Dangerous overhanging tree
Reported via desktop in the Tree Requires Pruning category anonymously at 09:36, Tue 21 February 2023
Sent to Bromley Council less than a minute later. FixMyStreet ref: 4250898.
This tree is in Kingswood Glen - hangs over the footpath and property in South Hill Road. Large branches keep falling and is dangerous for walkers and property owners - the tree needs to be cut back along with several others in that area. It’s an accident waiting to happen!
Updates
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Thank you for your report, this is now being investigated. Information on our services and the timeframes we aim to respond in can be found: http://www.bromley.gov.uk/ fixservices
State changed to: In progress
Posted by Bromley Council at 09:37, Tue 21 February 2023
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To help us action and resolve this issue please could further information be provided as comments to this report. For example information such as a house number or street light column number can greatly help us to correctly identify the location while further details such as the nature and scale of an issue (especially dumped rubbish) assists us co-ordinating an appropriate response.
State changed to: No further action
Posted by Bromley Council at 10:18, Wed 22 February 2023
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The alleyway is in between bungalow 39 and house 41 - it’s the 1st big tree on the left hand side
Posted anonymously at 12:11, Wed 1 March 2023
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Thank you for your report, this is now being investigated. Information on our services and the timeframes we aim to respond in can be found: http://www.bromley.gov.uk/ fixservices
State changed to: In progress
Posted by Bromley Council at 11:15, Mon 6 March 2023
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Our contractor has been notified to take the appropriate action.
Posted by Bromley Council at 11:27, Fri 10 March 2023
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Still open, via questionnaire, 11:16, Tue 21 March 2023
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Still open, via questionnaire, 12:00, Tue 18 April 2023
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This problem has not been sorted even though Bromley council on the 10th March notified the contractor to take action!
Posted anonymously at 12:03, Tue 18 April 2023
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Thank you for your comments. Works have been raised to dead wood the tree which has been issued to the contractor and in hand to be completed. Thank you for your patience.
Posted by Bromley Council at 11:51, Wed 19 April 2023
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It has now been two months since March when the council said contractor had been notified to take action. I chased last month and still had the same reply. Could you please let me know how long this is going to take. It was first reported back in February- we are no further along in getting this problem sorted.
Posted anonymously at 13:24, Mon 15 May 2023
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Thank you for your continued patience, the contractor is in hand to visit site to undertake works.
Posted by Bromley Council at 12:46, Fri 19 May 2023
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Can you please let me know when this is going to be sorted? Another 3 weeks have passed and still nothing has been done! All the replies are the same - how long does this take to sort? I think I have been patient long enough now. Are you waiting for someone to get seriously hurt or even killed because that is what will happen if a large piece of the tree comes down. A lot of the trees in Kingswood need to be looked at as there is so much dead on many of them that need cutting back.
Posted anonymously at 11:06, Thu 8 June 2023
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My apologies for the delays in completion of the works raised for the enquiry. The contractor has been instructed to undertake the works as a priority. Thank you for your continued patience.
Posted by Bromley Council at 15:11, Wed 21 June 2023
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Well yet again I write to follow up! Three weeks ago this job was going to be a priority yet still hasn’t been sorted. I see workers around but if you speak with them they are not interested!! How long will this take? I have been requesting this since February and my patience has finally run out!! There are only so many times you can be told that the contractor is sorting it!
Posted anonymously at 13:14, Thu 13 July 2023
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My apologies that your enquiry has an unresolved status. I have chased up completion of the works with the contractor who will undertake them as soon as possible.
Posted by Bromley Council at 08:43, Mon 31 July 2023
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Thank you for your continued patience whilst we work to resolve your issue.
Posted by Bromley Council at 11:51, Fri 22 September 2023
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Resident called to advise contractors have not yet attended, issue has been ongoing for past 7 months. Please can this be done as a matter of urgency.
Posted anonymously at 12:12, Mon 25 September 2023
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Resident has again called for progress. This was 1st reported on 21/02/23 and it is now November. The tree in question. It is now becoming more dangerous to houses and passers by. Branches have already started to fall off the tree and landed in gardens where children are playing. This is a matter of urgency as resident fears accident could happen.
Posted anonymously at 14:43, Thu 9 November 2023
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Thank you for your comments. The completion of the works has been chased up with the contractor who will undertake them as soon as possible.
Posted by Bromley Council at 15:19, Thu 9 November 2023
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Thank you for your continued patience whilst we work to resolve your issue.
Posted by Bromley Council at 14:24, Tuesday 2 January 2024
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My apologies, the clear up process following three recent storm events has caused delays to the works raised for this enquiry. The contractor is in hand to visit site to remove dead wood from the tree, thank you for your patience.
Posted by Bromley Council at 11:58, Monday 12 February 2024
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Well… it has been over a year since this was reported and the last update from 2 weeks ago was blaming delay on storms we have recently had! All the time there are excuses or thank you for your patience! I suppose the next excuse will be there are leaves on the tree or wrong time of year! There is work going on putting new trees in Kingswood Glen and even a new sign recently been added. I haven’t asked for the tree to be cut down just for the dangerous branches to be chopped to save any accidents. I would like a reply asap and not saying contractor been notified!
State changed to: Fixed
Posted anonymously at 11:56, Tuesday 27 February 2024
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My apologies this enquiry has an unresolved status. The contracts manager has been chased up over the completion of the works raised to remove dead and damaged branches to the tree who will undertake them as a priority.
State changed to: In progress
Posted by Bromley Council at 11:58, Friday 8 March 2024