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Vinters way butterwick

Reported via mobile in the Tree roots raising footpath category anonymously at 17:21, Sunday 11 May 2025

Sent to Lincolnshire County Council less than a minute later. Council ref: 2843538.

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Willow tree roots growing across garden and under house. Willow trees are not meant to be planted 1.5 times the maximum height that the plant will be allowed to grow from a house. The tree is extremely large and is too close to the house

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  • Thanks for letting us know about your issue with tree roots raising the footpath. We will look into this and let you know what we find within the next 14 days. You can find out more about pavement maintenance on our website

    Posted by Lincolnshire County Council at 17:21, Sunday 11 May 2025

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    This is a photo of the tree to show the height

    Posted anonymously at 17:23, Sunday 11 May 2025

  • Thank you for your report. We will investigate and make an update to this report within 14 days.

    Posted by Lincolnshire County Council at 17:28, Sunday 11 May 2025

  • Great news, we’ve had a look at the issue and we have now passed to our Highways Officers for the team to assess what can be done to resolve the matter. We’ll let you know when the assessment has taken place.

    State changed to: Investigating

    Posted by Lincolnshire County Council at 13:31, Monday 12 May 2025

  • Thanks for letting us know about the issue. In this case the tree is not on one of the areas we look after. To find the owner of the land you could contact Land Registry here. Thank you for reporting this matter.

    State changed to: not the council's responsibility

    Posted by Lincolnshire County Council at 11:01, Thursday 15 May 2025

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    Apologies, my last photos wasn’t very clear. Please see attached photos. According to my searches for my house it indicates that this green land was adopted by Lincolnshire county council. Please can this be investigated. Thanks

    Posted anonymously at 08:18, Thursday 22 May 2025

  • Great news, we’ve had a look at the issue and we have now passed to our Highways Officers for the team to assess what can be done to resolve the matter. We’ll let you know when the assessment has taken place.

    State changed to: Investigating

    Posted by Lincolnshire County Council at 10:29, Friday 23 May 2025

  • Boston Borough Council is responsible for this issue. We have reported this to them on your behalf and asked them to investigate. Please contact them directly at https://www.boston.gov.uk/ article/ 20674/ Contacting-the-Council if you require any further information. Thank you for reporting this matter.

    State changed to: not the council's responsibility

    Posted by Lincolnshire County Council at 11:12, Wednesday 4 June 2025

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