Which street tree for outside my house?

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We've just moved to a pretty tree-lined street, except the tree outside our property was removed by the former owners as a preventative measure against subsidence- I'm still sad about that. It wasn't the cause but they wanted it removed anyway. I've just requested that a new tree be planted but am unsure what kind of tree it should be. I've been told I can choose the tree myself provided that it's a tree that doesn't have 'invasive roots'. Can anyone help me with this please? I like trees that have full canopies and have 'presence' 🙈 I'm not green-fingered at all and don't have a clue about the type of tree that would be acceptable to be on a residential street. Lime trees are out, as are weeping Willows and blossom trees which I love. New tree will be planted between December-March so in need to make a decision soon or the council will give me a tree that it deems suitable.

We have horse chestnut and lime. Both beautiful but messy. I suspect that's true of most but it depends on thr size you need. I wouldn't have thought maple were large enough but then our road are massive trees which can be crown lifted.

I was going to say this as they’re traditionally grown on streets.

In our area cherry blossom tress are street trees. I love them.

Cherry trees sucker and can actually push tarmac and paving stones up. Magnolia's not really a street tree. Rowan or white beam both excellent choices. European maples are too big and coarse and Japanese maples aren't really the right shape.
There are lots of possibilities if you want to go down a more rarified route: cercidiphyllum or some of the small ornamental limes for example, or some of the rarer hawthorns. But I don't see why you would. Some of the examples above are great, easy to get hold of and good doers. Personally I don't think ornamental flowering trees are the right choice for street trees, however, so I'd steer clear of things like cherry and magnolia.

They’re big, though. More suited to wide avenues than the average residential street

London Planes get massive and when they do, the roots can be invasive. You need something which isn’t going to require regular pruning because in my experience, council tree teams simply don’t have the time or manpower to keep on top of street trees.

Rowan is Sorbus! Sorbus acauparia. The silvery green leaved ones are Sorbus aria, whitebeam, and relatives.

Ah thank you! I knew they were related but didn’t realise rowan is actually a type of sorbus.