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There is a large dead tree on Maxwell Road, located directly outside 121 and 123 Maxwell Road. The tree is on the public pavement and significantly overhangs our shared driveway and the public footpath. It has been previously identified by the council as dead and due for removal, but no action has yet been taken. On the 20th July, a large branch fell from the tree and smashed the rear-view window and tail light on our car. The tree presents a serious safety risk to both people and property and urgent action needs to be taken.

Reported via desktop in the Dead/diseased tree category anonymously at 15:54, Sun 27 July 2025

Sent to Buckinghamshire Council less than a minute later. FixMyStreet ref: 7939240.

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The tree is in a deteriorating condition and poses an active hazard to people and propety. There is a real risk of further large branches falling. The tree has already been assessed by the council and deemed dead, so urgent removal is required to prevent injury or further damage.

Updates

  • 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. 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.

    Posted by Buckinghamshire Council at 15:55, Sun 27 July 2025

  • Update

    The Highways Officer has attended the site and completed an inspection based on your report.

    As a result of this inspection, we plan to resolve the issue reported within 6-8 weeks.

    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.

    Regards
    Buckinghamshire Highways

    State changed to: Action scheduled

    Posted by Buckinghamshire Council at 14:24, Tue 29 July 2025

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