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Public trees need cutting

Reported via mobile in the Tree Requires Pruning category anonymously at 16:02, Tuesday 12 May 2026

Sent to Bromley Council less than a minute later. FixMyStreet ref: 9441863.

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Trees from the public park are overhanging my property at the back, need cutting back. Birds are nesting and loads of feces are landing on the patio on my garden which is brand new and getting ruined but also I have two small children (1 and 3 years old) so the risk of them touching the feces is worrying me. Trees also overhang and are starting to block the gate that accesses the park. Can the trees be cut back please.

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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 16:04, Tuesday 12 May 2026

  • 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.

    State changed to: Closed

    Posted by Bromley Council at 15:46, Thursday 14 May 2026

  • Thank you for your enquiry. This tree has been inspected and is not considered to require remedial works at this time. The situation will be reviewed cyclically and any required action will be addressed within a future works programme.

    No action is to be taken regarding the reported tree, please note that as outlined in our Tree Management Strategy (tree-management-strategy-2023-to-2027 (bromley.gov.uk) the Council will not prune trees in relation to the following:

    • Branches overhanging properties. Residents have the right to exercise their right under common law to prune back branches to their property boundary, withal arising disposed of by the resident. Pruning should be carried out following discussion with one of the Council’s Tree Officers and completed to the standard set out in BS3998:2010 Tree Work;

    • Tree size, where a tree is judged to be overly large.

    State changed to: No further action

    Posted by Bromley Council at 15:47, Thursday 14 May 2026

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