Advice desperately needed - on this problem???

Weought our house in 1963, a young ornimental (we were told) was planted outside on County Council land just on the edge of our front garden. Many years later, its HUGE, blotting out the street light from our garden at night. Shedding a whole load of leaves in the garden every Autumn. But worse of all, its a well known fact that the roots travel twice the distance of the hieigth of the tree! Which must now well past our house, and near the undergrown pipes to sewers etc.,





I have enquired to have it removed, the council say NO, they dont like to take down healthy trees.





We did not request it to be put there, I love trees, and would plant a dozen somewhere else to replace that one. But what else can I do????? Please advice desperately needed.Advice desperately needed - on this problem???
If i were you i would get in touch with a solicitor %26amp; ask them who would be responsible for damage to your property/pipes.


The council did not have the foresight to see what the tree would grow into.They should be responsible for any damage caused,in my opinion,but take professional advice.Hope it all works out for you.Advice desperately needed - on this problem???
Get some copper spikes, drive them into the tree. It will kill it within a year. Then they have to take in out. Remove the spikes before the come out. They will not know you killed the tree.
I would suspect that you need to get specialist advice from a surveyor. If he can prove that the tree is actually damaging your property or causing subsidence, then you could probably approach the council again to see about having it removed.





Alternatively, have you tried asking the council if they are prepared to compromise and allow you to have the tree cut back a bit by a professional tree surgeon? The trees outside my house are protected, but we were still allowed to have them trimmed when squirrels were getting into our loft via the long branches.
You could petition and claim it is a nuisance, or if the roots are past your property perhaps they are affecting the integrity of you homes' foundation. Try every angle. My Mom had this problem with her village council.
Trim it back, now that it is Spring. I doubt that is will kill it.