problem has been reported. I note the owner has attempted to cut a patch from the tree to create a safe pathway. It dies not achieve this. And remains low to the ground and to eye level when trying to turn right. It is not safe. Can the council tree officers give advice and an order to keep the tree in a safe condition to all road users and pedestrians?
Updates
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The report has been passed to the Highway Officer, who will carry out an inspection of the issue within 10 working days, emergency defects 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 defect 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 defect safe.
There may also be occasions when the issue reported will not be repaired as it has been 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.
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Update
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