Compensation for damage caused by council-owned trees
Case reference FOI2026/01216
Received 27 July 2026
Published 31 July 2026
Request
Under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, please provide the following information concerning claims alleging that trees owned by the council, or situated on council-owned land, caused subsidence or other damage to property. Please include claims handled by the council’s insurers where this information is held by or on behalf of the council. For each of the financial years 2023/24, 2024/25 and 2025/26, please provide: 1. The number of claims received during that financial year. 2. The total amount paid in compensation or settlement during that financial year.
Response
Under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, please provide the following information concerning claims alleging that trees owned by the council, or situated on council-owned land, caused subsidence or other damage to property.
Please include claims handled by the council’s insurers where this information is held by or on behalf of the council.
For each of the financial years 2023/24, 2024/25 and 2025/26, please provide:
1. The number of claims received during that financial year. 0
2. The total amount paid in compensation or settlement during that financial year. N/A
Documents
This is Tunbridge Wells Borough Council's response to a freedom of information (FOI) or environmental information regulations (EIR) request.