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Council trees overshadowing solar panels

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  • #32
    magicbastarder
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Arts Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 52,627 CMod ✭✭✭✭magicbastarder


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118449235#Comment_118449235

    'topping' a tree - which is what people seem to be talking about here - is considered bad practice, and yes, can kill them.

    https://www.extension.purdue.edu/extmedia/fnr/fnr-faq-14-w.pdf



  • #33
    capistrano
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 510 ✭✭✭capistrano


    I asked Dublin City Council about this recently and this was their response…

    Trees and Solar Panels

    The Council will not prune or fell a Council owned / managed tree to facilitate installation or improve natural light to a solar panel. Whilst the Council appreciates that there is a need to provide renewable energy resources, trees have an important role in maintaining and improving local amenity, in addition to contributing to local and national targets in tackling climate change. The presence of trees must be fully appreciated when considering a suitable location for the placement of solar panels.

    Television, broadband, mobile telephone and satellite reception

    Tree works will not be carried out to improve reception of the above services where the trees in question would not otherwise require works. Dublin City Council recognises television, broadband, mobile telephone and satellite reception are important to residents. However, a balance has to be found between these services and the local environment. The Council will encourage residents to seek reasonable alternative solutions to improve reception of these services rather than requesting tree pruning or removal.



  • #34
    NedNew2
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    I have a relative in a County Council outside Dublin and he informed me they will remove up to 1 metre of height for trees under 5 metres tall. You have to make an application and pay a fee. It is reviewed by their environment department so not all tree species or locations will qualify.



  • #35
    magicbastarder
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122693991#Comment_122693991

    a sensible approach - i would have an issue at them chopping away at what is essentially a public resource to suit individuals in that manner.



  • #36
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 133 ✭✭ [Deleted User]


    I had a 80 year old plane tree outside my house blocking light in the 90s in Dublin. Not even Bertie could get it removed.



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  • #37
    standardg60
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,636 ✭✭✭standardg60


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122694114#Comment_122694114

    He'd have done it himself for cash



  • #38
    [Deleted User]
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    Poison them with roundup. Works a treat.



  • #39
    magicbastarder
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122694046#Comment_122694046

    How does that work in the long run though? Certain species of tree will grow a metre a year, so you could need to pay that fee every year.



  • #40
    the_amazing_raisin
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122694071#Comment_122694071

    I'd agree with this view, particularly when trees that have been there for a long time and often predate the current owners of the house

    It would be nice to see solar panels installed in more public areas however. For example there's a couple of green areas near me with paths that are often used by people walking to school or work. A covered shelter over some the paths with solar panels on the roof would both be a source of green energy and also encourage more active travel on rainy days

    There's also some pitches nearby with a path of land to the side which would be perfect for a couple of ground mounted arrays

    "The internet never fails to misremember" - Sebastian Ruiz, aka Frost



  • #41
    [Deleted User]
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122694463#Comment_122694463

    Those were the days 🤣



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  • #42
    Capt'n Midnight
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    https://www.treecouncil.ie/trees-and-the-law

    Right to light is a specific and complex legal matter and you should seek independent advice on this.

     

    A right to light exists only if the owner of a house can satisfy a court that he or she has enjoyed the uninterrupted use of that light for a period of greater than 20 years before any legal action is brought about.

    This, however, only applies to the windows of a property and not to a garden.

    There's also a bit more on when you can and can't fell a tree.



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