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Dangerous trees and branches

Reported via mobile in the Hanging / broken branch category anonymously at 15:29, Tue 11 November 2025

Sent to Peterborough City Council less than a minute later. Council ref: 8405158.

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I reported the problem over a month ago and I have not heard anything. I’m obviously worried as some branches are broken and hanging over my boundary. If we have strong winds again they will come down in my property. You did advise me a tree surveyor would visit and assess.

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 15:29, Tue 11 November 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 15:47, Tue 11 November 2025

  • State changed to: Open

    Updated by Peterborough City Council at 10:01, Thu 13 November 2025

  • Afternoon Sue,

    Just waiting for one of my colleagues to come back to me from the property team to help identify the owner of the strip of land adjacent to your property, I shall send a chase up email and hopefully we can at least resolve who owns this section.

    Regards

    Tom Watts
    Tree Surveyor
    Aragondirect.co.uk

    Posted by Peterborough City Council at 12:46, Wed 3 December 2025

  • Morning Sue,

    Sorry for the waiting on this one, I have had a reply from property in relation to the ownership of the land adjacent to your land:

    1. The land marked red is privately owned by - PROPRIETOR: ARTHUR FREDERICK GEORGE HUGGINS of Northey
    Lodge, North Bank, Thorney, Peterborough PE6 7YZ.
    Hope this give you a contact to help you further with Willows next to your property

    Regards

    Tom Watts
    Tree Surveyor
    Aragondirect.co.uk

    From: sowen12@btinternet.com sowen12@btinternet.com
    Sent: 26 January 2026 09:42
    To: Trees Mailbox
    Subject: Dangerous trees

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    ________________________________________
    Good morning,
    I am just following up following a visit you made re the trees on the other side of my boundary.
    You were looking into who owns them, and I was wondering how your investigation was progressing .
    Kind Regards
    Sue Teat

    Posted by Peterborough City Council at 08:15, Wednesday 4 February 2026

  • Thank you for your enquiry regarding a Council owned tree.

    A qualified tree surveyor has assessed your request and following a site visit has been unable to recommend any further action on this occasion.

    Please be aware that Aragon Direct Services manages the Council owned trees in accordance with the Peterborough Tree & Woodland Strategy 2018-2028.

    Continued management of all of 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

    We trust this answers your query. 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 08:45, Wednesday 4 February 2026

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