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What will the County Council do if its tree(s) are suspected to be causing subsidence damage to adjacent property ?

April 26, 2017adjacent causing council County damage Property subsidence tree

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What will the County Council do if its tree(s) are suspected to be causing subsidence damage to adjacent property ?

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The County Council investigates all cases of suspected subsidence damage relating to its trees. Structural damage can occur to a building for a number of reasons, one of which may relate to nearby trees. Tree related subsidence occurs only on shrinkable clay soils where the tree contributes to the rate of moisture loss from the soil causing it to shrink. If the foundations of a building are constructed on such a soil, resulting damage can occur to the building structure. Tree related subsidence is a complex issue and a whole range of information and data needs to be available before a case can be accurately assessed.