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Just planted tree leaning into road

Reported via desktop in the Young Tree Requires Maintenance category anonymously at 22:03, Tue 2 May 2023 using FixMyStreet Pro

Sent to Bromley Council less than a minute later. FixMyStreet ref: 4510495.

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It's fantastic that a tree has been planted in this pit - thanks! But it's been planted it so it's leaning into the road, and on our narrow street this means it won't be long until it's hit by a van and broken. Is it possible to fix it so it's straight or leaning back from the road?

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  • Thank you for your report, this is now being investigated. Information on our services and the timeframes we aim to respond in can be found: http://www.bromley.gov.uk/ fixservices

    State changed to: In progress

    Posted by Bromley Council at 22:04, Tue 2 May 2023

  • Our contractor has been notified to take the appropriate action.

    Posted by Bromley Council at 15:45, Fri 5 May 2023

  • Thank you for your patience whilst we work to resolve your enquiry.

    Posted by Bromley Council at 08:12, Mon 26 June 2023

  • Tree has fallen into road and blocking cars from going in either direction

    Posted by Bromley Council at 09:28, Sun 30 July 2023

  • Thanks, but the 9.28 update today refers to a different tree.

    Posted anonymously at 19:25, Sun 30 July 2023

  • We ask that new and separate occurrences of issues are logged as new reports to avoid conflicting information or updates and ensure the information is passed promptly to our teams and contractors. Please log the issue via https://fix.bromley.gov.uk as a new report using the map marker and description to detail where the issue is located. Please note that if the location you wish to mark is already occupied by a pin, you can hide the map pins via the button in the bottom left or you can click a nearby free section of the map to drop your green reporting pin so that all other yellow pins indicating existing reports disappear, you can then click and drag your green pin to the correct location and continue submitting your report.

    Posted by Bromley Council at 16:04, Mon 31 July 2023

  • ? Will the original report be addressed? Thanks.

    Posted anonymously at 14:02, Thu 3 August 2023

  • Thank you for your comments. Works are raised and in hand to be completed by the contractor to adjust the stake and ties of the tree. Separately, we have our planting contractor who is actively undertaking an audit of planting sites and addressing issues as they find them.

    Posted by Bromley Council at 11:22, Fri 18 August 2023

  • Appropriate action has been taken to resolve the issue.

    State changed to: Fixed

    Posted by Bromley Council at 09:29, Fri 6 October 2023

  • Thanks - but I can't see that anything has been done to the tree to address this issue?

    State changed to: Open

    Posted anonymously at 09:45, Sat 7 October 2023

  • Thank you for the comment, our contractor has attended site and adjusted the stakes, trees do grow with leans and will self right over time. If any further issues arise, please raise a separate FMS.

    State changed to: Closed

    Posted by Bromley Council at 12:44, Sat 14 October 2023

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