Name changed for ID purposes but long time poster, at wits end...
My house is adjacent to a church & churchyard. When I bought it I could see the thatch was going to need replacing within a few years and the trees belonging to said churchyard would need attention. I factored the cost of the ageing thatch into my offer.
Fast forward a few years... Eff all has ever been done to the trees (despite my mentioning it) and a number of trees in the churchyard are now so overgrown that I have very little light to all but 2 windows, there are a number of branches laying on or brushing the thatch and falling leaves have been so rife that "clusters" have built up, leaving ridges where rainwater / ice hasn't been able to run off the roof, so has caused an acceleration in the thatch rotting & deteriorating. The trees now act as a handy 'walkway' for squirrels, mice and rats to wander from tree to roof to gnaw on the straw (and the lead flashing!)
I have been in contact with the church and planning permission was granted to pollard / lop the trees and one was being felled... Or so the planning stated. Now, nearly 7 months after I originally made this official (and countless, countless emails, man-hours, telephone calls and meetings) the church have more or less admitted that the contractor they'd chosen (the cheapest) may not / doesn't have the necessary H&S certs. They (the church) have no said they need to have another meeting. They just fob me off with "We'll get round to it" and push back dates, every time.
I need to get this moving - the trees need to be done before birds start to nest or I'll have to wait another year. Any ideas of who to speak to (this has gone through the DAC, PCC & the Bishop of the Diocese has been out - twice!) It's agreed that the work needs to happen but with spring just around the corner I'm so worried. It's keeping me awake at night and I don't know where to turn - hence MN AIBU help needed! Any ideas??
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RuddyTrees · 25/01/2016 10:32
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