Provisional TPO - Any suggestions for objecting to it

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Hi, We recently bought a house in a non-conservation area with a view to get works done on the house. The house has a huge mature oak tree in the front garden which didn't have a TPO at the time of buying and we wanted it to be removed after buying the house. I contacted tree surgeons last week and seems like one of the surgeons contacted the council and council has immediately issued a TPO saying they got the information that we want to remove it and it has amenity value.
Our neighbours also had non-TPO oak trees in the past and had them removed without any issues in the last couple of years. But in our case, because council found it, they have issued this provisional TPO which we can object to within 28 days. We do need the tree to be removed as it would be a big obstacle for our house plans. We will be happy to plant more baby trees where they would not be obstructive. any advice please. And please don't beat me up - I love trees but this one is very obstructive and we have all intentions to grow more trees in our garden wherever possible.

perhaps ring up and chat to the relevant dept. they may come and do a site visit and usually the tree surveyors are very nice people who can advise you what best to do. if a tree is likley to cause foundations to disrupt, or is obstructing your light, or is diseased, you can get it cut down or cut back.

Thanks funnyperson. I have tried to call up but the concerned department is always on the answering machine and I have received a very standard reply by email to object to the TPO in a formal manner. I have looked up other situations where in the tree officer has almost always recommended for the TPO to stay put.
It just find it very strange that a non-TPO'd tree was given a TPO the moment they heard about the removal from a tree surgeon who was trying to do his job. Is this a fair practice?
Given if we had been expedient - done it while it was non-TPO'd, the council won't have been able to do anything. And now, we are having to fight it out whereas neighbours had no problem whatsoever as they did the removals quietly.

I know little about TPOs, but if it's being issued on the grounds that the tree has amenity value, then it seems to me that you have to try to rebut that by arguing that the tree does not have amenity value or, at least, not enough to justify thwarting your development plans.