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Empty tree pit to be filled in
Sent to Bromley Council less than a minute later. FixMyStreet ref: 5661368.
On 8 January 2024 I was advised that the Highways Department would be asked to fill in the empty tree pit in front of 65 Groveland Road. An update on progress would be appreciated.
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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
Posted by Bromley Council
at 15:31, Sun 3 March 2024
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Thank you for the comment, this location is still on the tree planting list. The tree pit will should not be filled in and a replacement tree planted.
Posted by Bromley Council
at 17:32, Mon 4 March 2024
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We have investigated the report issue and have made contact with the report originator and/or a subsequent commenter to outline further details. This report is now closed on FixMyStreet.
Posted by Bromley Council
at 17:35, Mon 4 March 2024
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May I urgently refer you to the report under FixMyStreet reference 5369293 and the subsequent decision to refer this matter to the Highwsys Department to fill in the empty tree pit. The elderly owner-occupier of 65 Groveland Road will be caused a great deal of anxiety and distress in the event that another tree is planted in this location. Previously I have been advised that the empty tree pit in front of 65 Groveland Road is not on any tree planting list, so this latest statement is contradictory and most likely erroneous.
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I see that there is now a stake in the empty tree pit in front of 65 Groveland Road and once again urgently refer you to the report under FixMyStreet reference 5369293 and the subsequent decision to refer this matter to the Highways Department to fill in the empty tree pit. The elderly owner-occupier of 65 Groveland Road is already disquieted by the addition of the stake to the empty tree pit,
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The tree stake is to show a available tree pit to the planting crew, they will be round to plant a new tree in due course.
Posted by Bromley Council
at 18:16, Thu 7 March 2024
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I was previously advised that this empty tree pit was not on any planting lists and that the matter would be referred to the Highways Department for the empty tree pit to be filled in. What has changed? The elderly owner-occupier of 65 Groveland Road is already disquieted by the addition of the stake to the empty tree pit and will become very anxious and distressed in the event that a tree is planted, owing to the subsidence caused to her property by the previous tree, which the council had to prune annually until it was eventually felled. She is still having to pay extremely high buildings insurance premiums due to the previous subsidence and is extremely worried by the prospect of another tree in this location. Please reconsider this inexplicable reversal of the earlier decision to fill in the empty tree pit.
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Please see the update dated Thursday 7 March 2024.
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Thank you for the comment, a stake has been placed to show the location of the pit for the planting crew, this location is on the list to be planted.
Posted by Bromley Council
at 09:35, Mon 11 March 2024
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Please reconsider this inexplicable reversal of the earlier decision to fill in the empty tree pit for the reasons given in the report under fixmystreet reference 5369293 and updates including on 7 march.
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The tree pits is not being filled and a tree will be planted
Posted by Bromley Council
at 18:57, Tue 12 March 2024
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This location was not on any tree planting lists and was to be referred to the Highways Department for the tree pit to be filled in. What has changed?
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Thank you for the comment, the tree pit is an asset to be used and not filled in. This should never have been referred to Highways to be filled in, the tree pit is down to be planted and not filled in.
Posted by Bromley Council
at 18:47, Thu 21 March 2024
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What about the fact that the previous tree in this pit caused subsidence to 65 Groveland Road requiring the council to prune it annually and meaning that the elderly owner-occupier of 65 Groveland Road has to pay a higher buildings insurance premium in perpetuity and is therefore understandably distressed at the prospect of another tree being planted in this location? Given these facts and the additional facts that this location was not on any planting lists and that a tree in this location is simply not required for greenery in the area, I am utterly amazed at this inexplicable and still unexplained reversal of the decision to refer it to the Highways Department to be filled in. Please advise how I proceed to escalate this matter.
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This tree pit will not be used and highways will fill this tree pit in. I will ask Highways to make this a urgent matter and get this completed as soon as possible. Due to the issue of subsidence, no further trees will be planted outside 65 Groveland road.
Posted by Bromley Council
at 08:44, Mon 25 March 2024
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This tree pit has still not been filled in, although it was made an “urgent matter” on 25 March 2024. Please expedite as it remains a cause of anxiety to the elderly owner-occupier of 65 Groveland Road.
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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
Posted by Bromley Council
at 10:27, Wed 12 June 2024
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Our contractor has been notified to take the appropriate action.
Posted by Bromley Council
at 12:59, Mon 17 June 2024
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A tree will not be planted at this location and works have been raised to permanently fill-in this tree pit.
Posted by Bromley Council
at 13:00, Mon 17 June 2024
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Further works are necessary to resolve the issue and have been scheduled for action.
Posted by Bromley Council
at 11:05, Fri 12 July 2024
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Some works have been carried out this morning to the edges of the tree pit in front of 65 Groveland Road but it has not yet been filled in - please expedite this matter as it has already been six months since the initial report and the elderly owner-occupier of 65 Groveland Road is still being caused considerable stress and anxiety.
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Appropriate action has been taken to resolve the issue.
Posted by Bromley Council
at 09:43, Mon 22 July 2024
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The empty tree pit has not been filled in and therefore appropriate action to resolve the issue has not yet been taken. Please expedite.
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No action has been taken and no updates have been posted since my update of Monday 22 July 2024. It has now been almost 7 months since I was advised that the Highways Department would be asked to fill in the empty tree pit in front of 65 Groveland Road, which is almost 7 months more anxiety, stress and distress for the elderly owner-occupier of 65 Groveland Road. I will have no option but to escalate this matter if it is not expedited by Friday 9 August 2024.
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Our contractor has been notified to take the appropriate action.
Posted by Bromley Council
at 09:20, Wed 7 August 2024
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LBB apologises for the delay in closure of this report. The works to cover this redundant tree pit have not been carried out as requested. We have brought this to the attention of our Minor Works Contractor, asking them to return as soon as possible to fill/cover the tree pit entirely.
Posted by Bromley Council
at 09:43, Wed 7 August 2024
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Thank you, it will be a relief to the elderly owner-occupier of 75 Groveland Road when these works are finally completed and the empty tree pit is filled in.
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Sorry, fat fingers, that should read 65 Groveland Road.
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The empty tree pit has still not been filled in. Would it be possible to check that the job is on the Minor Works Contractor’s list? Thank you.
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We have, again, reminded our minor works contractor to resolve this issue as soon as possible.
Posted by Bromley Council
at 16:08, Thu 29 August 2024
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Thank you, much appreciated.
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The empty tree pit has now been filled in and the elderly owner-occupier of 65 Groveland Road is very relieved. Thank you.
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This problem has now been fixed.
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Thank you for using FixMyStreet to report your concerns to Bromley.
Posted by Bromley Council
at 11:33, Wed 11 September 2024
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Appropriate action has been taken to resolve the issue.
Posted by Bromley Council
at 16:53, Fri 12 December 2025
This report is now closed to updates from the public. You can make a new report in the same location.