Hello,
I have a question that has come up due to the subdivision of our plot. We are building in a new development area, which means there are currently no houses here. The exact property boundaries have only now been established. There is a large lime tree on the neighboring property that is becoming an issue for us. It was previously assumed that the lime tree was farther away from us, but this clearly isn’t the case. Our house is supposed to be built with a 3m (10 feet) setback from the boundary line towards the lime tree. The building permit / planning permission application has not yet been submitted.
Do we have any options to take action regarding this lime tree on the neighbor’s property? We are concerned about several issues: shading, debris, and the potential risk to our house— which will be just over 8m (26 feet) tall— in strong winds.
Or are we possibly overestimating the problem?
Thank you very much for your advice!
I have a question that has come up due to the subdivision of our plot. We are building in a new development area, which means there are currently no houses here. The exact property boundaries have only now been established. There is a large lime tree on the neighboring property that is becoming an issue for us. It was previously assumed that the lime tree was farther away from us, but this clearly isn’t the case. Our house is supposed to be built with a 3m (10 feet) setback from the boundary line towards the lime tree. The building permit / planning permission application has not yet been submitted.
Do we have any options to take action regarding this lime tree on the neighbor’s property? We are concerned about several issues: shading, debris, and the potential risk to our house— which will be just over 8m (26 feet) tall— in strong winds.
Or are we possibly overestimating the problem?
Thank you very much for your advice!
I wouldn’t say that. I do believe some people here genuinely try to leave a minimal footprint.
However, I don’t see anything wrong with cutting down a tree within a designated residential area, as long as a replacement planting is carried out in accordance with the relevant regulations. It’s also worth mentioning that a tree absorbs a significant amount of CO2, especially during its growth phase.
Furthermore, from an ecological perspective, one could consider the increased resource consumption that comes with washing your car and windows every two weeks, having to repaint every 10 years instead of 20, and regularly spraying your plants against aphids.
At the moment, I’m not sure why some people here talk about low "sticky residue" or what that depends on. My own experience in the city involves a lot of honeydew near lime trees.
However, I don’t see anything wrong with cutting down a tree within a designated residential area, as long as a replacement planting is carried out in accordance with the relevant regulations. It’s also worth mentioning that a tree absorbs a significant amount of CO2, especially during its growth phase.
Furthermore, from an ecological perspective, one could consider the increased resource consumption that comes with washing your car and windows every two weeks, having to repaint every 10 years instead of 20, and regularly spraying your plants against aphids.
At the moment, I’m not sure why some people here talk about low "sticky residue" or what that depends on. My own experience in the city involves a lot of honeydew near lime trees.
apokolok schrieb:
Lol, what a farce this is.
I don’t believe any of you would hold the same conviction if it affected you personally.
Big talk, but then driving a car to the bakery. Accusing others of being careless while wasting huge amounts of building materials on oversized new builds.
You are hypocritical, nothing more. Funny you say that. In town, I usually walk, not just to the bakery. The metal of my car has been serving its purpose as a body frame for twenty years now, and Greta will probably forgive the internal combustion engine for that. As a tenant, I keep to the space I need. The house is otherwise large, yes, but it provides room for additional residents sharing the stairwell, and it was new in the year I was born.
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PeterB85 schrieb:
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Do we have any options to take action against this lime tree on the neighboring property?
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I have explicitly said that I am only considering possible problems and options right now. I have never said that I will simply cut it down immediately.
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Thank you very much for your advice!What else could "taking action against a tree" mean? As a nature and insect enthusiast, you should be able to weigh the impact caused by shade, leaves, pollen, etc., against a healthy natural environment without issues.
PeterB85 schrieb:
Sorry everyone, I’m stepping away as a participant in this forum. I just don’t like the tone here. [...]
Thanks anyway for all the answers. I’m out of here then. I guess I’m not suited for this atmosphere. But it’s actually much nicer here (except in the financing section) than "out there" ;-)
Seriously: "Internet" is spelled with only one "t," and a house building forum is not a girls’ boarding school. Advice sometimes comes with unwanted comments, but you don’t have to swallow the shells 🙂
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Winniefred4 Oct 2021 17:06I ended up deciding to check in here again after all.
As I mentioned, we have a very large linden tree opposite our house, and I have never had to clean my windows or my car because of it. And I’m not going to follow the rest of that argument either. We are four people living in a 100-year-old end-of-terrace house of 100m2 (1,076 sq ft). I avoid plastic whenever possible (since then, we have reduced our plastic waste by 70%), buy almost everything in refundable glass jars or bottles, unpackaged or, if necessary, in cardboard, get my dry goods from a zero-waste store, and almost exclusively use public transport like buses, trains, or trams in my private life. I garden ecologically, preserve my own fruit, haven’t flown for 10 years, and buy a lot of secondhand items. Of course, we are not without "sins": we still have one car that mostly just sits unused but is used for vacations and weekly shopping trips. We currently have a gas heating system, but we are planning to switch to alternatives wherever possible. I am definitely not one to throw empty slogans around, nor do I claim any kind of moral high ground. But cutting down a healthy linden tree that isn’t even in the way is beyond me. And it takes decades for a linden tree to grow that tall again.
The approximately 10 to 12m (33 to 39 ft) tall thuja tree of my neighbors also constantly showers our garage roof with debris. Every year, you can scoop out buckets of dirt from the gutters and roof. And although a thuja is not even very ecologically valuable, it would never cross my mind to ask for such a magnificent tree to be cut down. No thank you, I’d rather clear a few buckets of dirt from the roof once a year.
As I mentioned, we have a very large linden tree opposite our house, and I have never had to clean my windows or my car because of it. And I’m not going to follow the rest of that argument either. We are four people living in a 100-year-old end-of-terrace house of 100m2 (1,076 sq ft). I avoid plastic whenever possible (since then, we have reduced our plastic waste by 70%), buy almost everything in refundable glass jars or bottles, unpackaged or, if necessary, in cardboard, get my dry goods from a zero-waste store, and almost exclusively use public transport like buses, trains, or trams in my private life. I garden ecologically, preserve my own fruit, haven’t flown for 10 years, and buy a lot of secondhand items. Of course, we are not without "sins": we still have one car that mostly just sits unused but is used for vacations and weekly shopping trips. We currently have a gas heating system, but we are planning to switch to alternatives wherever possible. I am definitely not one to throw empty slogans around, nor do I claim any kind of moral high ground. But cutting down a healthy linden tree that isn’t even in the way is beyond me. And it takes decades for a linden tree to grow that tall again.
The approximately 10 to 12m (33 to 39 ft) tall thuja tree of my neighbors also constantly showers our garage roof with debris. Every year, you can scoop out buckets of dirt from the gutters and roof. And although a thuja is not even very ecologically valuable, it would never cross my mind to ask for such a magnificent tree to be cut down. No thank you, I’d rather clear a few buckets of dirt from the roof once a year.
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Myrna_Loy4 Oct 2021 17:30There are few things as bleak as new housing developments where the tallest object in the garden is a trampoline. I would really appreciate having a linden tree like that, especially during a nice, hot summer in partial shade.
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