9 Crown Row, Bracknell, Berkshire, RG12 0TH
Liam McDonnell
Lettings Valuer
Liam attended school locally in Ascot and began his career in estate agency aged 18 in the Bracknell area. He has gone on to gain experience within the Maidenhead, Reading and Wokingham markets too. Building relationships is what Liam enjoys the most in his role, which gives him the opportunity to meet and help all kinds of people. Away from work, Liam enjoys playing football throughout the week and for a local Bracknell team on a Sunday (some say the next Sunday League Pirlo).
The best piece of advice I’ve ever been given is…
The way to get started is to quit talking and start doing.
Top of my bucket list is…
To travel around America and Australia.
On Sunday mornings, you can usually find me…
On a football pitch in all weathers – potentially a little jaded from the night before.
My guilty pleasures are…
Watching Super Sunday and the F1 whilst devouring a takeaway. Highly recommended.
The thing I like best about my job…
Helping and advising landlords on how to make the process of letting their property as stress-free as possible, and assuring tenants throughout the process so that it becomes an enjoyable and exciting experience.
The person I’d most like to go for a drink with is…
Sir Alex Ferguson.
6 Mar 2018
A Tree Preservation Order (TPO) is an order made by a local planning authority (District or Borough Council) prohibiting the cutting down, topping, lopping, uprooting, wilful damage or wilful destruction of a tree either registered under a TPO or of a tree that is within a Conservation Area. The powers and responsibilities of the Local Authority are set out in the Town & Country Planning Act 1990 as amended by further Acts.
If a Local Authority wishes to impose a Tree Preservation Order they must go through a process including visiting the site for survey and then make public their desire to protect the tree under this legislation. If, after public consultation, the TPO is made then a copy of the order and a ‘Regulation 5 Notice’ must be served on any interested person including the owner and occupiers of the land. There is then a period of time, usually 28 days, for any objections to be made.
In addition to trees covered by a Tree Preservation Order, If you wish to work on or remove a tree that is within a Conservation Area then you must first serve what is known as a S 211 Notice to the Local Authority. They have six weeks to respond either granting permission or refusing permission. It is likely that, if you do not hear anything within the six week period then you will have permission to continue, but we always suggest that parties take specific advice from a professional planning consultant before continuing.
If you breach a Tree Preservation Order or do not comply with the regulations relating to trees in a Conservation Area then beware! It is a criminal offence to do the work or to allow the work to be done, punishable by a fine of up to £20,000 in Magistrates Court and an unlimited fine at Crown Court.
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