Fixed
Hanging banch above walking,cycling path
Reported via desktop in the Hanging / broken branch category anonymously at 21:46, Wed 19 November 2025
Sent to Peterborough City Council less than a minute later. Council ref: 8441620.
Large hanging banch above walking, cycling path can cause very serious injury. in report (ref no 8432579) has been desribed 2 problems- 1 has been sloved ( Fallen tree) thank you , however hanging branch is still a problem. hanging branch is about 100 m away from where fallen tree was if you would walk towards orton mere, i believe looking on the map which is visible here could be between 8,5m and 6,2m area.
Updates
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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 21:46, Wed 19 November 2025
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State changed to: Investigating
Updated by Peterborough City Council at 08:59, Thu 20 November 2025
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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
Posted by Peterborough City Council at 08:28, Mon 24 November 2025
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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 11:25, Wed 26 November 2025
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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 14:20, Tue 9 December 2025
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Works complete
Our records confirm that all works are now complete and as such your enquiry is now closed. We trust this answers your enquiry, however, should you require any further information, please do not hesitate to contact Aragon Direct Services.
Thank you.
State changed to: Fixed
Posted by Peterborough City Council at 12:02, Thursday 30 July 2026
This report is now closed to updates from the public. You can make a new report in the same location.