What type of trees is this please?

[Cherryblossom200]

Sorry the photo is a bit vague! It's all I have, it's my neighbours tree and I'm trying to work out if it has a TPO. I want to build a small extension and unsure it it will affect the build.

Thanks 😊

Council have said it doesn't have a TPO phew!

What on earth are you expecting an architect to do about a tree? They're not a structural surveyor.

You can't just chop at roots of trees, if anything, that makes it falling on your property more likely.
And, your opinion of if they have it chopped back enough is completely irrelevant if you have little, to no, knowledge of trees/

You are allowed to cut a trees roots if it doesn't have a TPO and the roots are in your boundary. The law states you just have to hand the roots back to your neighbour which is an odd one!

But yes of course I wouldn't want to make the tree unstable and I'm sure the architect will suggest something which will protect the tree and my extension/property.

If you're chopping out roots to build something, aren't you worried new roots will damage what you're building? I'm a bit confused tbh.

The foundations will have to go deeper if near trees. It's fine, I've got it sorted now.

Thanks everyone

Tree roots can still damage them however deep they go. Good luck anyway I guess.