This week I had to inspect several trees, on three different building sites, as a part of the Australian Standards (4070-2009) “Protection of Trees on Development Sites”. These three sites had similar situations - the trees are located on the neighbour’s property.
Trees on someone else’s property are always a challenge. On the one hand, there is the client who needs the report for their council building application and on the other hand the neighbour whose tree I need to protect during the construction works. This is all about protecting their trees, mainly the root system. Anyone would think I’ve come to cut their trees down. No! I’m here to protect them.
I have experienced the hostility of a person next door to a new housing development site. There seems to be some unresolved conflict and I’m the “piggy in the middle” or in this case the Arboricultural Consultant in the middle.
On two cases, I had to look over the fence on the building site to get the data for these trees. On one of the sites the Hardyflex fence had containerized the roots on the neighbour’s side, so there was no issue of damaging the tree roots on the proposed building site. So, what’s all the conflict about?
What is it about conflict and trees, you either love them, or you hate them?
My Arboricultural Reports get your council building application approved and retain the neighbour’s tree/s; it is a win-win-situation.
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