Browse Forums Building A New House Re: Help Tree Removal - Council won't agree .... 4Dec 27, 2013 1:46 pm Never argue with an idiot they drag you down to their level & then beat you with experience - Dilbert View Thread: viewtopic.php?f=31&t=19733 Contract signed 14Sept Slab 30Sept Bricks laid 1Dec Lock up 26Feb Keys 10Jun Re: Help Tree Removal - Council won't agree .... 5Dec 27, 2013 2:11 pm Recently moved to a 60's home in need of some improvement! http://s797.photobucket.com/user/leenii ... ch%20House Old house: http://s797.photobucket.com/albums/yy25 ... loo/House/ Re: Help Tree Removal - Council won't agree .... 8Dec 27, 2013 5:24 pm Owner Building at Jimboomba Woods in Logan City Qld. Blog : http://bandlnewhomebuild.blogspot.com H1 thread : viewtopic.php?f=38&t=68283 . Re: Help Tree Removal - Council won't agree .... 11Dec 27, 2013 5:47 pm LeanneR, I hear you.... I am more than happy to have a tree there but not one that is so large it eclipses the house. Plus it drops sap so nothing grows under it either..... Re: Help Tree Removal - Council won't agree .... 12Dec 28, 2013 2:29 pm Land development = money to council and probably some backhanders to individual councillors. Tree in your backyard = nothing in it for them = care factor zero. Maybe you might be able to send them a letter advising they'll be liable if soimething goes wrong but my bet would be that they would simply respond that you were told to trim it back and if you didn't do that you're the one that's at fault. Re: Help Tree Removal - Council won't agree .... 13Dec 28, 2013 10:05 pm LeanneR council are only tree huggers when its too much effort for them. Yet theres perfectly great healthy trees being ripped out all the time for land development We applied for a MCU for building envelope relaxation, and they knocked it back because we are in a vegetation protection area. The BLE finishes 31m before the back fence line, and we only wanted another 4 metres to help with house elevation... moving it forward has resulted in losing nearly 2m in elevation. However we were allowed to have the batters extend outside the BLE. We were also advised that we are entitled to remove any tree within 25m of the house that could be declared a fire hazard. The enviromental side of the council wouldn't allow us to get the BLE extended because they were concerned that we might cut down all the trees over the next 15 years or more. Funny part is that because those trees are on the southside of the house, we were planning on keeping pretty all we can there, but we could legally chop down all the way to just 6 metres before the back fence if they were a fire hazard ! FWIW, the only trees there are scrappy wattle trees and couple of skinny gumtrees. Owner Building at Jimboomba Woods in Logan City Qld. Blog : http://bandlnewhomebuild.blogspot.com H1 thread : viewtopic.php?f=38&t=68283 . Re: Help Tree Removal - Council won't agree .... 14Dec 28, 2013 10:18 pm Althom Land development = money to council and probably some backhanders to individual councillors. Sounds a bit like Logan up here, there's a new development gone ahead not far from here, that flooded in the 1974 floods, and was then included in the Q100 flood maps issued last year, only for the most recent maps to show that the Q100 marks suddenly stop on the road that borders the new development, and that it no longer will flood in a Q100. Funny part is that Logan River had a pretty bad flood at the start of the year, which the council declared a Q6 flood, and which if the water had risen another 3 - 4 metres, it would have entered that new development. I'm not going to say anything about 'brown paper bags' full of something. Owner Building at Jimboomba Woods in Logan City Qld. Blog : http://bandlnewhomebuild.blogspot.com H1 thread : viewtopic.php?f=38&t=68283 . DIY, Home Maintenance & Repair At a bit of a loss on this one - we're thinking the original owners never removed the protective laminate covers from their kitchen cabinets after installation and in the… 0 6438 Hi, planning on using the attached stone pieces in my bathroom. I want to remove stains and gloss seal. Can I get some advice on best way to remove stains and best… 0 6807 PM me your email. I have a build excavation calculator you can use based on your plans to double check what your builder is telling you. Cheers Simeon 1 10326 |