Dangerous branches

Updates

• Enquiry received

  Thanks for your enquiry regarding a council-owned tree. This has been sent to Aragon Direct Services for further investigation. We will endeavour to provide a further update within 3 working days

  Posted by Peterborough City Council at 16:02, Mon 4 August 2025

• Inspection Arranged

  Thanks for your enquiry regarding a council-owned tree.

  Your enquiry has been allocated to one of our qualified tree surveyors who will carry out an inspection and provide an update within 20 working days.

  State changed to: Investigating

  Posted by Peterborough City Council at 09:10, Tue 5 August 2025

• Thanks for your enquiry regarding a council-owned tree.

  In accordance with the Peterborough Tree & Woodland Strategy 2018-2028, a qualified tree surveyor has visited the site, assessed your request and concluded that there is no need to undertake tree works.

  The possibility that a tree or branch swaying in the wind may break does not always result in any pruning work because branches and stems have evolved to flex and bend in response to the wind and no pruning work will be able to stop trees from swaying or branches from flexing.

  All council-owned trees are surveyed by a qualified surveyor for safety every one-to-five years, depending on how much the area surrounding them is used. We also carry out maintenance work if it's needed.

  For further information please read the Peterborough Tree & Woodland Strategy 2018-2028

  I trust this answers your enquiry, however, should you require any further information, please do not hesitate to contact Aragon Direct Services - Trees@Peterboroughlimited.co.uk.

  State changed to: No further action

  Posted by Peterborough City Council at 12:25, Wed 3 September 2025

• Works recommended

  Thanks for your enquiry regarding a Council owned tree.

  A qualified tree surveyor has assessed your request and following a site visit has recommended works. On completion of the works you may feel the task undertaken may not fully address the issue raised. Aragon Direct Services employ qualified tree surveyors to undertake the inspections and all works recommended are in accordance within the guidance contained within the Peterborough Tree & Woodland Strategy 2018-2028.

  Continued management of all our trees forms an integral part of this strategy. All Council owned trees are surveyed by a qualified surveyor for safety every one-to-five years, depending on how much the area surrounding them is used. Where inspection identifies maintenance work it is scheduled in accordingly with safety issues forming the highest priority.

  For further information please read the Peterborough Tree & Woodland Strategy 2018-2028

  Should you require any further information please do not hesitate to contact Aragon Direct Services on 01733 425312 or email trees@peterboroughlimited.co.uk

  State changed to: Investigating

  Posted by Peterborough City Council at 08:59, Wed 10 September 2025

• Works approved

  The works recommended from the inspection have been approved and we are in the process of issuing a work order to our contractor.

  State changed to: Action scheduled

  Posted by Peterborough City Council at 09:01, Wed 10 September 2025

• Work in progress

  The works order has now been issued to the contractor and they will endeavour to have this completed within 40 working days. For info, timescales for completion are currently slightly extended due to a backlog of works at present

  State changed to: In progress

  Posted by Peterborough City Council at 11:40, Fri 3 October 2025