Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 13724

Trees

Tabled: 11 November 2024

Answered: 18 November 2024

Named Day

Question

John Milne

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will amend planning regulations in situations where a tree is found to be endangering the foundations of an adjacent building so that local authorities may recommend optio

Answer

Matthew Pennycook

Existing procedures are designed to support options other than felling. The relevant guidance makes clear that applications to address tree-related subsidence damage are to be supported by appropriate information, and the standard application form require...

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