Had been on the lookout for a semi detached home as an investment. It is to be rented by my ageing and slightly invalid older brother. The property had to be close to the Hospital at Elizabeth Vale, close to shops and near a bus route.
Saw this property advertised -
It is in a perfect location for his needs. Problem was - the above photo is very misleading. It really looks like this -
Pondered for several weeks over the tree. Did we really want to get involved with battling the council over removal of the tree? In the end we bit the bullet and bought the property.
Conducted some research and came across the new tree laws for South Australia. Here is some information -
http://sa.gov.au/subject/Housing,+p...ificant+trees/Regulated+and+significant+trees
Trees now fall into different categories
1) Significant trees - A tree with a trunk circumference over 3.0 metres measured one metre above the natural ground
2) Regulated trees - A tree with a trunk cirumference over 2.0 metres measured one metre above the natural ground.
Accurately measured the trunk as described above and found it is 2960mm in circumference, which makes it a Regulated tree. Under the new laws we should be able to have it cut down.
There is some confusion about it all. On the news reports, it was mentioned that Regulated trees do not require council permission to have them cut down. I believe they are wrong and council approval is required. Will ring council and check today.
Tree huggers are up in arms about all these trees being cut down. They do not give a hoot about them being dangerous to people or property. There is a consultation process underway at the moment between the government and interested parties. This ends mid February and then the laws may be amended again. In SA, the vocal minority normally wins out, so just hope we can have the tree cut down before the tree huggers get their way.
Anybody had any experience with the new laws?
Saw this property advertised -
It is in a perfect location for his needs. Problem was - the above photo is very misleading. It really looks like this -
Pondered for several weeks over the tree. Did we really want to get involved with battling the council over removal of the tree? In the end we bit the bullet and bought the property.
Conducted some research and came across the new tree laws for South Australia. Here is some information -
http://sa.gov.au/subject/Housing,+p...ificant+trees/Regulated+and+significant+trees
Trees now fall into different categories
1) Significant trees - A tree with a trunk circumference over 3.0 metres measured one metre above the natural ground
2) Regulated trees - A tree with a trunk cirumference over 2.0 metres measured one metre above the natural ground.
Accurately measured the trunk as described above and found it is 2960mm in circumference, which makes it a Regulated tree. Under the new laws we should be able to have it cut down.
There is some confusion about it all. On the news reports, it was mentioned that Regulated trees do not require council permission to have them cut down. I believe they are wrong and council approval is required. Will ring council and check today.
Tree huggers are up in arms about all these trees being cut down. They do not give a hoot about them being dangerous to people or property. There is a consultation process underway at the moment between the government and interested parties. This ends mid February and then the laws may be amended again. In SA, the vocal minority normally wins out, so just hope we can have the tree cut down before the tree huggers get their way.
Anybody had any experience with the new laws?